• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.476-484
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• 2017

C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) stimulates cancer metastasis. NF-${\kappa}B$ regulates CXCR4 expression in cancer cells, and O-GlcNAc modification of NF-${\kappa}B$ promotes its transcriptional activity. Here, we determined whether CXCR4 expression is affected by O-GlcNAcylation of NF-${\kappa}B$ in lung metastasis of cervical cancer. We found elevated levels of O-linked-N-actylglucosamine transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcylation in cervical cancer cells compared to those in non-malignant epithelial cells and detected increased expression of NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 (p65) and CXCR4 in cervical cancer cells. Knockdown of OGT inhibited the O-GlcNAcylation of p65 and decreased CXCR4 expression levels in HeLa cells. Thiamet G treatment increased O-GlcNAcylated p65, which subsequently enhanced CXCR4 expression levels. Inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation by 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) treatment decreased p65 activation, eventually inhibiting CXCR4 expression in HeLa cells. Lung tissues from mice engrafted with OGT-knockdown HeLa cells (shOGT) exhibited lower expression of Ki-67 and HPV E6 and E7 oncogenes compared to lung tissues from mice engrafted with control HeLa cells (shCTL). In addition, lung tissues from mice engrafted with shOGT cells exhibited lower p65 and CXCR4 immunoreactivity compared to tissues from mice engrafted with shCTL cells. Taken together, our data suggest that p65 O-GlcNAcylation promotes lung metastasis of cervical cancer cells by activating CXCR4 expression.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2014

A1E is an extract from traditional Asian medicinal plants that has therapeutic activities against cancers, metabolic disease, and other intractable conditions. However, its mechanism of action on cervical cancer has not been studied. In order to ascertain if A1E would have pronounced anti-cervical cancer effect, cervical cancer cells were incubated with A1E and apoptosis was detected by nuclear morphological changes, annexin V-FITC/PI staining, cell cycle analysis, western blotting, Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, and measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential. Expression of human papiloma virus E6 and E7 oncogenes was down-regulated in A1E-treated cervical cancer cells, while p53 and retinoblastoma protein levels were enhanced. A1E also perturbed cell cycle progression at sub-G1 and altered cell cycle regulatory factors in SiHa cervical cancer cells. A1E activated apoptotic intrinsic pathway markers such as caspase-9, caspase-3 and poly ADP-ribose polymerase, and down-regulated expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl. A1E induced mitochondrial membrane potential collapse and cytochrome c release, and inhibited phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, key factors involved in cell survival signaling. Taken all these results, A1E induced apoptosis via activation of the intrinsic pathway and inhibition of the PI3K/Akt survival-signaling pathway in SiHa cervical cancer cells. In conclusion, A1E exerts anti-proliferative action growth inhibition on cervical cancer cells through apoptosis which demonstrates its anti-cervical cancer properties.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.309-315
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• 2019

자궁경부암은 전 세계적으로 네번째를 차지하는 여성암이다. 자궁경부암의 대부분 원인은 인유두종 바이러스의 감염이다. 인유두종 바이러스를 검출하기 위해 다양한 분자진단학적 방법들이 고안되었다. 분자진단학적 방법 중의 real-time PCR은 목표 DNA 또는 RNA의 정량과 민감도 향상을 목표로 도입되었다. 특히, real-time PCR 과정은 수행 전에 RNA 추출 및 상보적인 DNA 합성 과정이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 민감하고 적합한 상보적인 DNA 합성 키트를 알아보기 위해서 상보적인 DNA 합성에 이용되는 두 개의 상용화된 키트를 평가하였다. 자궁경부암 세포주에서 두개의 상보적인 DNA 합성 키트의 $R^2$과 효율성을 비교한 결과 차이가 없었다. 그러나 Invitrogen 키트보다 Takara 키트가 $10^2$ 및 $10^3$ SiHa 세포주에서 P<0.001를 나타내었고 $10^1$ 및 $10^2$ HeLa 세포주에서도 P<0.001를 나타내었다. 이를 통해 Takara 키트가 Invitrogen키트보다 민감도가 높음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 40개의 탈락세포검체의 8, 4, 2, 1 mL을 이용하여 상보적인 DNA 합성 키트를 비교한 결과 Invitrogen 키트보다 Takara 키트가 8, 4, 1 mL에서 P<0.01 및 0.5 mL에서 P<0.05을 나타내어 임상 검체를 이용하였을 때에도 Takara 키트가 Invitrogen 키트보다 민감도가 높음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 적합한 상보적인 DNA 합성 키트를 확인하기 위해 수행되었으며, 상보적인 DNA 합성 키트가 real-time PCR 결과 다양성에 영향을 미친다는 것을 시사하였다.