BMP9结合ALK2受体激活BMPs/SMAD抑制乳腺癌MDA-MB-231增殖侵袭和迁移

为探讨骨形态发生蛋白9是通过结合受体ALK1还是ALK2来抑制人乳腺癌癌细胞MDA-MB-231的增殖、侵袭和迁移,本研究采用RT-PCR检测ALK1、ALK2在MDA-MB-231中内源性表达,同时用RT-PCR检测显性负性突变ALK2腺病毒和BMP9腺病毒共感染MDA-MB-231后,DNALK2表达。采用MTT、细胞划痕实验、Transwell侵袭实验检测DNALK2对BMP9作用下MDA-MB-231增殖、侵袭、迁移的影响。RT-PCR检测DNALK2和BMP9腺病毒共感染MDA-MB-231后CTGF m RNA表达,Western blot检测BMPs/SMAD信号通路中SMAD1/5/8总的蛋白和磷酸化蛋白以及CTGF表达。结果显示,MDA-MB-231只存在ALK2表达,DNALK2和BMP9腺病毒共感染MDA-MB-231后,DNALK2 m RNA表达明显升高;MDA-MB-231/GFP/DNALK2组吸光度值(0.392±0.044)较MDA-MB-231/BMP9/DNALK2组(0.433±0.045)吸光度值无明显改变(p0.05);MDA-MB-231/GFP/DNALK2组划痕愈合率(67.3±8.6)%与MDA-MB-231/BMP9/DNALK2组划痕愈合率(59.9±6.4)%无明显改变(p0.05),MDA-MB-231/GFP/DNALK2组穿膜细胞数为(21.7±3.4)个与MDA-MB-231/BMP9/DNALK2组穿膜细胞数为(17.4±5.4)个无明显改变(p0.05)。Western blot显示:DNALK2能阻断BMP9上调磷酸化SMAD1/5/8和下调人结缔组织生长因子CTGF表达。由此得出结论,BMP9可通过结合ALK2受体激活BMPs/SMAD信号通路来抑制MDA-MB-231增殖、侵袭和迁移。     

BMP9/PI3K/Akt信号通路抑制乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞生长

探讨骨形态发生蛋白9是否可通过其它非经典BMPs/SMAD信号通路来抑制人乳腺癌癌细胞MDA-MB-231的生长。本研究采用免疫组化方法检测临床乳腺癌患者癌组织和癌旁组织中BMP9、Akt总蛋白和Akt磷酸化蛋白表达,采用Western blot检测过表达BMP9或靶向干扰BMP9后,对乳腺癌细胞中PI3K/Akt信号通路中Akt总蛋白和Akt磷酸化蛋白表达的影响,通过裸鼠异位移植瘤动物模型证实BMP9可抑制乳腺癌生长,及其对细胞增殖核抗原PCNA表达改变。结果显示,临床乳腺癌患者癌组织中BMP9表达明显低于癌旁组织,癌组织中存在BMP9表达,Akt磷酸化蛋白表达明显降低;BMP9腺病毒感染MDA-MB-231后,MDA-MB-231/BMP9组的Akt磷酸化蛋白表达明显低于MDA-MB-231/GFP,干扰掉MCF7中内源性BMP9后,MCF7/si BMP9组Akt磷酸化蛋白表达明显高于MVF7/si NC组;裸鼠移植瘤动物模型在成瘤后的第21天,MDA-MB-231/BMP9瘤体大小为(0.329±0.047)明显小于MDA-MB-231/GFP(3.102±0.027),PCNA染色显示MDA-MB-231/BMP9的PCNA阳性率为(26.3±3.1)%,明显低于MDA-MB-231/GFP(57.8±5.3)%。由此得出结论,BMP9抑制乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞生长还可以通过抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路激活来发挥作用。     

