沉默hHBrk1基因对肺癌细胞增殖及迁移能力的影响

目的：研究玉米Brick1的人类同源基因hHBrk1（human homology of Brick1）对肿瘤细胞增殖及迁移能力的影响。方法：用质粒介导的siRNA（small interfering RNA）技术建立hHBrk1基因表达沉默的肺癌细胞模型；用细胞生长曲线、克隆形成率实验及流式细胞术分别比较不同处理的95D细胞增殖及细胞周期的变化；用Transwell细胞侵袭实验系统研究hHBrk1表达沉默对肺癌细胞迁移能力的影响。结果：成功筛选出hHBrk1基因表达抑制的细胞模型；hHBrk1表达沉默细胞增殖能力和细胞周期与对照组相比无明显改变，但hHBrk1表达沉默细胞迁移能力明显减弱。结论：hHBrk1可能参与调控肺癌细胞迁移能力。

Effect of silencing hHBrk1 on proliferation and migration of lung carcinoma cells

AIM: To observe the effect of hHBrk1 gene on proliferation and migration of lung carcinoma cells. METHODS: Recombinant plasmids harboring 19-nt-long small interfering RNA (siRNA) were constructed and tested to selectively downregulate hHBrk1 gene in human lung cancer 95D cell line in vitro by stable transfection with Lipofectamine 2000. The mRNA level of the cells transfected with siRNA plasmids were monitored by Northern blotting and RT-PCR. Growth curve and flow cytometry were applied to determine the cell proliferation and cell cycle. Ability of cell migration was measured by Trans-well system. RESULTS: hHBrk1 gene was silenced by targeting siRNA, and stable silencing cell model was constructed. No difference in proliferation and clone formation between hHBrk1 silencing cells and control cells was observed. The ability of migration was decreased in hHBrk1 silencing cells as compared with control cells. CONCLUSION: hHBrk1 may play an important role in migration of the lung cancer cells.