ARMCX1对宫颈癌SiHa细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

目的:通过RNA干扰技术敲减含Armadillo重复序列X连锁蛋白1(Armadillo repeat-containing X-linked protein 1,ARMCX1)的表达,观察ARMCX1对人宫颈癌SiHa细胞增殖和凋亡等生物学特性的影响,为研究ARMCX1在宫颈癌发病机制中的作用提供依据。方法:敲减ARMCX1表达后,通过流式细胞术检测SiHa细胞的周期分布和凋亡的变化,利用平板技术观察敲减10 d后宫颈癌SiHa细胞的集落形成情况。利用Western blot实验检测细胞增殖和凋亡相关蛋白水平的变化。结果:敲减ARMCX1表达后SiHa细胞的集落形成能力明显受抑制(P<0.05),细胞周期阻滞在S期,细胞中细胞周期蛋白E(cyclin E)和磷酸化细胞分裂周期蛋白25A(cell division cycle 25A,Cdc25A)的蛋白水平降低。同时,敲减ARMCX1表达促进SiHa细胞的凋亡,Bcl-2蛋白表达量显著减少,Bax和active caspase-3蛋白量显著增加(P<0.05)。结论:敲减ARMCX1的表达抑制SiHa细胞增殖,诱导细胞凋亡。

Effect of ARMCX1 on proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer SiHa cells

AIM: To observe the effect of Armadillo repeat-containing X-linked protein 1(ARMCX1) on the proliferation and apoptosis of human cervical cancer SiHa cells by knock-down of ARMCX1 expression with small interfering RNA. METHODS: After knock-down of ARMCX1 expression, the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis of SiHa cells were detected by flow cytometry. The proliferation of SiHa cells was observed by plate colony formation assay after knock-down of ARMCX1 for 10 d. The protein levels of cell proliferation-and apoptosis-related molecules were determined by Western blot. RESULTS: After knock-down of ARMCX1 expression in the SiHa cells, the cell colony formation ability was significantly inhibited(P<0.05), the cell cycle was arrested in S phase, and the protein levels of cyclin E and cell division cycle 25 A(Cdc25 A) in the SiHa cells were decreased. Meanwhile, knock-down of ARMCX1 expression promoted the apoptosis of SiHa cells, significantly reduced the protein expression of Bcl-2, and significantly increased the protein levels of Bax and active caspase-3(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Knock-down of ARMCX1 expression inhibits the proliferation of SiHa cells and induces apoptosis.