在体内外模拟的乳腺脂肪微环境中研究BMP9对乳腺癌细胞生长的影响

骨形态发生蛋白9(bone morphogenetic proteins,BMP9)是骨形态发生蛋白(bone morphogenetic proteins,BMPs)家族的一员,具有多种生物学功能。本实验主要是从体内、外两个层面模拟的脂肪微环境中,研究BMP9对乳腺癌细胞生长的影响。将前脂肪细胞3T3-L1诱导为成熟脂肪细胞后,利用Transwell小室共培养技术,将其分别与MDA-MB-231细胞、感染腺病毒AdGFP的对照MDA-MB-231/AdGFP细胞、感染腺病毒AdBMP9的MDA-MB-231/AdBMP9细胞进行共培养。针对共培养体系中的肿瘤细胞,采用EdU实验检测增殖能力的变化;流式细胞术检测细胞周期变化;Western blot检测cyclin D1、c-myc蛋白水平的变化。将乳腺癌细胞与脂肪细胞以1:5的比例混合后,注射到裸鼠皮下,监测瘤体的生长并绘制生长曲线;取离体肿瘤组织进行免疫组化染色,检测瘤体中ki67、cyclin D1和c-myc的表达情况。结果显示,显微镜下可以观察到诱导后的3T3-L1细胞出现明显脂滴,能被油红O染色,证明成熟脂肪细胞诱导成功;AT-PCR及Western blot证实BMP9过表达成功;BMP9可以抑制共培养体系中肿瘤细胞的增殖(p0.05),使其周期阻滞在G_2/M期(p0.05),并降低cyclin D1和c-myc的蛋白水平(p0.05)。动物移植瘤实验发现,BMP9高表达实验组的瘤体明显小于空白组和载体感染对照组;瘤体免疫组化结果显示,实验组ki67、cyclin D1和c-myc的表达均明显下调。本研究证明在体内、外模拟的脂肪微环境中,BMP9可以抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖,且这种作用可能是通过下调cyclin D1和c-myc来实现的。     

Cas9蛋白对亲骨转移人乳腺癌细胞株生物学性质和超微结构的影响

目的：构建表达Cas9蛋白的亲骨转移人乳腺癌细胞株,并研究Cas9蛋白的表达对细胞生物学性质和超微结构的影响,为利用CRISPR/Cas9技术研究乳腺癌骨转移分子机制提供实验基础。方法：通过慢病毒载体介导Cas9蛋白基因转染亲骨转移人乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231BO,通过G418筛选转染细胞,采用流式细胞术、Western blot、免疫细胞化学验证Cas9基因转染是否成功;运用实时无标记动态细胞分析技术和细胞划痕实验检测Cas9蛋白表达对细胞增殖及迁移的影响;透射电镜观察Cas9蛋白表达对细胞超微结构的影响。结果：成功构建稳定表达Cas9蛋白的亲骨转移人乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231BO-Cas9,Cas9蛋白的表达对细胞的增殖、迁移和超微结构无明显影响。结论：MDA-MB-231BO-Cas9细胞可用于CRISPR/Cas9技术进一步研究。     

Noggin抑制乳腺癌溶骨性骨转移的作用研究

该文主要研究头蛋白(Noggin)抑制乳腺癌溶骨性骨转移的可能作用机制。通过体外慢病毒感染的方法,将Noggin慢病毒感染乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞, Western blot检测Noggin表达情况,利用CCK8和流式细胞术检测细胞增殖和周期改变, Western blot检测BMPs/SMAD信号通路变化和PI3K/Akt/mTOR关键分子Akt和m TOR总的蛋白和磷酸化蛋白的改变,裸鼠胫骨贴骨注射乳腺癌细胞复制骨转移动物模型,通过X片检测Noggin对乳腺癌溶骨性骨缺损的影响,免疫组化检测乳腺癌骨转移组织中Akt总的蛋白、磷酸化蛋白以及细胞核增殖抗原PCNA的改变。Noggin组的Noggin蛋白表达明显升高, Noggin慢病毒感染MDA-MB-231细胞第3天, CCK8检测其吸光度值为(0.452±0.059),显著低于RFP组(0.683±0.064),并且将细胞周期阻滞在G1期; Western blot显示Akt和mTOR总的蛋白未发生改变、磷酸化蛋白表达明显降低;乳腺癌溶骨性骨转移动物模型中Noggin组的溶骨性缺损明显低于RFP组,免疫组化结果显示PI3K/Akt/mTOR中关键分子Akt磷酸化蛋白、PCNA表达明显降低。Noggin可能通过抑制PI3K/Akt/mTOR通路的激活来抑制乳腺癌的溶骨性骨转移。     

