Wnt基因/Wnt信号通路与乳腺癌

Wnt蛋白是一组调控胚胎形成期间细胞间信号传导的高度保守的分泌信号分子.在过去的几年里,由Wnt蛋白触发的不同信号通路已经得到了详尽的研究.Wnt基因与Wnt信号通路组成分子的突变可引起发育缺陷,异常的Wnt信号传导可导致人类疾病包括肿瘤的发生.许多证据都表明,Wnt信号通路的失调与乳腺癌的发生发展密切相关.micro...     

新型miRNA表达框架下调端粒酶活性并抑制视网膜母细胞瘤细胞生长

目的 本研究致力于设计一种新的miRNA表达框架（MEC）,其以hTERT和hTR的特异性序列为靶点。该框架能够有效改善传统RNAi方法中miRNA易降解和细胞毒性问题,为miRNA的合成提供一种简便的方法。方法 采用重叠PCR方法构建hTERT和hTR特异的miRNA表达框架。采用TRAP银染色和TRAP实时荧光定量PCR检测端粒酶活性。实时荧光定量PCR法测定端粒长度,MTT法测定细胞活力。annexin V/PI双染色法检测细胞凋亡,PI单染色法检测细胞周期,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡。结果 成功构建了靶向hTERT/ hTR特异性miRNA表达框架。不同MEC对端粒酶活性的抑制程度不同。端粒酶的沉默可引起视网膜母细胞瘤（RB）细胞G0/G1期生长阻滞,导致细胞凋亡。结论 miRNA介导的端粒酶沉默是一种有效抑制RB细胞生长的策略,开发一个强大的系统来充分探索miRNA的作用是必要的。本文构建的MEC显示了强大的RNAi效应,可成为筛选用于RB基因治疗的RNAi靶向序列的有效工具。     

端粒酶RNA的反义cDNA对乳腺癌细胞凋亡的影响(英文)

 为了进一步探讨端粒酶RNA(hTR)的反义cDNA对乳腺癌MCF 7细胞凋亡可诱导性的影响 ,构建了能将外源基因整合至细胞基因组的整合型腺病毒载体vAd AAV ,并将hTR全长cDNA反向连接至此载体上 ,获得反义重组腺病毒vAdT AAV .vAd AAV和vAdT AAV分别感染MCF 7细胞后 ,获得两个细胞株MCF 7 vAd AAV和MCF 7 vAdT AAV ,其中MCF 7 vAdT AAV细胞基因组内整合有hTR反义cDNA并能稳定表达 .利用生存曲线、细胞形态学观察、DNA片段分析和流式细胞分析来测定NaBu和无血清DMEM诱导后细胞凋亡的反应性 .通过生存曲线 ,发现NaBu诱导的MCF 7 vAdT AAV细胞比对照组MCF 7和MCF 7 vAd AAV细胞更早出现凋亡 .电镜下 ,NaBu或去血清诱导的MCF 7 vAdT AAV细胞更早出现凋亡形态学指标 .流式细胞分析和DNA片段凝胶电泳实验均显示MCF 7 vAdT AAV细胞对凋亡的抵抗力下降 .研究结果表明 ,端粒酶RNA的反义cDNA使乳腺癌MCF 7细胞的凋亡可诱导性增强     

Expression of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase in Murine Cancer Cells Increases Mitochondrial Respiration

Molecular Biology - Changes in metabolic pathways are often associated with the development of a wide range of pathologies. Increased glycolysis under conditions of sufficient tissue oxygen supply...     

Wnt Pathway Activity in Breast Cancer Sub-Types and Stem-Like Cells

Introduction

Wnt signalling has been implicated in stem cell regulation however its role in breast cancer stem cell regulation remains unclear.

Methods

We used a panel of normal and breast cancer cell lines to assess Wnt pathway gene and protein expression, and for the investigation of Wnt signalling within stem cell-enriched populations, mRNA and protein expression was analysed after the selection of anoikis-resistant cells. Finally, cell lines and patient-derived samples were used to investigate Wnt pathway effects on stem cell activity in vitro.

Results

Wnt pathway signalling increased in cancer compared to normal breast and in both cell lines and patient samples, expression of Wnt pathway genes correlated with estrogen receptor (ER) expression. Furthermore, specific Wnt pathway genes were predictive for recurrence within subtypes of breast cancer. Canonical Wnt pathway genes were increased in breast cancer stem cell-enriched populations in comparison to normal breast stem cell-enriched populations. Furthermore in cell lines, the ligand Wnt3a increased whilst the inhibitor DKK1 reduced mammosphere formation with the greatest inhibitory effects observed in ER+ve breast cancer cell lines. In patient-derived metastatic breast cancer samples, only ER-ve mammospheres were responsive to the ligand Wnt3a. However, the inhibitor DKK1 efficiently inhibited both ER+ve and ER-ve breast cancer but not normal mammosphere formation, suggesting that the Wnt pathway is aberrantly activated in breast cancer mammospheres.

Conclusions

Collectively, these data highlight differential Wnt signalling in breast cancer subtypes and activity in patient-derived metastatic cancer stem-like cells indicating a potential for Wnt-targeted treatment in breast cancers.     

