Research Paper Volume 11, Issue 23 pp 11268—11313
The RXFP3 receptor is functionally associated with cellular responses to oxidative stress and DNA damage
- 1 Receptor Biology Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2 Translational Neurobiology Group, Centre for Molecular Neuroscience, VIB, Antwerp, Belgium
- 3 Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- 4 Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Received: September 4, 2019 Accepted: November 18, 2019 Published: December 3, 2019
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.102528How to Cite
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Abstract
DNA damage response (DDR) processes, often caused by oxidative stress, are important in aging and -related disorders. We recently showed that G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase interacting protein 2 (GIT2) plays a key role in both DNA damage and oxidative stress. Multiple tissue analyses in GIT2KO mice demonstrated that GIT2 expression affects the GPCR relaxin family peptide 3 receptor (RXFP3), and is thus a therapeutically-targetable system. RXFP3 and GIT2 play similar roles in metabolic aging processes. Gaining a detailed understanding of the RXFP3-GIT2 functional relationship could aid the development of novel anti-aging therapies. We determined the connection between RXFP3 and GIT2 by investigating the role of RXFP3 in oxidative stress and DDR. Analyzing the effects of oxidizing (H2O2) and DNA-damaging (camptothecin) stressors on the interacting partners of RXFP3 using Affinity Purification-Mass Spectrometry, we found multiple proteins linked to DDR and cell cycle control. RXFP3 expression increased in response to DNA damage, overexpression, and Relaxin 3-mediated stimulation of RXFP3 reduced phosphorylation of DNA damage marker H2AX, and repair protein BRCA1, moderating DNA damage. Our data suggests an RXFP3-GIT2 system that could regulate cellular degradation after DNA damage, and could be a novel mechanism for mitigating the rate of age-related damage accumulation.
Abbreviations
AP-MS: Affinity Purification Mass Spectrometry; ATM: Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated; CPT: Camptothecin; DDR: DNA damage response; DRY: aspartic acid (Asp) - arginine (Arg) - tyrosine (Tyr); GIT2: G protein-coupled receptor kinase interacting transcript 2; GPCR: G protein-coupled receptor; H2O2: Hydrogen peroxide; KO: Knockout; PRKDC: DNA-protein kinase C; RLN3: relaxin 3; RXFP3: relaxin family peptide 3 receptor.