BMP9对人肺腺癌A549细胞侵袭、迁移的影响及机制的研究

BMP9属于TGF-β超家族的成员,参与多种细胞的增殖、分化、凋亡、侵袭、转移过程。以人肺腺癌细胞A549作为目的细胞,采用腺病毒体外感染方式,外源性高表达BMP9。RTPCR及Western blot检测重组细胞中BMP9的表达,通过细胞划痕实验、Transwell侵袭实验检测AdBMP9细胞侵袭及迁移改变,RT-PCR及Western blot检测感染BMP9腺病毒后IL-6的mRNA和蛋白表达;Western blot检测PI3K/Akt信号通路中总Akt和磷酸化Akt蛋白的表达。结果显示:与对照组细胞相比,感染BMP9腺病毒后,A549中BMP9 mRNA和蛋白表达明显升高;实验组划痕愈合率由对照的(85.4±2.1)%与(86.5±3.4)%上升至(97.4±2.6)%(P0.05);实验组穿膜细胞数由对照的(115.5±13.1)个与(123.3±14.9)个上升至(224.3±24.6)个(P0.05);与对照组细胞相比,AdBMP9组IL-6的表达上调,磷酸化Akt蛋白表达上调。该研究表明,BMP9可能通过上调IL-6的表达,激活PI3K/Akt信号通路,促进人肺腺癌A549的侵袭、迁移。     

人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2IIIc及其突变型重组腺病毒的获得和在乳腺癌细胞中的表达

获得人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc(FGFR2Ⅲc)及其S252W突变型重组腺病毒,感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,为下一步研究FGFR2Ⅲc基因的功能和作用机制奠定基础。以本实验室保存的含FGFR2Ⅲc基因的质粒为模板,PCR扩增得到FGFR2Ⅲc基因,重叠延伸法PCR获得FGFR2ⅢcS252W突变型基因;分别将上述野生型和突变型基因克隆至腺病毒穿梭质粒pAdTrack-CMV上,得到重组穿梭质粒pAdTrack-FGFR2Ⅲc和pAdTrack-FGFR2ⅢcS252W,DNA测序证实。Pme I酶切后分别与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化BJ-5183感受态细菌同源重组,得到的重组表达质粒Ad-FGFR2Ⅲc和Ad-FGFR2ⅢcS252W Pac I酶切线性化后转染HEK293A细胞进行重组腺病毒的包装和扩增,通过GFP报告基因观察病毒表达情况。收集重组病毒颗粒并测定滴度,进一步感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测目的基因的表达,3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法和流式细胞术分析细胞增殖情况。结果表明,成功构建了人FGFR2Ⅲc及其S252W突变型基因的重组腺病毒表达载体,获得的重组腺病毒颗粒能高效感染MDA-MB-231细胞,并表达目的基因。MTT结果显示FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能抑制MDA-MB-231细胞增殖,S252W抑制效果更加明显。流式细胞术表明FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能使MDA-MB-231细胞周期停滞于G0/G1期,抑制细胞增殖。     

MiR-5047在乳腺癌细胞增殖迁移中的作用及表达调控*

探讨miR-5047在乳腺癌细胞中的表达及其在乳腺癌细胞增殖和迁移中的作用,并明确地西他滨在miR-5047表达调控中的作用。通过实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测人乳腺癌细胞系和正常乳腺上皮细胞MCF10A中miR-5047的表达水平;将miR-5047模拟物(mimic),阴性对照(NC)分别转染至MDA-MB-231和MCF7细胞,经平板克隆实验、MTT实验、划痕愈合实验检测乳腺癌细胞的增殖和迁移能力,通过qRT-PCR和Western blot检测相关基因表达及蛋白水平。使用浓度5 μmol/L和10 μmol/L的地西他滨分别处理MDA-MB-231和MCF-7细胞,经qRT-PCR检测不同浓度和处理时间条件下地西他滨对miR-5047表达的影响。同时,通过形态观察和Western blot检测地西他滨对乳腺癌细胞上皮间质转化的影响。与正常乳腺上皮细胞MCF-10A相比,miR-5047在乳腺癌细胞中表达均显著下调。miR-5047过表达可显著抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖和迁移,促进上皮细胞标志物E-cadherin的表达,抑制间质细胞标志物Vimentin的表达。不同浓度地西他滨处理MDA-MB-231和MCF7细胞后,miR-5047表达均增强,且10 μmol/L作用48 h效果最显著。地西他滨可诱导MDA-MB-231细胞向上皮样转变。miR-5047在乳腺癌细胞系中表达显著下调,过表达miR-5047可抑制乳腺癌细胞的增殖和迁移,地西他滨可促进乳腺癌细胞中miR-5047的表达,并诱导细胞向上皮样转变。     