人端粒酶催化亚基(hTERT)基因及其表达调控

端粒酶是一种核糖核蛋白复合物 ,能引起染色体的末端结构端粒的完全复制。端粒作为一种保护性结构 ,是由短的重复ＤＮＡ序列组成。在人体中这种序列为ＴＴＡＧＧＧ ,其平均长度为 5～ 1 5ｋｂ[1] ,细胞每经过一次分裂端粒缩短 50～ 2 0 0ｂｐ ,这种分子侵蚀作用使得细胞的分裂次数有了生理限制 ,从而限制了体细胞的寿命。一种逃避这种限制的机制是端粒酶的激活 ,因为端粒酶能弥补端粒的缩短 ,因此端粒酶被认为与细胞的永生化、肿瘤发生和细胞衰老密切相关。近来 ,组成人端粒酶复合物的 3个主要成分已被鉴定。人端粒酶ＲＮＡ成分 (ｈＴＲ)提…     

端粒酶反义cDNA对乳腺癌细胞损伤修复能力的影响

 利用反义核酸技术将端粒酶RNA的全长cDNA反向导入乳腺癌MCF 7细胞基因组中 .通过单细胞凝胶电泳实验发现 ,其DNA受H2 O2 损伤后的修复能力下降 .但端粒酶活性抑制为何引起其DNA损伤修复能力下降的原因尚待进一步研究 .     

食管癌组织人端粒酶反转录酶、肿瘤转移相关蛋白1的表达与临床病理特征及预后的关系研究

摘要 目的： 探讨食管癌组织中人端粒酶反转录酶（hTERT）、肿瘤转移相关蛋白1（MTA1）的表达与临床病理特征及预后的关系。方法：选择2015年1月至2016年10月我院收治的食管癌患者80例,应用免疫组织化学染色法检测其癌组织和癌旁组织中hTERT、MTA1表达,分析食管癌组织中hTERT、MTA1表达与临床病理特征的关系及其表达的相关性。所有患者均随访36个月,观察不同hTERT、MTA1表达情况患者的生存情况并分析hTERT、MTA1的表达与患者预后的关系。结果：食管癌组织中hTERT、MTA1阳性率显著高于癌旁组织（P<0.05）。中低分化、TNM分期为III+IV期、有淋巴结转移者食管癌组织hTERT、MTA1阳性率分别高于高分化、TNM分期为I+II期、无淋巴结转移者（P<0.05）,不同性别、年龄、病灶最大直径者、肿瘤部位、病理类型食管癌组织hTERT、MTA1阳性率比较均无统计学差异（P>0.05）。Spearman相关分析显示,食管癌组织中hTERT表达与MTA1表达呈正相关（r=0.645,P=0.000）。随访36个月后,患者存活33例,存活率41.25%（33/80）,食管癌组织hTERT阴性、MTA1阴性患者生存率、中位生存期分别为64.29%（9/14）、23.6个月,60.87%（14/23）、24.9个月均显著优于hTERT阳性、MTA1阳性患者的36.36%（24/66）、19.2个月,33.33%（19/57）、18.5个月（P<0.05）。结论：食管癌组织中存在hTERT、MTA1异常高表达,其水平与食管癌的组织分化程度、TNM分期、淋巴结转移相关,且其表达情况与食管癌患者预后有密切关系。     

Small Molecule Antagonists of the Wnt/Beta-Catenin Signaling Pathway Target Breast Tumor-Initiating Cells in a Her2/Neu Mouse Model of Breast Cancer

Background

Recent evidence suggests that human breast cancer is sustained by a minor subpopulation of breast tumor-initiating cells (BTIC), which confer resistance to anticancer therapies and consequently must be eradicated to achieve durable breast cancer cure.

Methods/Findings

To identify signaling pathways that might be targeted to eliminate BTIC, while sparing their normal stem and progenitor cell counterparts, we performed global gene expression profiling of BTIC- and mammary epithelial stem/progenitor cell- enriched cultures derived from mouse mammary tumors and mammary glands, respectively. Such analyses suggested a role for the Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling pathway in maintaining the viability and or sustaining the self-renewal of BTICs in vitro. To determine whether the Wnt/Beta-catenin pathway played a role in BTIC processes we employed a chemical genomics approach. We found that pharmacological inhibitors of Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibited sphere- and colony-formation by primary breast tumor cells and primary mammary epithelial cells, as well as by tumorsphere- and mammosphere-derived cells. Serial assays of self-renewal in vitro revealed that the Wnt/Beta-catenin signaling inhibitor PKF118–310 irreversibly affected BTIC, whereas it functioned reversibly to suspend the self-renewal of mammary epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Incubation of primary tumor cells in vitro with PKF118–310 eliminated their capacity to subsequently seed tumor growth after transplant into syngeneic mice. Administration of PKF118–310 to tumor-bearing mice halted tumor growth in vivo. Moreover, viable tumor cells harvested from PKF118–310 treated mice were unable to seed the growth of secondary tumors after transplant.

Conclusions

These studies demonstrate that inhibitors of Wnt/β-catenin signaling eradicated BTIC in vitro and in vivo and provide a compelling rationale for developing such antagonists for breast cancer therapy.     

乳腺癌患者循环肿瘤细胞与癌干细胞相关性的初步研究

目的：检测乳腺癌患者外周血单核细胞（PBMC）中循环肿瘤细胞（CTC）和具有癌干细胞（CSC）标志的CTC（CSC-CTC）,探讨患者外周血微转移与CSC的相关性。方法：患者和健康者PBMC与磁珠偶联上皮细胞黏附分子单抗孵育后,用磁性分离法富集PBMC中的上皮细胞。以CK＋为患者PBMC中CTC标志,用流式细胞术（FCM）检测健康者和患者的PBMC中CK＋细胞及CK＋/CD44＋/CD24-细胞含量,并比较各组间CTC、CSC-CTC含量的差异。结果：用FCM在73.07%的患者中检测到CTC,在19例检测到CTC的患者中18例有CSC-CTC（94.74%）,CTC中CSC数量比例平均为19.01%,且患者PBMC中CTC和CSC-CTC比例与临床TNM分期相关。结论：初步建立了患者外周血CSC-CTC的检测方法,结果显示乳腺癌患者外周血微转移中有CSC-CTC的参与,临床分期越晚的患者CTC和CSC-CTC的数量越多。