Our previous studies have demonstrated that proline-rich protein 11(PRR11)is a novel tumor-related gene and implicates in regulating the proliferation in lung cancer.However,its precise role in cell cycle progression ...Our previous studies have demonstrated that proline-rich protein 11(PRR11)is a novel tumor-related gene and implicates in regulating the proliferation in lung cancer.However,its precise role in cell cycle progression remains unclear.Our recent evidences show that PRR11 silencing has an effect on autophagy in non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cells.Two human NSCLC cell lines,H1299 and A549 were transiently transfected with against PRR11 siRNA.The Cell Counting Kit-8 and plate clone formation assay showed that downregulation of PRR11 inhibited the cell proliferation associated with cell cycle related genes reduced.And our data suggested that PRR11 depletion expression enhanced the autophagosomes formation,followed with downregulation of P62 and upregulation of LC3-II protein.Furthermore,the immunoblotting results indicated that silencing of PRR11 inactivated the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.Collectively,these results demonstrated PRR11 had an effective role in autophagy in NSCLC cells through Akt/mTOR autophagy signaling pathways.Therefore,it is helpful to clarify the function of PRR11 in tumorigenesis of NSCLC.展开更多
Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ...Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 38(ARHGEF38)is related to tumor cell polarization and is frequently expressed in PCa.Microarray data of PCa were downloaded from GEO and TCGA databases.A total of 243 DEGs were screened,of which,32 genes were upregulated.The results of enrichment analysis showed the participation of these DEGs in the tumor cell metastasis pathway.ARHGEF38 was significantly up-regulated in the four most prevalent cancers worldwide(p<0.05),and its expression was higher in the tumor samples with higher Gleason score(GS).IHC,qRT-PCR,and western-blot analyses showed the higher expression of ARHGEF38 in PCa than benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).In addition,IHC results demonstrated a higher expression of ARHGEF38 in high-grade PCa than the low-grade PCa.展开更多
基金This work was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from National Natural Science Foundation of China(81501979 to CZ,81001097 to YB,81602159 to LY,http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/)Chongqing Natural Science Foundation(cstc2017jcyjA0270 to CZ).
文摘Our previous studies have demonstrated that proline-rich protein 11(PRR11)is a novel tumor-related gene and implicates in regulating the proliferation in lung cancer.However,its precise role in cell cycle progression remains unclear.Our recent evidences show that PRR11 silencing has an effect on autophagy in non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cells.Two human NSCLC cell lines,H1299 and A549 were transiently transfected with against PRR11 siRNA.The Cell Counting Kit-8 and plate clone formation assay showed that downregulation of PRR11 inhibited the cell proliferation associated with cell cycle related genes reduced.And our data suggested that PRR11 depletion expression enhanced the autophagosomes formation,followed with downregulation of P62 and upregulation of LC3-II protein.Furthermore,the immunoblotting results indicated that silencing of PRR11 inactivated the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.Collectively,these results demonstrated PRR11 had an effective role in autophagy in NSCLC cells through Akt/mTOR autophagy signaling pathways.Therefore,it is helpful to clarify the function of PRR11 in tumorigenesis of NSCLC.
基金The study was funded by the Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital Fund(2017ydey06)Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(cstc2018jcyjAX0199)。
文摘Prostate cancer(PCa)metastasis is considered the leading cause of cancer death in males.Therapeutic strategies and diagnosis for stage-specific PCa have not been well understood.Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 38(ARHGEF38)is related to tumor cell polarization and is frequently expressed in PCa.Microarray data of PCa were downloaded from GEO and TCGA databases.A total of 243 DEGs were screened,of which,32 genes were upregulated.The results of enrichment analysis showed the participation of these DEGs in the tumor cell metastasis pathway.ARHGEF38 was significantly up-regulated in the four most prevalent cancers worldwide(p<0.05),and its expression was higher in the tumor samples with higher Gleason score(GS).IHC,qRT-PCR,and western-blot analyses showed the higher expression of ARHGEF38 in PCa than benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).In addition,IHC results demonstrated a higher expression of ARHGEF38 in high-grade PCa than the low-grade PCa.
