Survivin、P34cdc2在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及意义

目的研究非小细胞肺癌组织中survivin和P34cdc3的表达,探讨survivin和P34cdc2的表达与非小细胞肺癌临床病理特征的关系.方法随机收集非小细胞肺癌(含癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管增生组织和正常肺组织)标本100例.采用免疫组织化学SP法染色.结果在癌组织与癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织及正常肺组织中survivin和P34cdc2表达差异有显著性(P＜0.01).在癌组织中有过表达,在癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织中的表达较正常肺组织中的表达增强;癌组织中survivin和P34cdc2表达呈正相关(P＜0.01),癌旁细支气管和/或小支气管上皮增生组织中,survivin和P34cdc2的表达也呈正相关(P＜0.01).癌组织类型、分化程度和淋巴结转移与survivin和P34cdc2的表达均无相关性(P＞0.05).不同临床分期的非小细胞肺癌,其survivin和P34cec2的表达差异有显著性(P＜0.05).结论survivin和P34cdc2在非小细胞肺癌中有过表达现象,在非小细胞肺癌的G2/M期,P34cdc2可能通过将survivinThr(34)磷酸化而激活或增强细胞的抗凋亡能力,从而将细胞周期进程与凋亡调控有机地联系起来.过表达的survivin和P34cdc2可作为反映非小细胞肺癌细胞分裂增殖、凋亡抑制(细胞生存延长)能力和临床分期的指标之一.     

肿瘤中与survivin有关的信号通路及分子以及靶向survivin的治疗前景

Survivin在细胞内环境稳定和肿瘤的形成中起重要的作用,在肿瘤的治疗中,survivivin的靶向治疗调节与一些典型的信号通路和一系列生长因子有关。众所周知,survivin是一个小的凋亡蛋白抑制因子,也是一个主要的抗癌靶标,与细胞分裂和凋亡抑制有关,它在大部分正常组织中缺失但在大部分癌组织中过表达。Survivin是一个与众多细胞信号通路有关的节点蛋白,这些通路协调各种细胞因子、转录网络和修饰基因,通过调节癌细胞内环境稳定直接或间接促进细胞增殖。临床前研究数据表明,survivin的抑制可以降低细胞增殖促进凋亡,增加细胞对细胞毒药物和放疗的敏感性,其过表达与不良预后和治疗耐受有关。因此对于癌症治疗,survivin是一个潜在的靶标。     

存活蛋白与细胞分裂

凋亡抑制蛋白家族的新成员存活蛋白(survivin)在肿瘤细胞中特异性地表达，它不仅具有抗凋亡的功能，而且它在细胞分裂中的重要作用也越来越受到人们关注，这一方面的研究取得了新的进展。深入研究存活蛋白在细胞分裂中的作用，将拓展人们对于这一分子新的认识。     

ICOS通过Survivin维持T细胞分裂及存活

有关T细胞共刺激分子信号转导方面的研究远落后于其功能研究,为探讨T细胞活化后诱导表达的共刺激分子ICOS(induciblecostimulate)维持T细胞存活、抑制活化后T细胞凋亡的作用是否与survivin相关,利用survivin重组腺病毒感染活化但不提供共刺激信号的T淋巴细胞,或者在活化后提供ICOS信号的条件下人工给予优势抑制survivin突变基因,CCK-8及TUNEL法分别检测活化晚期上述T细胞存活及凋亡情况.结果显示,T细胞活化后2～6天,ICOS抗体刺激可以明显增强survivin表达,survivin可维持无ICOS信号的T细胞存活减少其凋亡,突变型survivin在ICOS信号存在下抑制T细胞存活使其凋亡增加.结果提示,活化后表达的共刺激分子ICOS通过survivin维持T细胞分裂和存活.     

