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<dc:title>Interferon-gamma suppresses melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells and primary human melanocytes</dc:title>
<dc:title>배양 세포주를 이용한 인터페론 감마의 색소형성 억제효과 및 기전에 관한 연구</dc:title>
<dc:creator>손, 진영</dc:creator>
<dc:contributor>주, 일로</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>대학원 의생명과학과</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>200924471</dc:contributor>
<dc:contributor>손, 진영</dc:contributor>
<dc:subject>Melanogenesis</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>a-MSH</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>IFN-g</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Tyrosinase</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>MITF</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>STAT1</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>CBP</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>CREB</dc:subject>
<dc:description>Inflammatory cytokines are closely related to melanogenesis in melanocytes. Here, I studied whether IFN-γ affects melanogenesis, and if so, what is the underlying mechanism involved in it. Using B16 melanoma cell lines and primary human melanocytes, I demonstrated that alpha-MSH induced tyrosinase expression and activity and TRP-1, TRP-2 expression were suppressed by IFN-γ, which resulted from the inhibition of MITF expression, upstream molecule of tyrosinase. Moreover, the inhibitory effects on MITF expression by IFN-γ occured through the disturbance of CREB binding ability on MITF promoter by reducing the binding of CBP and CREB. These results suggest that IFN-γ decreases melanogenesis through inhibiting the binding of CBP and CREB and block the MITF and tyrosinase expression. Inflammatory cytokines are closely related to melanogenesis in melanocytes. Here, I studied whether IFN-γ affects melanogenesis, and if so, what is the underlying mechanism involved in it. Using B16 melanoma cell lines and primary human melanocytes, I demonstrated that alpha-MSH induced tyrosinase expression and activity and TRP-1, TRP-2 expression were suppressed by IFN-γ, which resulted from the inhibition of MITF expression, upstream molecule of tyrosinase. Moreover, the inhibitory effects on MITF expression by IFN-γ occured through the disturbance of CREB binding ability on MITF promoter by reducing the binding of CBP and CREB. These results suggest that IFN-γ decreases melanogenesis through inhibiting the binding of CBP and CREB and block the MITF and tyrosinase expression.</dc:description>
<dc:description>멜라닌은 DNA 손상을 유도하는 UV 자극으로부터 피부를 보호한다. 최근 염증사이토카인이 멜라닌생성 억제와 연관되어 있다고 보고된 바있지만 세부적인 연구내용은 아직 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구자는 멜라닌형성에 염증사이토카인인 인터페론감마가 멜라닌 색소생성에 형성에 미치는 영향과 그 기전에 관하여 알아보았다. B16 악성흑색종세포와 사람피부멜라닌형성세포를 이용하여 a-MSH 에 의하여 유도된 멜라닌형성에 주요한 효소인 tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2 의 발현이 인터페론 감마에 의하여 억제되는 현상을 확인하였으며 tyrosinase의 활성과 mRNA 발현이 억제되는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 tyrosinase 단백질의 분해를 통하여 일어나는 일은 아님을 밝혔다. 본 연구자는 인터페론감마가 tyrosinase 의 상위전사인자인 MITF의 단백질과 RNA의 발현 또한 억제하는 것을 확인하였다. RNA의 발현억제현상은 RNA의 안정성억제와는 무관하였다. MITF는 전사인자인 CREB에 의하여 전사가 조절됨이 알려져 있으며 본 연구자는 인터페론감마가 CREB의 활성을 억제함 을 밝혔다. 또한 인터페론 감마에 의하여 활성화되는 STAT1이 tyrosinase의 발현억제에 관여한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 활성화된 STAT1은 CREB의 보조전사인자인 CBP와 결함함으로써 CBP와 CREB과의 결합을 막아 CREB의 활성을 떨어뜨리는것이 밝혀졌다. 본 연구자는 결과를 통하여 인터페론감마가 CBP와 결합함으로써 MITF의 전사인자인 CREB의 활성을 막아 멜라닌형성을 억제한다는 사실을 밝혀냈으며 본 연구는 사이토카인에 의한 멜라닌조절메커니즘을 밝히는 연구에 상당부분 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.</dc:description>
<dc:description>ABSTRACT i 

TABLE OF CONTENTS ii 

LIST OF FIGURES v 

ABBREVIATION vii 

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION １ 

Ⅱ. MATERIALS AND METHODS ５ 

A. Cell culture ５ 

B. Reagent ５ 

C. Tyrosinase activity ６ 

D. Western immunoblot analysis ６ 

E. RNA extraction and real-time PCR ７ 

F. Melanin content ７ 

G. Electrophoresis mobility shift assays (EMSA) ７ 

H. Duolink assay ８ 

Ⅲ. RESULTS ９ 

A. IFN-γ suppresses tyrosinase expression in B16 melanoma cells ９ 

B. IFN-γ does not affect degradation of tyrosinase in B16 melanoma cells 11 

C. IFN-γ inhibits tyrosinase activity and melanin production in B16 melanoma cells 11

D. IFN-γ suppresses the tyrosinase expression and activity in primary human melanocytes 14 

E. IFN-γ suppresses MITF binding ability in B16 melanoma cells 14 

F. IFN-γ inhibits MITF expression in B16 melanoma cells 18 

G. IFN-γ does not regulate MITF mRNA stability in B16 melanoma cells 18 

H. CREB binding on promoter of MITF is decreased by IFN-γ treatment 21 

I. JAK-STAT signaling may be involved in the IFN-γ induced inhibitor of melanogemesis 21 

Ⅳ. DISCUSSION 28 

Ⅴ. CONCLUSION 35 

REFERENCES 36 

국문요약 40</dc:description>
<dc:description>Master</dc:description>
<dc:date>2013-12-13T02:15:16Z</dc:date>
<dc:date>2013-12-13T02:15:16Z</dc:date>
<dc:date>2013</dc:date>
<dc:date>2013</dc:date>
<dc:type>Thesis</dc:type>
<dc:type>Theses</dc:type>
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