HDAC1调控Wnt/β-catenin信号通路对乳腺癌细胞凋亡的影响

目的:研究组蛋白脱乙酰酶1(HDAC1)对乳腺癌细胞凋亡的影响及机制。方法:RT-qPCR和Western blot法分别测定正常乳腺上皮细胞系MCF-10A和乳腺癌细胞系BT549、MCF-7和MDA-MB-231中HDAC1的m RNA和蛋白水平。在MDA-MB-231细胞中转染HDAC1 si RNA,RT-qPCR和Western blot测定HDAC1的表达水平,MTT法测定细胞活力,流式细胞术测定凋亡,Western blot测定细胞中β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)、c-Myc、细胞周期蛋白D1(cyclin D1)和cleaved caspase-3的蛋白水平。用Wnt/β-catenin信号通路激活剂处理下调HDAC1表达后的乳腺癌细胞,测定细胞活力和凋亡。结果:乳腺癌细胞系BT549、MCF-7和MDA-MB-231中HDAC1的m RNA和蛋白水平均明显高于正常乳腺上皮细胞系MCF-10A(P 0. 01),并且MDA-MB-231细胞中的HDAC1水平最高。HDAC1 si RNA可以降低乳腺癌细胞中HDAC1的m RNA和蛋白水平。敲减HDAC1表达后的MDA-MB-231细胞活力降低,细胞凋亡率升高,细胞中cleaved caspase-3水平升高,β-catenin、c-Myc和cyclin D1的蛋白水平降低(P 0. 05)。Wnt/β-catenin信号通路激活剂可以逆转HDAC1下调诱导的MDA-MB-231细胞凋亡和细胞活力降低,减少cleaved caspase-3的水平(P 0. 05)。结论:敲减HDAC1的表达可以通过抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路的激活诱导乳腺癌细胞凋亡。

Effect of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulated by HDAC1 on apoptosis of breast cancer cells

AIM: To study the effect of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) on the apoptosis of breast cancer cells.METHODS: The expression of HDAC1 at mRNA and protein levels in normal mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10A and breast cancer cell lines BT549, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 was measured by RT-qPCR and Western blot. HDAC1 siRNA was transfected into MDA-MB-231 cells, and then RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to determine the expression level of HDAC1. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay, and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. The protein levels of β-catenin, c-Myc, cyclin D1 and cleaved caspase-3 were determined by Western blot. Breast cancer cells with HDAC1 knockdown were treated with Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activator, and then the cell viability and apoptosis were measured.RESULTS: The expression of HDAC1 at mRNA and protein levels in BT549, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells was significantly higher than that in normal mammary epithelial cell line MCF-10A, and the highest expression level of HDAC1 was observed in MDA-MB-231 cells (P<0.05). HDAC1 siRNA reduced the expression of HDAC1 at mRNA and protein levels in the breast cancer cells. The viability of MDA-MB-231 cells was decreased after knockdown of HDAC1 expression, the apoptotic rate was increased, the protein level of cleaved caspase-3 in the cells was elevated, and the protein levels of β-catenin, c-Myc and cyclin D1 were decreased (P<0.05). Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activator reversed HDAC1 knockdown-induced apoptosis and decrease in viability of MDA-MB-231 cells, and reduced the protein level of cleaved caspase-3.CONCLUSION: Knockdown of HDAC1 expression induces apoptosis of breast cancer cells by inhibiting the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.