癌变·畸变·突变 ›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5): 333-338,344.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2018.05.001

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变异型EBER2通过抑制PKR通路增强鼻咽癌细胞抗凋亡能力

贺荟静1, 刘金成1, 刘芡芡2, 王云1   

  1. 1. 青岛大学医学院病原生物学系, 山东 青岛 266021;
    2. 山东省莱钢医院检验科, 山东 莱芜 271126
  • 收稿日期:2018-05-01 修回日期:2018-09-06 出版日期:2018-09-30 发布日期:2018-09-30
  • 通讯作者: 王云,E-mail:qdwangyun@aliyun.com E-mail:qdwangyun@aliyun.com
  • 作者简介:贺荟静,E-mail:1071559089@qq.com。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(81171571)

A variant of Epstein-Barr virusencoded small RNA 2 enhanced resistance to apoptosis by inhibiting the PKR pathway in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines

HE Huijing1, LIU Jincheng1, LIU Qianqian2, WANG Yun1   

  1. 1. School of Pathogenic Biology, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021;
    2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Laigang Hospital, Laiwu 271126, Shandong, China
  • Received:2018-05-01 Revised:2018-09-06 Online:2018-09-30 Published:2018-09-30

摘要: 目的:前期研究发现变异型EB病毒编码小RNA 2(EBER2)基因EB-8m可能与鼻咽癌(NPC)相关,本研究旨在探讨变异型EBER2是否通过增强对RNA激活蛋白激酶(PKR)的抑制作用从而提高NPC细胞的抗凋亡能力。方法:以野生型和EB-8m变异型EBER2基因稳定转染的EB病毒阴性NPC细胞系HONE1和CNE1为研究对象,以未转染EBER2基因细胞为对照,分别用10 000 IU/mLα-干扰素(IFN-α)和2μg/mL顺铂诱导凋亡后以流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;采用Western blot检测IFN-α诱导凋亡细胞中PKR及下游eIF2α和c-Jun的磷酸化蛋白及Bcl-2蛋白表达水平。对EBER2基因转染细胞进行RNA和PKR蛋白免疫共沉淀,检测共沉淀产物中EBER2富集倍数。结果:EBER2基因转染细胞的凋亡率低于未转染EBER2基因细胞(P < 0.05或P < 0.01),且变异型的细胞凋亡率低于野生型(P < 0.05)。与未转染EBER2基因细胞比较,EBER2转染细胞中磷酸化PKR、eIF2α和c-Jun减少,Bcl-2表达升高,且磷酸化PKR在变异型转染HONE1和CNE1细胞中的水平低于野生型转染细胞,磷酸化eIF2α在变异型转染HONE1细胞中的水平亦低于野生型转染细胞,差异均有统计学意义(P均 < 0.05)。EBER2基因转染细胞RNA和PKR免疫共沉淀产物中可检测到EBER2,且变异型的富集倍数高于野生型(P < 0.05)。结论:EB-8m变异型EBER2可能增强EBER2对PKR的结合作用,同时抑制eIF2α和c-Jun磷酸化并上调Bcl-2表达,进而增强NPC细胞抗凋亡能力。

关键词: EB病毒, EBER2, 鼻咽癌, 基因变异, RNA激活蛋白激酶

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:Previous studies demonstrated that the EB-8m variant of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA 2 (EBER2) might be associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the variant EBER2 would confer resistance to apoptotic by enhancing inhibition of RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) in NPC cell lines. METHODS:The cell anti-apoptosis observation induced by 10 000 IU/mL interferon-α(IFN-α) or 2μg/mL cisplatin was conducted in EBV-negative NPC cell lines (CNE1 and HONE1) with stable expression of wild type or EB-8m variant EBER2 gene under the control of lentivirus vector transfection group. Western blotting was performed to determine phosphorylation of PKR, eIF2α and c-Jun (which are down streams of PKR activation),expression of Bcl-2 in IFN-α-treated cells with stable expression of EBER2 and control cells. RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation against PKR was assayed in cells with stable expression of EBER2 to detect the fold enrichment of EBER2 with PKR. RESULTS:EBER2 -expressing NPC cells enhanced anti-apoptosis ability in contrast to the control cells (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01),and the cells expressing variant EBER2 showed higher anti-apoptosis ability compared with those expressing wild type EBER2 (P < 0.05). Compared with the control cells,EBER2-expressing cells showed lower level of phosphorylation of PKR, eIF2α and c-Jun and elevation of Bcl-2 (P < 0.05). The levels of phosphorylated PKR in variant EBER2 transfected HONE1 and CNE1 cells were significantly lower than that in wild type EBER2 transfected cells (P < 0.05). That of phosphorylated eIF2α in variant EBER2 transfected HONE1 cells was also significantly lower than that in wild type EBER2 transfected cells (P < 0.05). EBER2 could be detected in immunoprecipitation against PKR, and the variant EBER2 had higher fold enrichment than wild type EBER2 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION:The EB-8m variant EBER2 demonstrated its inhibition of PKR,and of phosphorylation of eIF2α and c-Jun,and up-regulated Bcl-2 expression,thus enhanced the anti-apoptosis ability of NPC cell lines.

Key words: Epstein-Barr virus, EBER2, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gene variation, RNA-activated protein kinase

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