胰腺癌反义寡核苷酸技术治疗的新靶点-survivin

survivin对维持肿瘤细胞恶性增殖具有重要功能,是目前发现IAP家族中唯一与细胞凋亡和周期调控都相关的成员,其机理是与caspase-3、caspase-7结合而阻止细胞凋亡的发生。反义寡核苷酸具有高特异性、靶向性、无毒性等特点。以互补的形式与DNA或RNA的特异靶序列结合,抑制其转录和翻译上特定基因的表达,干扰致病蛋白质的产生,从而使肿瘤基因无法表达。存活素在胰腺癌中的表达具有一定的肿瘤特异性,可能是胰腺癌治疗的一个理想靶目标。下面就着重以survivin作为治疗靶点在肿瘤发生中的作用机制、表达和Survivin ASODN在临床应用中的应用前景作一简要综述。     

XIAP及survivin在原发性肝细胞癌组织中的表达及其相关性研究

目的：探讨X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白（XIAP）和survivin在原发性肝细胞癌中的表达及两者的相关性。方法：选取本院收治的60例原发性肝细胞癌患者,应用免疫组织化学染色的方法对肝癌组织及癌旁组织中的XIAP及survivin的表达进行检测。结果：经比较,肝癌组织中XAIP及survivin的阳性率均显著高于癌旁组织,差异有统计学意义。XIAP和survivin的表达强度与肿瘤的大小无关,但随肿瘤的分化程度的降低而升高,且不同分化程度之间差异有统计学意义;XIAP和survivin存在正相关关系。结论：XIAP与Survivin在肿瘤组织中的高表达在促进肿瘤发生、增殖、转移以及耐药,并且能够降低肿瘤的分化程度,增加肝癌的恶性程度。此外,两者可能存在协同作用,但两者的相关性及作用机制仍需进一步探讨。     

XIAP及survivin 在原发性肝细胞癌组织中的表达及其相关性研究

目的：探讨X 连锁凋亡抑制蛋白（XIAP）和survivin 在原发性肝细胞癌中的表达及两者的相关性。方法：选取本院收治的60 例原发性肝细胞癌患者,应用免疫组织化学染色的方法对肝癌组织及癌旁组织中的XIAP及survivin 的表达进行检测。结果：经 比较,肝癌组织中XAIP 及survivin 的阳性率均显著高于癌旁组织,差异有统计学意义。XIAP 和survivin 的表达强度与肿瘤的大 小无关,但随肿瘤的分化程度的降低而升高,且不同分化程度之间差异有统计学意义;XIAP 和survivin 存在正相关关系。结论： XIAP与Survivin 在肿瘤组织中的高表达在促进肿瘤发生、增殖、转移以及耐药,并且能够降低肿瘤的分化程度,增加肝癌的恶性 程度。此外,两者可能存在协同作用,但两者的相关性及作用机制仍需进一步探讨。     

凋亡抑制基因livin与survivin在乳腺癌中的表达差异

目的探讨凋亡抑制基因livin在乳腺癌发生、发展中的作用及其与survivin基因的表达和乳腺癌生物学行为之间的关系。方法采用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)检测44例乳腺癌组织、40例癌旁正常组织及4个乳腺癌细胞系中livinmRNA和survivin mRNA的表达,并用免疫组化(IHC)EnVision法检测上述组织和细胞中livin和survivin蛋白的表达。结果livin mRNA和survivin mRNA在乳腺癌组织中的阳性表达率分别为72.7%(32/44)和61.4%(27/44),在癌旁正常组织中的阳性率分别为7.50%(3/40)和5.00%(2/40),二者在癌组织中的表达均显著高于在正常组织中的表达(P<0.01)。livin和survivin蛋白表达情况与mRNA结果相似(P<0.01)。livin和survivin在乳腺癌组织中的表达无显著相关性(P>0.05)。4个乳腺癌细胞系中均有survivin mRNA和蛋白的表达,而MCF-7及MDA-MB-435细胞系中呈阴性表达。survivin基因在伴有淋巴结转移的乳腺癌组织中的表达明显高于无淋巴结转移的乳腺癌组织(P=0.0047),livin在雌激素受体(ER)阴性或者Her2/neu阳性表达的乳腺癌中的阳性率有升高的趋势,但并无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论livin和survivin基因在人乳腺癌组织中表达上调,提示其可能在乳腺癌发生、发展中起重要促进作用,sur-vivin和淋巴结转移的密切关系表明它的高表达可能反映患者较差的预后。livin和survivin基因一样可能成为乳腺癌治疗中的一个靶基因。     

