Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 216-221,229.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.03.011

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Effect of RNA helicase gene DDX46 knockdown on proliferation and apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Eca-109 cells

GAO Hua1, SONG Tieniu2, LI Bin2,3, YANG Jianbao2, ZHU Duojie2, GUO Quanwei2   

  1. 1. Outpatient Department, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou 730030;
    2. Thoracic Surgery Department, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou 730030;
    3. Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu, China
  • Received:2016-09-01 Revised:2016-12-15 Online:2017-05-31 Published:2017-05-31

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of DDX46 knockdown by RNA interference on proliferation and apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Eca-109 cells. METHODS:DDX46 mRNA expression in Eca-109 and normal esophageal epithelium cell Het-1A were quantified using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Then,DDX46 -shRNA-mediated RNA interference was applied to silence DDX46 in Eca-109. Subsequently,cell viability was measured by MTT assay,cell colony-forming capacity was measured by colony formation assay,cell cycle progression and apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry. Western blot analysis was used to detect changes of apoptosis signaling molecules. RESULTS:DDX46 mRNA was significantly up-regulated in Eca-109 cells compared with that in Het-1A cells (P < 0.01). DDX46 knockdown in Eca-109 led to reduced cell proliferation (P < 0.01),reduced number and size of cell colonies (P < 0.01),increased percentage of G1-phase cells,decreased percentage of S-phase cells (P < 0.05),and increased percentage of apoptotic cells (P < 0.01). Western blot analysis showed that the knockdown effectively suppressed the expression of DDX46 and up-regulated the expression of cleaved Caspase-3 and cleaved PARP-1 (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION:DDX46 mRNA was over-expressed in Eca-109 cells. Targeted silencing of the DDX46 gene inhibited cell proliferation,arrested cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase,and induced cell apoptosis. The DDX46 silencing effect could be mediated by positive regulation of the apoptosis signaling pathway which played the roles of inhibiting Eca-109 cells growth and inducing apoptosis.

Key words: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, RNA helicase, DDX46, proliferation, apoptosis

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