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沉默减数分裂内切酶1（EME1）抑制肝癌细胞增殖的机制
DOI: 10.12449/JCH240518
Silencing essential meiotic endonuclease 1 inhibits the proliferation of liver cancer cells： A study of related mechanisms
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摘要:
目的 探讨减数分裂内切酶1（EME1）在肝癌组织中的表达及其对肝癌细胞生物学行为的影响。 方法 筛选TCGA数据库肝癌样本中的差异表达基因。采用免疫组化和Western Blot分析EME1在肝癌组织中的表达丰度。通过短发夹RNA（shRNA）构建慢病毒并感染BEL-7404细胞干扰EME1基因表达，分为沉默组（shEME1）和对照组（shCtrl）。通过实时荧光定量PCR法和Western Blot检测两组EME1 mRNA和蛋白表达水平，Celigo计数法及MTT活性检测细胞增殖率，流式细胞术检测细胞周期，Caspase3/7活性检测细胞凋亡。两组间比较采用成组t检验。 结果 TCGA结果显示EME1的mRNA表达水平在肝癌组织中是癌旁组织的18.9倍（114.5±153.0 vs 8.0±7.2，t=5.00，P<0.001）；EME1的蛋白表达水平在肝癌组织中是癌旁组织的7.0倍（免疫组化检测，8.4±2.6 vs 1.2±0.4，t=7.55，P<0.001）和2.5倍（Western Blot检测，249.0%±35.5% vs 100.0%±77.8%，t=3.02，P<0.05）。慢病毒感染后，相对于对照组，沉默组EME1的mRNA表达水平下降了29.9%（29.9%± 0.9% vs 100.0%±3.6%，t=32.82，P<0.001），蛋白表达水平显著下降了35.7%（35.7%±14.9% vs 100.0%±28.9%，t=3.42，P<0.05）；细胞计数下降了45.1%（4 053±167 vs 8 988±477，t=16.91，P<0.001）、细胞活性下降至66.9%（0.518±0.046 vs 0.774±0.022，t=8.74，P<0.001）及细胞克隆形成能力下降至29.0%（75±6 vs 260±9，t=28.92，P<0.001）。与对照组比较，沉默组G1期细胞（49.9% vs 44.0%，t=8.96，P<0.001）比例增多，G2/M期（15.9% vs 17.9%，t=9.13，P<0.001）与S期（34.2% vs 38.1%，t=6.91，P<0.001）的细胞比例减少；Caspase3/7活性增强了1.5倍（145.8%±5.9% vs 100.0%±2.3%，t=12.50，P<0.001）。 结论 EME1在肝癌组织中高表达，沉默EME1基因可抑制肝癌细胞增殖，促进细胞凋亡。 -
关键词:
- 癌， 肝细胞 /
- 减数分裂内切酶1 /
- RNA， 小分子干扰 /
- 细胞增殖
Abstract:Objective To investigate the expression of essential meiotic endonuclease 1 （EME1） in liver cancer tissue and its effect on the biological behavior of hepatoma cells. Methods The TCGA database was used to identify the differentially expressed genes between liver cancer tissue and paracancerous tissue. Immunohistochemistry and Western Blot were used to measure the expression abundance of EME1 in liver cancer tissue. A lentivirus was constructed by short hairpin RNA， and BEL-7404 cells were transfected with the lentivirus to interfere with the expression of the EME1 gene； the cells were divided into silencing group （shEME1 group） and control group （shCtrl group）. Quantitative real-time PCR and Western Blot were used to measure the mRNA and protein expression levels of EME1； Celigo Image Cytometer and MTT assay were used to measure cell proliferation rate； flow cytometry was used to observe cell cycle； Caspase 3/7 activity was used to measure cell apoptosis. The independent-samples t-test was used for comparison between two groups. Results TCGA results showed that the mRNA expression level of EME1 in liver cancer tissue was 18.9 times that in paracancerous tissue （t=5.00， P<0.001）， and the protein expression level of EME1 in liver cancer tissue was 7.0 times （based on immunohistochemistry： 8.4±2.6 vs 1.2±0.4， t=7.55， P<0.001） or 2.5 times （based on Western Blot： 249.0%±35.5% vs 100.0%±77.8%， t=3.02， P<0.05） that in paracancerous tissue. After lentivirus infection， compared with the shCtrl