RRC ID 37682
著者 Li J, Ng EK, Ng YP, Wong CY, Yu J, Jin H, Cheng VY, Go MY, Cheung PK, Ebert MP, Tong J, To KF, Chan FK, Sung JJ, Ip NY, Leung WK.
タイトル Identification of retinoic acid-regulated nuclear matrix-associated protein as a novel regulator of gastric cancer.
ジャーナル Br J Cancer
Abstract BACKGROUND:Retinoic acid-regulated nuclear matrix-associated protein (RAMP) is a WD40 repeat-containing protein that is involved in various biological functions, but little is known about its role in human cancer. This study aims to delineate the oncogenic role of RAMP in gastric carcinogenesis.
METHODS:RAMP expression was examined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry and western blotting. Inhibition of RAMP expression was performed by siRNA-mediated knockdown. The functional effects of RAMP on cell kinetics were measured by cell viability assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry. Cell lines stably expressing RAMP were established to investigate the oncogenic effects of RAMP in vitro.
RESULTS:Ramp was readily expressed in all seven gastric cancer cell lines and was significantly increased in human gastric cancer tissues when compared with their adjacent non-cancerous tissues (P<0.001). In keeping with this, expression of RAMP protein was higher in gastric cancer tissues compared with their adjacent non-cancerous tissues, whereas moderate protein expression were noted in intestinal metaplasia. Knockdown of RAMP in gastric cancer cells significantly reduced cell proliferation (P<0.01) and soft agar colony formation (P<0.001), but induced apoptosis and G(2)/M arrest. In additional, knockdown RAMP induced cell apoptosis is dependent on functional accumulation of p53 and p21 and induction of cleaved caspases-9, caspases-3 and PARP. Strikingly, overexpression of RAMP promoted anchorage-independent cell growth in soft agar.
CONCLUSION:Our findings demonstrate that RAMP plays an oncogenic role in gastric carcinogenesis. Inhibition of RAMP may be a promising approach for gastric cancer therapy.
巻・号 101(4)
ページ 691-8
公開日 2009-8-18
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605202
PII 6605202
PMID 19672268
PMC PMC2736823
MeSH Apoptosis / physiology Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis* Blotting, Western Cell Line, Tumor Flow Cytometry Gene Expression Humans Immunohistochemistry Nuclear Proteins / genetics* Nuclear Proteins / metabolism* RNA, Messenger / analysis RNA, Small Interfering Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Stomach Neoplasms / genetics* Stomach Neoplasms / metabolism* Tissue Array Analysis Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
IF 5.791
引用数 31
WOS 分野 ONCOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 MKN45(RCB1001) Kato III(RCB2088) MKN28(RCB1000)