中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (15): 2297-2303.doi: 10.12307/2023.364

• 肿瘤干细胞 cancer stem cells •    下一篇

β-catenin基因沉默对肝癌干细胞干性转录因子的影响

孙  华1,2,覃艳春2,荣  震1,李祖隆2,蒋锐沅2,钟晓婷2,莫春梅1   

  1. 1深圳市宝安纯中医治疗医院,广东省深圳市   518101;2广西中医药大学,广西壮族自治区南宁市   530200
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-25 接受日期:2022-06-22 出版日期:2023-05-28 发布日期:2022-10-17
  • 通讯作者: 莫春梅,主任医师,教授,深圳市宝安纯中医治疗医院,广东省深圳市 518101
  • 作者简介:孙华,男,1996年生,广西壮族自治区钦州市人,汉族,广西中医药大学在读硕士,主要从事中医药防治肿瘤的研究工作。
  • 基金资助:
    国家传染病防治重大专项课题(2018ZX10303502-001;2018ZX10303502-002),项目参与人:荣震、莫春梅;国家自然科学基金项目(81760850),项目负责人:莫春梅

Effects of beta-catenin gene silencing on stemness transcription factors in hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells

Sun Hua1, 2, Qin Yanchun2, Rong Zhen1, Li Zulong2, Jiang Ruiyuan2, Zhong Xiaoting2, Mo Chunmei1   

  1. 1Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong Province, China; 2Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2022-03-25 Accepted:2022-06-22 Online:2023-05-28 Published:2022-10-17
  • Contact: Mo Chunmei, Chief physician, Professor, Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Sun Hua, Master candidate, Bao’an Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong Province, China; Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:
    National Major Project on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, No. 2018ZX10303502-001; 2018ZX10303502-002 (to RZ, MCM); National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760850 (to MCM)

摘要:

文题释义:
肿瘤干细胞:是具有自我更新能力并能产生异质性肿瘤细胞的细胞亚群,同时具有致瘤性、连续传代能力及多向分化潜能。
RNA干扰:又称转录后基因沉默,是指将特异性同源双链RNA导入细胞内,使目的基因不表达或者表达水平下降。

背景:肝癌干细胞是导致癌细胞形成、更新和增殖的原因,寻找针对肝癌干细胞治疗的关键靶点,并进一步拓展肝癌综合治疗手段是重要研究课题。
目的:观察β-catenin基因沉默后CD133+HepG2细胞干性转录因子变化,探讨β-catenin调控肝癌干细胞干性的作用机制。
方法:采用免疫磁珠筛选CD133+HepG2细胞,然后经干细胞培养基诱导、扩增方案获得CD133+HepG2肝癌干细胞,流式细胞术鉴定CD133+HepG2细胞阳性率,RNA干扰技术构建沉默β-catenin基因表达的 β-catenin-shRNA慢病毒质粒,转染CD133+HepG2肝癌干细胞72 h,荧光标记并评估转染效率。确认β-catenin沉默后,平板克隆形成实验观察CD133+HepG2肝癌干细胞增殖情况,流式细胞术检测CD133+HepG2肝癌干细胞的细胞周期,qRT-PCR和Western blot检测干性转录因子SOX2,NANOG,OCT4的mRNA及蛋白表达水平。
结果与结论:与空白对照组和病毒空载组相比,病毒干扰组的细胞克隆形成能力明显降低,G0/G1期细胞百分比明显增多,S期和G2/M期细胞百分比降低,NANOG、SOX2、OCT4的蛋白和mRNA表达水平明显降低(P < 0.05),提示下调β-catenin表达可能对抑制肝癌干细胞的干性水平具有潜在作用。
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6435-1393(孙华) 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

关键词: 肝癌干细胞, 干细胞转录因子, β-catenin, RNA干扰, CD133, HepG2

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell is responsible for the formation, renewal and proliferation of cancer cells. It is a major topic to find key targets for hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell therapy and to further expand comprehensive treatment means for liver cancer.
OBJECTIVE: To observe changes of stemness transcription factors after β-catenin gene silencing on CD133+HepG2 cells, and investigate the action mechanism of β-catenin regulating stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells. 
METHODS: After CD133+HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells were screened by magnetic activated cell sorting, these cells were induced and cultured in stem cell culture medium. Positive rate of CD133+HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells was identified by flow cytometry. β-Catenin shRNA lentiviral plasmid was constructed to inhibit β-catenin expression by RNA interference. After transfected CD133+HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells for 72 hours, plasmid was labeled with fluorescence, which evaluated transfection efficiency. After β-catenin silencing was confirmed, CD133+HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell proliferation was measured by plate clone formation assay. CD133+HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry. RT-PCR and western blot assay were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of stemness transcription factors SOX2, NANOG and OCT4. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with blank control group and virus-free group, clone formation ability was decreased in virus-blockade group. Percentage of G0/G1 phase cells increased significantly, while that of S phase cells and G2/M phase cells decreased. Protein and mRNA expression of NANOG, SOX2 and OCT4 was significantly decreased in virus-blockade group (P < 0.05). It is indicated that down-regulation of β-catenin expression may have a potential effect on suppressing the stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells.

Key words: hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell, stem cell transcription factor, β-catenin, RNA interference, CD133, HepG2

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