group， the shEME1 group had an mRNA expression level of EME1 reduced by 29.9% （29.9%±0.9% vs 100.0%±3.6%， t=32.82， P<0.001）， a protein expression level of EME1 reduced by 35.7% （35.7%±14.9% vs 100.0%±28.9%， t=3.42， P<0.05）， and a level of cell counting reduced by 45.1% （4 053±167 vs 8 988±477， t=16.91， P<0.001）， as well as a level of cell activity reduced to 66.9% （0.518±0.046 vs 0.774±0.022， t=8.74， P<0.001） and a level of colony forming ability reduced to 29.0% （75±6 vs 260±9， t=28.92， P<0.001）. Compared with the shCtrl group， the shEME1 group had a significant increase in the proportion of cells in G1 phase （49.9% vs 44.0%， t=8.96， P<0.001） and significant reductions in the proportion of cells in G2/M phase （15.9% vs 17.9%， t=9.13， P<0.001） and S phase （34.2% vs 38.1%， t=6.91， P<0.001）， while Caspase 3/7 activity was enhanced by 1.5 times （145.8%±5.9% vs 100.0%±2.3%， t=12.50， P<0.001）. Conclusion EME1 is highly expressed in liver cancer tissue， and silencing the EME1 gene can inhibit the proliferation of hepatoma cells and promote cell apoptosis. -
图 1 EME1 mRNA在肝癌/癌旁组织中的表达情况
注： a，TCGA数据库分析EME1 mRNA表达水平；b，BEL-7404/7402、Hep3B细胞的EME1 mRNA表达水平。
Figure 1. Expression level of EME1 mRNA in HCC/paracancerous tissues
图 2 EME1在肝癌/癌旁组织中的表达情况
注： a，Western Blot结果；b，Western Blot的定量分析；c，免疫组化结果（×200）；d，免疫组化的半定量分析。
Figure 2. Expression level of EME1 in HCC/paracancerous tissues
图 3 慢病毒感染BEL-7404细胞48 h后荧光显微镜结果（×100）
Figure 3. Fluorescence microscopie observation of BEL-7404 after transfection for 48 hours （×100）
图 4 BEL-7404细胞的EME1沉默效率
注： a，RT-qPCR检测不同处理组EME1 mRNA表达水平；b，Western Blot检测不同处理组EME1蛋白表达水平。
Figure 4. EME1 silencing efficiency in BEL-7404 cells
图 5 不同处理组BEL-7404细胞的增殖情况
注： a，Celigo计数仪在荧光视野下对BEL-7404细胞的单视野成像；b，Celigo计数仪计数单孔BEL-7404细胞的数量；c，MTT法检测BEL-7404细胞的增殖情况；d、e，BEL-7404细胞的克隆形成情况与克隆计数。
Figure 5. Proliferation of BEL-7404 cells in different treatment groups
图 6 不同处理组BEL-7404细胞周期情况
Figure 6. Cell cycle of BEL-7404 cells in different treatment groups
图 7 不同处理组BEL-7404细胞的Caspase3/7活性
Figure 7. Caspase3/7 activity of BEL-7404 cells in the negative control group and the experimental group
表 1 EME1 shRNA引物序列
Table 1. Sequences of essential meiotic structure-specific endonuclease 1 shRNA
名称 序列（5′-3′） shRNA 正义链：CCGGCCCTGAGAAGACAGGAAAGAAC TCGAGTTCTTTCCTGTCTTCTCAGGGTTTTTG 反义链：AATTCAAAAACCCTGAGAAGACAGGAAAG AACTCGAGTTCTTTCCTGTCTTCTCAGGG shRNA-NC 正义链：CCGGTTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGTTTCA AGAGAAGTGACACGTTCGGAGAATTTTTG 反义链：AATTCAAAAATTCTCCGAACGTGTCAC GTTCTCTT GAAACGTGACACGTTCGGAGAA 鉴定引物 正义链：CCTATTTCCCATGATTCCTTCATA 反义链：GTAATACGGTTATCCACG 
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表 2 各基因引物序列
Table 2. primer sequences
名称 序列（5′-3′） EME1 正义链： TGACTTCAACAGCGACACCCA 反义链： CACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCAAA GAPDH 正义链： TCTGAGGAGTTGCCAACATTTG 反义链： GGCTTCACAATCTGAGATGTCAA
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