Erschienen in:
01.09.2014 | Original Article
Gene delivery of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21
Waf1
and p27
Kip1
suppresses proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells in vitro
verfasst von:
Dandan Jiang, Xingang Wang, Xiangping Liu, Funian Li
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer
|
Ausgabe 5/2014
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
Abstract
Background
Because tumorigenesis depends on a variety of oncogenes, symphyseal study of combined genes may lead to more significant knowledge about tumorigenesis and progression. Combined deficiency of p21 and p27 proteins in mice is linked to more aggressive spontaneous tumorigenesis. We investigated the effect of the transfected p21
Waf1
-p27
Kip1
gene on centrosome duplication, cell proliferation, and apoptosis of MCF-7, a breast cancer cell line.
Methods
The pIRES-p21
Waf1
, pIRES-p27
Kip1
, and pIRES-p21
Waf1
-p27
Kip1
genes were transfected into MCF-7 cells by lipofection. The effect on proliferation was evaluated by MTT assay and clone-formation assay. Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry. Apoptosis was tested by flow cytometry and TUNEL assay. Centrosome duplication was detected by use of indirect immunofluorescence microscopy.
Results
The results showed that the pIRES-p21
Waf1
, pIRES-p27
Kip1
, and pIRES-p21
Waf1
-p27
Kip1
significantly inhibited proliferation of MCF-7 cells, followed by accumulation of MCF-7 cells in cycle G1, induced apoptosis, and a decrease in the proportion of MCF-7 cells which contained abnormal centrosomes. Compared with p21
Waf1
or p27
Kip1
alone, combination of p21
Waf1
and p27
Kip1
had a much more significant effect (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
Altogether, these results indicate that the p21
Waf1
-p27
Kip1
gene combination has a more obvious antitumor effect than p21
Waf1
or p27
Kip1
alone. This study provides preclinical evidence that combination of p21
Waf1
and p27
Kip1
could be a novel and promising therapeutic approach to treatment of breast cancer with suppressed p21
Waf1
and p27
Kip1
expression.