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Session XIV : Transcriptional <strong>and</strong> translational control Poster XIV, 51<br />

Microtubule interfering agents affect <strong>signaling</strong> pathways involved in the regulation of<br />

cytochrome P450 genes expression.<br />

Martin Modriansk., Jitka Ulrichová, <strong>and</strong> Zden2k Dvo-ák<br />

Institute of Medical Chemistry <strong>and</strong> Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky<br />

University, Hnevotinska 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Email:<br />

oregon@tunw.upol.cz<br />

Microtubule interfering agents, such as vincristine, vinblastine, taxol (paclitaxel) etc., are used<br />

in human pharmacotherapy as anti-neoplastic drugs. Use of colchicine, a substance displaying<br />

the same microtubule disrupting properties, is limited to the treatment of acute gout attacks<br />

<strong>and</strong> familial mediterranean fever. Besides the common feature of tubulin binding these<br />

substances share metabolism by cytochromes P450 (CYP). This is the basis for investigations<br />

into potential drug-drug interactions on the level of CYP genes expression. All of these<br />

microtubule interfering agents restrict the expression of CYP genes regulated by<br />

glucocorticoid (GR) <strong>and</strong> aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) receptors. While this activity may be<br />

associated with cell cycle phase, we show that it is independent of the cell cycle status.<br />

Therefore microtubule integrity is important for GR <strong>and</strong> AhR transcriptional activity.<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

This research is supported by grant MSM 6198959216 from the Ministry of Education, Youth<br />

<strong>and</strong> Sports of the Czech Republic <strong>and</strong> grant GACR 303/04/P074 from the Grant Agency of<br />

the Czech Republic.<br />

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