RARG对胃癌细胞活力和迁移能力的影响

目的:探讨视黄酸受体γ(retinoic acid receptor gamma,RARG)对胃癌细胞活力和迁移能力的影响及其机制。方法:采用生物信息学技术分析在线数据库中胃癌和正常胃组织的RARG表达水平及其与胃癌患者总生存率的相关性;利用过表达质粒转染和RNA干扰技术,在体外促进和抑制胃癌细胞中RARG的表达,并采用MTT和Transwell实验检测RARG对胃癌细胞活力和迁移能力的影响;通过Western blot和TOP/FOP双萤光素酶报告基因检测RARG对Wnt/β-catenin信号通路的调控;利用免疫共沉淀和免疫荧光共定位实验检测RARG与β-catenin蛋白的相互作用情况。结果 :过表达RARG能够增强胃癌细胞SGC7901的活力和迁移能力(P0.05),敲减RARG能够减弱胃癌细胞MGC-803的活力和迁移能力(P0.05)。同时,过表达RARG能够增加β-catenin、c-Myc、cyclin D1、Twist和Snail的蛋白表达水平(P0.05),以及TOP/FOP双萤光素酶报告基因活性(P0.05)。另外,RARG与β-catenin蛋白存在相互作用。结论 :RARG通过激活Wnt/β-catenin信号通路促进胃癌细胞的活力和迁移能力,其基因在胃癌的发生发展中扮演着癌基因的角色。

Effects of RARG on viability and migration ability of gastric cancer cells

AIM:To investigate the effect of retinoic acid receptor gamma (RARG) on the viability and migration ability of gastric cancer cells. METHODS:The expression of RARG in gastric cancer and normal gastric tissues and its correlation with the overall survival rate of gastric cancer patients were analyzed by bioinformatics. The expression of RARG was promoted and inhibited by over-expression plasmid transfection and RNA interference technique in gastric can-cer cells in vitro, respectively. MTT and Transwell assays were used to detect the effect of RARG on the viability and migration ability of gastric cancer cells. The effect of RARG on regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway was evaluated by Western blot and TOP/FOP dual-luciferase reporter assay. The protein interaction of RARG and β-catenin was determined by co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence co-localization assay. RESULTS:Over-expression of RARG enhanced the viability and migration ability of gastric cancer SGC7901 cells (P<0.05). Knockdown of RARG attenuated the viability and migration ability of gastric cancer MGC-803 cells (P<0.05). At the same time, RARG over-expression increased the protein expression levels of β-catenin, c-Myc, cyclin D1, Twist and Snail (P<0.05), and the activity of TOP/FOP dual-luciferase reporter gene (P<0.05). In addition, RARG interacted with β-catenin protein in the gastric cancer cells. CONCLUSION:RARG promotes the viability and migration ability of gastric cancer cells via activating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, thus playing an important role in the development of gastric cancer.