人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc及其突变型重组腺病毒的获得和在乳腺癌细胞中的表达

获得人成纤维细胞生长因子受体2Ⅲc(FGFR2Ⅲc)及其S252W突变型重组腺病毒,感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,为下一步研究FGFR2Ⅲc基因的功能和作用机制奠定基础。以本实验室保存的含FGFR2Ⅲc基因的质粒为模板,PCR扩增得到FGFR2Ⅲc基因,重叠延伸法PCR获得FGFR2ⅢcS252W突变型基因;分别将上述野生型和突变型基因克隆至腺病毒穿梭质粒pAdTrack-CMV上,得到重组穿梭质粒pAdTrack-FGFR2Ⅲc和pAdTrack-FGFR2ⅢcS252W,DNA测序证实。Pme I酶切后分别与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化BJ-5183感受态细菌同源重组,得到的重组表达质粒Ad-FGFR2Ⅲc和Ad-FGFR2ⅢcS252W Pac I酶切线性化后转染HEK293A细胞进行重组腺病毒的包装和扩增,通过GFP报告基因观察病毒表达情况。收集重组病毒颗粒并测定滴度,进一步感染乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231,RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测目的基因的表达,3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法和流式细胞术分析细胞增殖情况。结果表明,成功构建了人FGFR2Ⅲc及其S252W突变型基因的重组腺病毒表达载体,获得的重组腺病毒颗粒能高效感染MDA-MB-231细胞,并表达目的基因。MTT结果显示FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能抑制MDA-MB-231细胞增殖,S252W抑制效果更加明显。流式细胞术表明FGFR2Ⅲc和S252W均能使MDA-MB-231细胞周期停滞于G0/G1期,抑制细胞增殖。     

靶向下调FOXM1 基因表达对乳腺癌MDA-MB-231 细胞增殖的影响

目的：探讨靶向抑制FOXM1 对乳腺癌细胞增殖能力的影响,为乳腺癌的个性化靶向治疗提供理论依据。方法：利用重组真 核转录载体pSilencer1.0-U6-FOXM1-shRNA,脂质体法转染乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231,下调其FOXM1基因表达。采用四甲基 偶氮唑盐(MTT) 比色法、平板克隆形成实验观察细胞增值曲线以及克隆形成能力;采用实时定量- 聚合酶链反应(Real-time qPCR)、蛋白免疫印迹法（Western blot）分别检测FOXM1 基因在mRNA、蛋白水平的表达变化。结果：重组载体pSilencer1. 0-U6-FOXM1-shRNA转染MDA-MB-231细胞后,与对照组相比,增殖速率明显下降（P<0.05）,平板克隆形成显著减少（P<0.05）, 重组载体转染后显著抑制MDA-MB-231 细胞中FOXM1 基因在mRNA、蛋白水平的表达。结论：沉默FOXM1 基因对乳腺癌细胞 株MDA-MB-231 生长具有抑制作用,为阐明乳腺癌发病机制提供了新的切入点,也为临床抑制肿瘤生长提供了新的作用靶点。     

BMP9 inhibits the bone metastasis of breast cancer cells by downregulating CCN2 (connective tissue growth factor,CTGF) expression

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), which belong to the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, regulate a wide range of cellular responses including cell proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, migration, and apoptosis. BMP9, the latest BMP to be discovered, is reportedly expressed in a variety of human carcinoma cell lines, but the role of BMP9 in breast cancer has not been fully clarified. In a previous study, BMP9 was found to inhibit the growth, migration, and invasiveness of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. In the current study, the effect of BMP9 on the bone metastasis of breast cancer cells was investigated. After absent or low expression of BMP9 was detected in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and breast non-tumor adjacent tissues using Western blot and immunohistochemistry, In our previous study, BMP9 could inhibit the proliferation and invasiveness of breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 in vitro and in vivo. This paper shows that BMP9 inhibit the bone metastasis of breast cancer cells by activating the BMP/Smad signaling pathway and downregulating connective tissue growth factor (CTGF); however, when CTGF expression was maintained, the inhibitory effect of BMP9 on the MDA-MB-231 cells was abolished. Together, these observations indicate that BMP9 is an important mediator of breast cancer bone metastasis and a potential therapeutic target for treating this deadly disease.     