p16、survivin、cyclin D1 在膀胱尿路上皮癌中的表达及意义

目的:探讨抑癌基因p16、细胞周期蛋白cyclin D1和凋亡抑制基因survivin在膀胱移行细胞癌中的表达及意义。方法:膀胱移行细胞癌组67例,10例正常正常膀胱粘膜作为对照,采用免疫组织化学方法检测p16和cyclin D1、survivin蛋白表达,然后分析上述三种蛋白在膀胱癌组织中的表达情况,以及随着不同临床分期和病理分级表达的变化。结果:所有膀胱癌患者平均年龄58.16岁,其中男性患者38例。免疫组织化学分析表明,p16和cyclin D1、survivin蛋白均表达在细胞的细胞核。膀胱癌组织中P16表达明显低于正常对照组,而cyclin D1和survivin表达明显高于正常对照组。随着临床分期的进展,p16表达明显下降,cyclinD1表达明显上升;而随着膀胱癌病理分级升高,p16表达明显下降,survivin表达上升。此外,膀胱癌组织中,p16与cyclin D1p16之间存在着明确的负相关。结论:p16、cyclin D1、survivin在膀胱移行细胞癌的生物学行为中起重要作用,p16,cyclin D1和survivin与膀胱移行细胞癌的恶性进展有关。     

Caspase-3在肝癌组织中的表达及其与HBV感染的关系

目的探讨天冬氨酸特异性半胱氨酸蛋白酶-3（Cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase-3,Caspase-3）和生存素（survivin）在原发性肝细胞肝癌（HCC）组织中的表达及其与乙肝病毒（HBV）感染的关系。方法用免疫组化SP法检测21例肝癌组织和10例癌旁组织Caspase-3和survivin的表达．并分析两者表达与HBV感染的关系。结果在肝癌和癌旁组织Caspase-3表达的阳性率分别为33．33％和66．67％（P〈0．05）．survivin在肝癌和癌旁组织表达的阳性率分别为85．71％和0（P〈0．01）。Caspase-3在HBsAg阳性和阴性组表达的阳性率分别为27．78％和66．67％（P〈0．05）;survivin在HBsAg阳性和阴性表达的阳性率分别为88．89％和100％（P〉0．05）。Caspase-3在高、中、低分化组表达的阳性率分别为66．67％、31．25％、33．33％．高分化组与中、低分化组比较差异有显著性（P〈O．05）;survivin在高、中、低分化组表达的阳性率分别为50％、87．5％、100％,高分化组与中、低分化组比较差异有显著性（P〈0．05）。Caspase-3和survivin在HCC的表达呈显著负相关。结论HBV感染能使肝癌组织Caspase-3的表达降低,与survivin共同抑制肝细胞的凋亡,三者在HCC的发生及发展过程中起一定作用。     

Survivin study: What is the next wave?

Survivin, a novel member of inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family, is aberrantly expressed in cancer but undetectable in normal, differentiated adult tissues. Current studies suggest that survivin is implicated in both control of apoptosis and regulation of cell division. However, due to some inconsistent observations on survivin subcellular localization, there is debate about survivin's function in regulating apoptosis, cell division, or both. This review will discuss concepts, experimental methods, and interesting results that unify the different notions about survivin localization and function or point out gaps of knowledge about controversial issues. The author also intends to review various aspects of survivin studies, which were not emphasized or sufficiently discussed in previous reviews on survivin, and update recent developments that may reveal new applications of disease-oriented therapeutics in the coming years.     

Role of survivin in mitosis

Human survivin is a member of the IAP (Inhibitor of Apoptosis) family. It was reported that survivin expression is associated with drug resistance, cancer progression and low patient survival rate in many cancers. Survivin is implicated in both: inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of cell division. As a member of Chromosomal Passenger Complex (CPC) it is involved in sister chromatids segregation during mitosis. On the other hand, survivin plays an important role in the surveillance mechanism called mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint (MSAC) which regulates metaphase to anaphase transition during mitosis. Additionally, survivin is necessary for cytokinesis progression. The present review is a summary of survivin's functions, focused on its role in cell division in normal and cancer cells, as well as introduction to discussion about anticancer therapies based on survivin depletion.     

