MND1通过与KLF6结合形成MND1-KLF6-E2F1正反馈环加速细胞周期进程促进肺腺癌进展

背景与目的在全球范围内,肺腺癌(lung adenocarcinoma,LUAD)在肺癌患者中所占比例不断升高,肺腺癌在癌症相关死亡中所占比例很高。本研究旨在筛选出新的癌基因,为肺腺癌治疗提供潜在靶点,探究肺腺癌发生发展的机制。方法我们通过分析基因表达综合数据库(Gene Expression Omnibus,GEO)和癌症基因组图谱(The Cancer Genome Atlas,TCGA)的数据,并进行转录组筛选和生存分析,获得了一个潜在的肺腺癌风险生物标志物——减数分裂核分裂1(meiotic nuclear divisions 1,MND1)。我们通过细胞活力检测和皮下异种移植瘤模型验证MND1在肺腺癌细胞增殖和肿瘤生长中的致癌作用。通过质谱、免疫共沉淀(co-immunoprecipitation,Co-IP)和染色质免疫共沉淀(chromatin immunoprecipitation,ChIP)等实验探讨其潜在分子机制。结果通过组织芯片染色和第三方数据分析评估,MND1高表达是肺腺癌患者总生存期的独立风险因素。体内和体外试验结果表明,MND1通过加速细胞周期进程促进肺腺癌细胞增殖。Co-IP、ChIP和双荧光素酶报告基因实验结果显示,MND1竞争性地与肿瘤抑制基因KLF6(kruppel-like factor 6,KLF6)结合,从而保护E2F转录因子1(E2F transcription factor 1,E2F1)免受KLF6诱导的转录抑制。荧光素酶报告基因和ChIP分析发现,E2F1通过反馈方式与MND1启动子结合,进而激活MND1转录。结论在肺腺癌中,MND1、KLF6和E2F1形成正反馈环调控细胞周期,导致肺腺癌顺铂耐药。MND1对肿瘤恶性进展至关重要,可能是肺腺癌潜在的治疗靶点。

Meiotic nuclear divisions 1 suppresses the proliferation and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells via regulating H2A.X variant histone

Introduction:Among all malignant tumors of the digestive system,pancreatic carcinoma exhibits the highest mortality rate.Currently,prevention and effective treatment are urgent issues that need to be addressed.Methods:The study focused on meiotic nuclear divisions 1(MND1),integrating data from the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis(GEPIA)database with prognostic survival analysis.Simultaneously,experiments at cellular level were employed to demonstrate the effect of MND1 on the proliferation and migration of PC.The small-molecule inhibitor of MND1 was used to suppress the migration of PC cells by knocking down MND1 using small interfering RNA(siRNA)in Patu-8988 and Panc1 cell lines.Results:The results of Cell Counting Kit-8 indicated that the suppression of MND1 resulted in a decrease in cell proliferation.Wound healing and Transwell assays revealed that MND1 knockdown reduced cell migration and invasion.Flow cytometry revealed that inhibiting MND1 hindered the cell cycle.Furthermore,MND1 could stimulate the proliferation,migration,and invasion of Patu-8988 and Panc1 cells by increasing the expression of MND1.Notably,MND1 had a positive effect on H2AFX expression in PC cells.Elevated MND1 expression suggests the low overall survival rate of individuals diagnosed with PC.Conclusion:These findings suggest that MND1 has the potential to be a gene with the ability to accurately diagnose and treat PC.

Meiotic nuclear divisions 1(MND1)fuels cell cycle progression by activating a KLF6/E2F1 positive feedback loop in lung adenocarcinoma

Background:Considering the increase in the proportion of lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD)cases among all lung cancers and its considerable contribution to cancer-related deaths worldwide,we sought to identify novel oncogenes to provide potential targets and facilitate a better understanding of the malignant progression of LUAD.Methods:The results from the screening of transcriptome and survival analyses according to the integrated Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)datasets and The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)data were combined,and a promising risk biomarker called meiotic nuclear divisions 1(MND1)was selectively acquired.Cell viability assays and subcutaneous xenograftmodelswere used to validate the oncogenic role ofMND1 in LUADcell proliferation and tumor growth.Aseries of assays,including mass spectrometry,co-immunoprecipitation(Co-IP),and chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP),were performed to explore the underlying mechanism.Results:MND1 up-regulation was identified to be an independent risk factor for overall survival in LUAD patients evaluated by both tissue microarray staining and third party data analysis.In vivo and in vitro assays showed that MND1 promoted LUAD cell proliferation by regulating cell cycle.The results of the Co-IP,ChIP and dual-luciferase reporter assays validated that MND1 competitively bound to tumor suppressor Kruppel-like factor 6(KLF6),and thereby protecting E2F transcription factor 1(E2F1)from KLF6-induced transcriptional repression.Luciferase reporter and ChIP assays found that E2F1 activated MND1 transcription by binding to its promoter in a feedback manner.Conclusions:MND1,KLF6,and E2F1 form a positive feedback loop to regulate cell cycle and confer DDP resistance in LUAD.MND1 is crucial for malignant progression and may be a potential therapeutic target in LUAD patients.

Columbianetin acetate inhibits the occurrence and development of pancreatic cancer cells by down-regulating the expression of Meiotic nuclear divisions 1

Columbianetin acetate(CE)is one of the effective components of Angelica pubescens.So far,the specific role and molecular mechanism of CE in pancreatic cancer are not clear.Thus,this study aimed to explore the specific mechanism of CE on pancreatic cancer.The target genes combined with CE were predicted through the PharmMapper database and the 3D molecular structure of CE.Then,the Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)and Cistrome data browser(DB)databases were used to screen Meiotic nuclear divisions 1(MND1)-related genes,transcription factors,and transcription factor data sets,and the intersection of the above data sets.The“limma”package in the R and gene expression profiling interactive analysis(GEPIA)databases were used to analyze the correlation and survival difference between the target genes and MND1 to predict the degree of association between CE and MND1.Western blotting and RT-PCR experiments revealed the regulatory relationship among CE,E2F1,and MND1 at the cellular level.The specific effects of CE on pancreatic cancer cells were explored through CCK8,wound healing,migration,and flow cycle experiments.E2F1,also the predictive transcription factor of MND1,was also the predictive target protein of CE.At the same time,E2F1 and MND1 were closely related in pancreatic tissue.In the cell function experiment,CE and interference with E2F1 expression could reduce the gene and protein expression of MND1,which was closely associated with cell proliferation,migration,and cycle development.Similarly,interfering with the expression of mnd1 can also inhibit the further development of tumor cells.CE may inhibit the development of pancreatic cancer cells by reducing the expression of MND1.This implies that CE may be a potential novel agent for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.