NUAK1通过影响F-actin聚合促进乳腺癌的侵袭转移

本课题组先前研究证明NUAK1/ARK5参与乳腺癌、胶质瘤侵袭转移,但机制尚不清楚.本文证明,NUAK1通过影响F-actin聚合促进乳腺癌的侵袭转移.应用小RNA干扰技术敲除乳腺癌细胞系MDA-MB-231中的NUAK1,用G418进行稳定筛选,并用Western印迹进行蛋白质表达检测,结果显示,成功敲除MDA-MB-231细胞中的NUAK1;采用Transwell侵袭实验检测NUAK1在乳腺癌细胞侵袭转移中的作用,结果表明,NUAK1被干扰的SiNUAK1/MDA-231细胞的侵袭能力明显减弱;应用免疫荧光法对细胞的F-actin进行荧光染色,半定量F-actin聚合分析结果显示,IGF-1在转染空载的细胞组（Scr/MDA-231）能诱导肌动蛋白短暂的聚合反应,而在敲除NUAK1的细胞组（SiNUAK1/MDA-231）肌动蛋白的聚合显著减少;用细胞因子IGF-1刺激乳腺癌细胞观察cofilin磷酸化,结果显示,在敲除NUAK1的细胞组（SiNUAK1/MDA-231）,IGF-1诱导的cofilin的磷酸化明显受抑制.上述结果表明,NUAK1能通过促进F-actin的聚合从而影响乳腺癌细胞的侵袭转移.     

Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates parathyroid hormone-related protein and osteolytic metastases via Smad and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta promotes breast cancer metastasis to bone. To determine whether the osteolytic factor parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is the primary mediator of the tumor response to TGF-beta, mice were inoculated with MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells expressing a constitutively active TGF-beta type I receptor. Treatment of the mice with a PTHrP-neutralizing antibody greatly decreased osteolytic bone metastases. There were fewer osteoclasts and significantly decreased tumor area in the antibody-treated mice. TGF-beta can signal through both Smad and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways. Stable transfection of wild-type Smad2, Smad3, or Smad4 increased TGF-beta-stimulated PTHrP secretion, whereas dominant-negative Smad2, Smad3, or Smad4 only partially reduced TGF-beta-stimulated PTHrP secretion. When the cells were treated with a variety of protein kinases inhibitors, only specific inhibitors of the p38 MAP kinase pathway significantly reduced both basal and TGF-beta-stimulated PTHrP production. The combination of Smad dominant-negative blockade and p38 MAP kinase inhibition resulted in complete inhibition of TGF-beta-stimulated PTHrP production. Furthermore, TGF-beta treatment of MDA-MB-231 cells resulted in a rapid phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase. Thus, the p38 MAP kinase pathway appears to be a major component of Smad-independent signaling by TGF-beta and may provide a new molecular target for anti-osteolytic therapy.     

Dysregulation of lncRNA-CCRR contributes to brain metastasis of breast cancer by intercellular coupling via regulating connexin 43 expression

Cardiac conduction regulatory RNA (CCRR) is down-regulated in the pathogenesis of heart failure (HF), which accordingly suppresses cardiac conduction while promoting arrhythmogenicity. Meanwhile, CX43 was reported to play a role in the pathogenesis of metastatic breast cancer and melanoma brain colonization. In this study, we studied the role of long non-coding RNA CCRR and its interaction with CX43 in brain metastasis of breast cancer. Breast cancer patients were grouped according to the metastasis status. Real-time PCR and IHC assay were used to measure the expression of lncRNA-CCRR and CX43 in patients. Western blot was conducted to observe the effect of lncRNA-CCRR on the expression of CX43 in MDA-MB-231BR and BT-474BR cells. Compared with the non-metastasis group, the mRNA expression of tissue lncRNA-CCRR, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lncRNA-CCRR, tissue CX43 and tissue protein expression of CX43 were both evidently up-regulated in metastasis patients, especially in patients with brain metastasis. The expression of lncRNA-CCRR was positively correlated with the up-regulated expression of CX43. Moreover, CX43 expression was significantly lower in MDA-MB-231WT cells compared with that in MDA-MB-231BR cells. Also, the overexpression of lncRNA-CCRR evidently increased dye transfer rate from astrocytes to MDA-MB-231BR/BT-474BR cells but reduced lncRNA-CCRR expression and suppressed the transmigration of MDA-MB-231BR/BT-474BR cells in a blood-brain barrier (BBB) model. In this study, we demonstrated that the presence of lncRNA-CCRR could up-regulate the expression of CX43, which promoted gap junction formation in brain metastasis of breast cancer. Accordingly, the communication between breast cancer cells and astrocytes was also promoted.     

