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TGF ARQ 197 B induced impairment of glucocorticoid action is not dependent on Smad4 Smad4 targeted siRNA was used to examine canonical TGF B signalling, since this protein forms a unique, com mon point within canonical TGF B signalling pathways. Smad4 targeted siRNA resulted in a knockdown of more than 60% which persisted throughout the experimental period. A concomitant impairment of Smad dependent gene expression was confirmed by measurement of PAI 1 expression, along with a complete impairment of TGF B induced SM22 promoter activity. However, neither GC induced gene expression, nor its impairment by TGF B, was affected by Smad4 knock down. TGF B induced impairment is not associated with either impaired GR expression, nuclear localization or altered GR phosphorylation status in the BEAS 2B cell line In the A549 cell line, TGF B induced glucocorticoid im pairment was partially attributed to impaired nuclear localization of GR.<br><br> We therefore investigated the po tential relevance of this mechanism in BEAS 2B cells using live cell fluorescence microscopy of cells transi ently transfected with a GR YFP construct. Localization of GR YFP fluorescence indicated that TGF B did not affect the rate or extent AUY922 ic50 of GR nuclear localization fol lowing dexamethasone treatment. This observation was confirmed by immunofluor escence staining of non transfected cells where equiva lent GR immunoreactivity was observed in both nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments of TGF B treated and control cells.<br><br> Determination of GR protein expression showed Alvocidib 146426-40-6 a significant reduction by 30 nM dexamethasone treat ment, according with expectations based on previous studies in A549, BEAS 2B and HeLa epithelial cell lines. However, treatment with TGF B did not affect either the level, or the down regulation in the presence of dexamethasone. Similarly, dexametha sone treatment altered the phosphorylation state of GR according to expectations with an increase in phosphorylation at serine 203 and serine 211 observed, and a decrease in phosphorylation at serine 226. Treat ment with TGF B had no effect on either basal phosphor ylation state or the dexamethasone induced changes in phosphorylation. Up regulation of the non ligand binding splice variant of the glucocorticoid receptor, GRB, has been proposed to impair glucocorticoid activity through inhibiting the actions of GR or through the recruitment of histone deacetylases.<br><br> qRT PCR using validated primers to amplify GRB did not produce a detectable product after 40 cycles of PCR for either control, dexamethasone treated, or TGF B treated cells. TGF B induced impairment of glucocorticoid action is not a result of epigenetic repression of gene transcription Epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation through DNA methyltransferase and histone deacetylation through histone deacetylase are known to cause repression of gene transcription. We therefore exam ined whether 5 aza 2 deoxycytidine, a DNMT inhibitor, or Trichostatin A, an HDAC inhibitor, can prevent the impairment of glucocorticoid transactivation by TGF B. However, inhibitors of DNMT or HDAC had no effect on the dexamethasone induced expression of the genes en coding cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1C and ENaC, nor the impairment of gene tran scription by TGF B.