MCPH1在电离辐射诱导食管癌细胞DNA损伤通路中的作用

目的:研究MCPH1在电离辐射诱导食管癌细胞DNA损伤通路中的作用。方法:应用已构建的沉默MDC1的食管癌ECA109细胞株接受8 Gy电离辐射后1 h,检测相关因子核内斑点形成情况。构建沉默MCPH1的食管癌ECA109细胞株,检测此细胞株接受同样照射条件后相关因子核内斑点的形成情况。结果:成功构建沉默MCPH1的食管癌ECA109细胞;电离辐射使MDC1、MCPH1与γ-H2AX蛋白相互作用。沉默MDC1不影响γ-H2AX和MCPH1核内斑点的形成;沉默MCPH1使电离辐射导致的MDC1核内斑点减少,不影响γ-H2AX核内斑点的形成。结论:MCPH1在电离辐射诱导的DNA损伤通路中可能位于H2AX下游、MDC1上游,可以调控MDC1核内斑点形成。

Effect of MCPH1 on irradiation induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cells

AIM: To discover the effect of MCPH1 on the DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation in esophageal cancer cells. METHODS: ECA109 cancer cells were radiated at dose of 8 Gy. The nuclear foci of relevant factors were detected 1 h after irradiation in the ECA109 cells after silence of MDC 1 gene. A cell line was established that was stable low expression of MCPH 1 . The nuclear foci induced by ionizing radiation after silence of MCPH 1 were determined. RESULTS: The MCPH1 gene silenced ECA109 cell line was successfully constructed. A strong relationship between MDC1, MCPH1 and γ-H2AX was observed 1 h after 8 Gy irradiation. Silence of MDC 1 did not affect the nuclear foci formation of γ-H2AX and MCPH1. The nuclear foci of MDC1 but not γ-H2AX significantly reduced after silencing of MCPH 1 . CONCLUSION: MCPH1 is located in the downstream of H2AX and upstream formation of MDC1, and regulates the nuclear foci formation of MDC1 during DNA damage response.