BMP9对人肺腺癌AS49细胞侵袭、迁移的影响及机制的研究

BMP9属于TGF-β超家族的成员,参与多种细胞的增殖、分化、凋亡、侵袭、转移过程。以人肺腺癌细胞A549作为目的细胞,采用腺病毒体外感染方式,外源性高表达BMP9。RT-PCR及Westernblot检测重组细胞中BMP9的表达,通过细胞划痕实验、Transwell侵袭实验检测AdBMP9细胞侵袭及迁移改变,RT-PCR及Westernblot检测感染BMP9腺病毒后IL-6的mRNA和蛋白表达：Westemblotg检测NPI3K／Akt信号通路中总Akt和磷酸化Akt蛋白的表达。结果显示：与对照组细胞相比,感染BMP9腺病毒后,A549中BMP9mRNA和蛋白表达明显升高;实验组划痕愈合率由对照的（85．4±2．11％与（86．5±3．4）％上升至（97．4±2．6）％（P〈0．05）;实验组穿膜细胞数由对照的（115．5±13．1）个与（123．3±14．9）个上升至（224．3±24．6）个（P〈0．05）;与对照组细胞相比,AdBMP9组IL-6的表达上调,磷酸化Akt蛋白表达上调。该研究表明,BMP9可能通过上调IL-6的表达,激活P13K／Akt信号通路,促进人肺腺癌A549的侵袭、迁移。     

靶向下调FOXM1基因表达对乳腺癌MDA-MB-231细胞增殖的影响

目的：探讨靶向抑制FOXM1对乳腺癌细胞增殖能力的影响,为乳腺癌的个性化靶向治疗提供理论依据。方法：利用重组真核转录载体pSilencer1．0-U6-FOXMI—shRNA,脂质体法转染乳腺癌细胞株MDA-MB-231,下调其FOXM1基因表达。采用四甲基偶氮唑盐（MTT）比色法、平板克隆形成实验观察细胞增值曲线以及克隆形成能力;采用实时定量·聚合酶链反应（Real—timeqPCR）、蛋白免疫印迹法（Westemblot）分别检测FOXMl基因在mRNA、蛋白水平的表达变化。结果：重组载体pSileneerl．0-U6-FOXMl-shRNA转染MDA-MB-231细胞后,与对照组相比,增殖速率明显下降（P〈0．05）,平板克隆形成显著减少（P〈0．05）,重组载体转染后显著抑制MDA—MB-231细胞中FOXM1基因在mRNA、蛋白水平的表达。结论：沉默FOXMI基因对乳腺癌细胞株MDA—MB-231生长具有抑制作用,为阐明乳腺癌发病机制提供了新的切入点,也为临床抑制肿瘤生长提供了新的作用靶点。     

BMP9 Inhibits Proliferation and Metastasis of HER2-Positive SK-BR-3 Breast Cancer Cells through ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT Pathways

Bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9), a member of TGF-β superfamily, is reported to inhibit the growth and migration of prostate cancer, osteosarcoma and triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. However, little is known about the effect of on the biological behaviors of HER2-positive SK-BR-3 breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the effects of BMP9 on the proliferation and metastasis of SK-BR-3 cells with BMP9 over-expression or BMP9 down-regulated expression. Results indicated that exogenously expressed BMP9 inhibited the proliferation and metastasis of SK-BR-3 cells while decreased endogenous BMP9 expression in SK-BR-3 cells promoted the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. In SK-BR-3 cells with BMP9 over-expression, the phosphorylation of HER2, ERK1/2 and AKT was markedly suppressed and the HER2 expression decreased at both mRNA and protein levels, while opposite results were observed in SK-BR-3 cells with BMP9 knock down. When the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT was inhibited by PD98059 and {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"LY294002","term_id":"1257998346","term_text":"LY294002"}}LY294002, respectively, the decreased proliferation and invasion induced by BMP9 knock down were eliminated. These findings suggest that BMP9 can inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of SK-BR-3 cells via inactivating ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. Thus, BMP9 may serve as a useful agent in the treatment of HER-2 positive breast cancer.