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. 2003 May 1;371(Pt 3):743–752. doi: 10.1042/BJ20021522

Thioredoxin peroxidases can foster cytoprotection or cell death in response to different stressors: over- and under-expression of thioredoxin peroxidase in Drosophila cells.

Svetlana N Radyuk 1, Rajindar S Sohal 1, William C Orr 1
PMCID: PMC1223337  PMID: 12556226

Abstract

Recently, we identified a set of five genes constituting the peroxiredoxin gene family in Drosophila melanogaster [Radyuk, Klichko, Spinola, Sohal and Orr (2001) Free Radical Biol. Med. 31, 1090-1100]. This set includes two abundant thioredoxin peroxidase (TPx) species, namely Drosophila peroxiredoxin DPx-4783, a cytosolic TPx and DPx-5037, a mitochondrial TPx. Overexpression of either one of them in Drosophila S2 cells conferred increased resistance to toxicity induced by hydrogen peroxide, paraquat or cadmium. To understand further the functional roles of these enzymes in vivo, we report in the present study the effects of decreased expression, using RNA interference, on the response of S2 cells to different stressors. When either of the TPxs was blocked, cells became relatively more susceptible to oxidative stress caused by exposure to hydrogen peroxide or paraquat, but were unaffected when challenged with copper and heat stress. In contrast, TPx overexpressing cells were more susceptible to copper and heat stress when compared with control cells and exhibited DNA fragmentation. Furthermore, when cells were supplemented with N -acetyl-L-cysteine together with copper, there was a clear negative effect on cell survival, which was exacerbated by TPx overexpression. Manipulations in the levels of TPxs demonstrated that, under different stress conditions, these enzymes might have both beneficial and detrimental effects on Drosophila cell viability.

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