中国口腔颌面外科杂志 ›› 2021, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 97-104.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2021.02.001

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沉默Icmt基因对舌鳞癌CAL-27和SCC-4细胞增殖、凋亡及细胞周期的影响

陈正岗1, 王奇民1, 童磊1, 王云英2, 徐晓娜2, 王莹3, 韩红钰1, 盛善桂4, 王少如5   

  1. 1.青岛大学附属青岛市市立医院 口腔医学中心,
    2.中心实验室,山东 青岛 266071;
    3.济南市第四人民医院 口腔科,山东 济南 250031;
    4.青岛大学 口腔医学院,山东 青岛 266003;
    5.大连医科大学口腔医学院,辽宁 大连 116044
  • 收稿日期:2020-05-28 修回日期:2020-08-17 出版日期:2021-03-20 发布日期:2021-05-11
  • 通讯作者: 王少如,E-mail:wangxiaorukw@163.com
  • 作者简介:陈正岗(1973-),男,博士,主任医师E-mail:chenzhg1973@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(81372908)

Effects of silencing Icmt on the proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle of CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells

CHEN Zheng-gang1, WANG Qi-min1, TONG Lei1, WANG Yun-ying2, XU Xiao-na2, WANG Ying3, HAN Hong-yu1, SHENG Shan-gui4, WANG Shao-ru5   

  1. 1. Department of Stomatology,
    2. Central Laboratory, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University. Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province;
    3. Department of Stomatology, Fourth People’s Hospital of Jinan. Jinan 250031, Shandong Province;
    4. School of Stomatology, Qingdao University. Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province;
    5. School of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University. Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2020-05-28 Revised:2020-08-17 Online:2021-03-20 Published:2021-05-11

摘要: 目的 探讨异戊二烯基半胱氨酸羧基甲基转移酶(isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase,Icmt)对舌鳞癌CAL-27和SCC-4细胞增殖、凋亡和细胞周期的影响及其相关机制。方法 针对人Icmt基因序列设计并构建3条小干扰RNA(small interfering RNA,siRNA),采用脂质体载体瞬时转染Icmt-siRNA抑制舌鳞癌CAL-27和SCC-4细胞Icmt表达,将实验组分为Icmt-siRNA-1组、Icmt-siRNA-2组、Icmt-siRNA-3组;同时将脂质体转染NC-siRNA作为阴性对照组,只加转染试剂作为空白对照组。采用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)和蛋白质免疫印记法(Western blot)检测转染后各组细胞Icmt、K-Ras的mRNA和蛋白表达及K-Ras膜蛋白的表达;Western免疫印迹检测Cyclin D1、p21、Akt、p-Akt蛋白表达;细胞增殖活性检测试剂盒和流式细胞术检测细胞的增殖活性、周期变化和凋亡能力。应用GraphPad Prism 8.2.1 软件对实验数据进行统计学分析。结果 qRT-PCR和Western 免疫印迹检测结果显示,与对照组相比,实验组Icmt mRNA和蛋白表达显著下降(P<0.05),K-Ras mRNA和蛋白表达无显著差异(P>0.05),K-Ras膜蛋白表达显著下降(P<0.05);周期相关蛋白Cyclin D1表达显著下调,p21表达显著上调(P<0.05);Ras/PI3K/Akt/mTOR信号通路相关蛋白Akt表达无统计学差异(P>0.05),但p-Akt表达显著下降(P<0.05)。细胞增殖活性检测结果表明,与对照组相比,实验组细胞增殖能力显著下降(P<0.05);流式细胞术检测结果表明,实验组细胞凋亡水平较对照组显著增加,细胞周期被阻滞在G1/S期(P<0.05)。结论 体外沉默Icmt基因可有效抑制CAL-27和SCC-4细胞增殖且诱导凋亡,其作用可能是通过影响K-Ras膜蛋白靶向膜定位,负性调控细胞周期和下调Ras/PI3K/Akt/mTOR信号通路而实现。

关键词: 异戊二烯基半胱氨酸羧基甲基转移酶, K-Ras, 舌鳞状细胞癌, CAL-27, SCC-4, 细胞增殖, 细胞周期, 细胞凋亡

Abstract: PURPOSE: This study was aimed to explore the effects and regulatory mechanisms of silencing Icmt on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle of cell line CAL-27 and SCC-4 in vitro. METHODS: Three siRNAs were designed and constructed for Icmt gene sequence, and then transfected into CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells to silence Icmt expression. The tested cells were divided as follows: RNA interference groups including Icmt-siRNA-1, Icmt-siRNA-2, and Icmt-siRNA-3, negative control group, and blank control group. The mRNA and protein expression of Icmt and K-Ras were examined by real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. The expression of Cyclin D1, p21, Akt, and p-Akt were ex-amined by Western blot. The proliferation abilities of CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells were determined by cell counting kit-8 assay. Cell cycle analysis and apoptosis abilities of CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells were detected by flow cytometry. Statistical analysis and presentation was performed using GraphPad Prism 8.2.1 software. RESULTS: The expression of Icmt mRNA and protein in CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells was reduced significantly after Icmt siRNAs were transfected (P<0.05). No significant difference in K-Ras mRNA and protein expression was detected(P>0.05), but the expression of K-Ras membrane protein was decreased significantly compared with the negative control group and the blank control group (P<0.05). Cyclin D1 expression was decreased, whereas p21 expression was increased significantly. The expression of Akt was invariant (P>0.05), but the expression of p-Akt was significantly decreased (P<0.05). The cell cycle was altered in G1/S, the growth-proliferative activity was inhibited and apoptosis was significantly induced (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Silencing Icmt can effectively reduce the proliferation and induce apoptosis of CAL-27 and SCC-4 cells by affecting K-Ras membrane targeting localization, and then negatively regulating cell cycle and down-regulating K-Ras /PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.

Key words: Isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase, K-Ras, Tongue squamous cell carcinoma, CAL-27, SCC-4, Cell proliferation, Cell cycle, Cell apoptosis

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