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Archive > Volume 27 Issue 8 > 2020,27(8):860-866. DOI:10.3872/j.issn.1007-385X.2020.08.004 Prev Next
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DKC1 affects proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of mucosal melanoma cells relating to MEK-ERK pathway
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the effects of dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1 (DKC1) on the proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis of mucosal melanoma cells and its potential mechanisms. Methods: qPCR was used to detect the mRNAexpression of DKC1 in mucosal melanoma cell lines HMV II, GAK and normal skin cell line BJ. HMV II and GAK cells were interfered with DKC1 siRNA (si-DKC1 group) and control siRNA(si-Ctrl group) respectively; 48 h later, qPCR and Western blotting were used to verify the interference efficiency. CCK-8 assay was used to detect the effect of DKC1 knockdown on the proliferation of mucousal melanoma cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis and cell cycles. Western blotting and qPCR were used to detect the molecule expressions of related pathways. Results: The mRNAand protein expression levels of DKC1 in HMV II and GAK cells were significantly higher than those in BJ cells (all P<0.01). After 48 h of siRNA transfection, compared with the si-Ctrl group, the mRNA and protein levels of DKC1 in HMV II and GAK cells of the si-DKC1 group significantly reduced (all P<0.01), the cell proliferation level significantly reduced (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and the apoptosis rate of cells significantly increased (all P<0.01); in addition, the mRNAexpressions of proapoptotic molecules caspase 9, BAK and PUMA increased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01) and the cell cycle was blocked (P<0.05 or P<0.01); moreover, the phosphorylation levels of MEK and ERK1/2 were significantly reduced (P<0.05). Conclusion: Knockdown of DKC1 can inhibit the proliferation of mucousal melanoma cells, promote cell cycle arrest and induce apoptosis, and its mechanism may be related to MEK/ERK signal pathway.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（No. 81772912；81972557）
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