Survivin: A target from brain cancer to neurodegenerative disease

Apoptosis is an important contributing factor during neuronal death in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and sciatic nerve injury. Whereas several clinical and preclinical studies have focused on the neuroprotective effects of caspase inhibitors, their clinical benefits are still unclear. Here, we discuss novel alternative strategies to protect neuronal cells from apoptotic death using members of the inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) family. We specifically review the different roles of survivin, which is an important member of the IAP family that serves a dual role in the inhibition of apoptosis as well as a vital role in mitosis and cell division. Due to the various roles of survivin during cell division and apoptosis, targeting this protein illustrates a new therapeutic window for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.     

Survivin: a target from brain cancer to neurodegenerative disease

Apoptosis is an important contributing factor during neuronal death in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and sciatic nerve injury. Whereas several clinical and preclinical studies have focused on the neuroprotective effects of caspase inhibitors, their clinical benefits are still unclear. Here, we discuss novel alternative strategies to protect neuronal cells from apoptotic death using members of the inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) family. We specifically review the different roles of survivin, which is an important member of the IAP family that serves a dual role in the inhibition of apoptosis as well as a vital role in mitosis and cell division. Due to the various roles of survivin during cell division and apoptosis, targeting this protein illustrates a new therapeutic window for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.     

Developmental control of apoptosis by the immunophilin aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) involves mitochondrial import of the survivin protein

Survivin is a multifunctional protein with essential roles in cell division and inhibition of apoptosis, but the molecular underpinnings of its cytoprotective properties are poorly understood. Here we show that homozygous deletion of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP), a survivin-associated immunophilin, causes embryonic lethality in mice by embryonic day 13.5-14, increased apoptosis of Ter119(-)/CD71(-) early erythropoietic progenitors, and loss of survivin expression in its cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments in vivo. In import assays using recombinant proteins, AIP directly mediated the import of survivin to mitochondria, thus enabling its anti-apoptotic function, whereas a survivin 1-141 mutant that does not bind AIP was not imported to mitochondria and failed to inhibit apoptosis. AIP-directed mitochondrial import of survivin did not affect cell division, was independent of the organelle transmembrane potential, did not require the chaperone Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90), and was inhibited by cytosolic factor(s) present in normal cells. shRNA knockdown of the mitochondrial import receptor Tom20 abolished mitochondrial import of survivin and sensitized tumor cells to apoptosis, whereas silencing of Tom70 had no effect. Therefore, an AIP-Tom20 recognition contributes to cell survival in development and cancer by mediating the mitochondrial import of survivin.     

Crystal structure and mutagenic analysis of the inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein survivin

The coupling of apoptosis (programmed cell death) to the cell division cycle is essential for homeostasis and genomic integrity. Here, we report the crystal structure of survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis, which has been implicated in both control of cell death and regulation of cell division. In addition to a conserved N-terminal Zn finger baculovirus IAP repeat, survivin forms a dimer through a symmetric interaction with an intermolecularly bound Zn atom located along the molecular dyad axis. The interaction of the dimer-related C-terminal alpha helices forms an extended surface of approximately 70 A in length. Mutagenesis analysis revealed that survivin dimerization and an extended negatively charged surface surrounding Asp-71 are required to counteract apoptosis and preserve ploidy. These findings may provide a structural basis for a dual role of survivin in inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of cell division.     

Regulation of survivin stability by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein

Survivin is a multifunctional member of the IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) family, but its molecular interactions in protection from cell death and regulation of cell division have not been completely elucidated. In a proteomics screening to identify novel survivin-binding partners, we found that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) directly associates with survivin in vitro and in co-immunoprecipitation experiments in vivo. This interaction is mediated by the carboxyl-terminal end of AIP, which contains three tetratricopeptide motifs, and involves the carboxyl terminus coiled coil in survivin with critical roles of Asp(142) in AIP recognition. A survivin mutant lacking only Asp(142) fails to bind AIP and exhibits accelerated degradation in vivo in a reaction reversed by a proteasome inhibitor. Acute knock-down of AIP by short interference RNA or competition of the survivin-AIP complex by peptidyl mimicry destabilizes survivin levels in cells, with enhanced apoptosis but no changes in cell cycle progression. Therefore, AIP regulates survivin stability, thus elevating a cellular anti-apoptotic threshold. The survivin-AIP complex may influence the cellular xenobiotic response to environmental toxin(s) and contribute to subcellular chaperone trafficking during cell death regulation.