目的研究Plectin的表达与肝癌细胞迁移能力的关系,揭示Plectin表达影响肝癌细胞迁移行为的分子机理。方法首先,Western blot检测正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞中Plectin的表达。其次,构建Plectin下调的肝癌细胞株,设立对照组(shNC组)和shPLEC组,各组分别设溶剂对照组(shNC+DMSO组或shPLEC+DMSO组)和F-actin骨架聚合诱导剂Jasplakinolide组(shNC+Jasp组或shPLEC+Jasp组)。采用Western blot检测各组肝癌细胞中Plectin的表达及上皮-间质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition,EMT)相关分子(N-cadherin、vimentin和E-cadherin)的表达;采用Transwell小室法分析肝癌细胞的迁移能力;采用KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)分析与Plectin基因有关的信号通路;采用免疫荧光技术检测Plectin表达变化对细胞骨架F-actin聚合的影响。结果与正常肝细胞相比,Plectin在肝癌细胞中高表达。与shNC组相比,shPLEC组Plectin的表达降低(P<0.05),肝癌细胞的迁移能力减弱(P<0.05),EMT进程被抑制(N-cadherin和vimentin表达降低,E-cadherin表达升高)(P<0.05);KEGG分析发现细胞骨架F-actin调控与Plectin的联系最为密切,shPLEC组肝癌细胞骨架F-actin发生解聚。采用F-actin骨架聚合诱导剂Jasplakinolide处理后,与shPLEC+DMSO组相比,shPLEC+Jasp组肝癌细胞迁移能力增强(P<0.05),EMT进程有所恢复(N-cadherin和vimentin表达升高,E-cadherin表达降低)(P<0.05),同时肝癌细胞骨架F-actin聚合亦有所恢复。结论Plectin在肝癌细胞中高表达,肝癌细胞中Plectin通过诱导F-actin聚合促进肝癌细胞的迁移和EMT。
Epilepsy is a common,chronic neurological disorder that has been associated with impaired neurodevelopment and immunity.The chemokine receptor CXCR5 is involved in seizures via an unknown mechanism.Here,we first determined the expression pattern and distribution of the CXCR5 gene in the mouse brain during different stages of development and the brain tissue of patients with epilepsy.Subsequently,we found that the knockdown of CXCR5 increased the susceptibility of mice to pentylenetetrazol-and kainic acid-induced seizures,whereas CXCR5 overexpression had the opposite effect.CXCR5 knockdown in mouse embryos via viral vector electrotransfer negatively influenced the motility and multipolar-to-bipolar transition of migratory neurons.Using a human-derived induced an in vitro multipotential stem cell neurodevelopmental model,we determined that CXCR5 regulates neuronal migration and polarization by stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton during various stages of neurodevelopment.Electrophysiological experiments demonstrated that the knockdown of CXCR5 induced neuronal hyperexcitability,resulting in an increased number of seizures.Finally,our results suggested that CXCR5 deficiency triggers seizure-related electrical activity through a previously unknown mechanism,namely,the disruption of neuronal polarity.
Zhijuan ZhangHui ZhangAna Antonic‑BakerPatrick KwanYin YanYuanlin Ma
F-actin(filamentous actin)has been shown to be sensitive to mechanical stimuli and play critical roles in cell attachment,migration,and cancer metastasis,but there are very limited ways to perturb F-actin dynamics with low cell toxicity.Magnetic field is a noninvasive and reversible physical tool that can easily penetrate cells and human bodies.Here,we show that 0.1/0.4-T 4.2-Hz moderate-intensity low-frequency rotating magnetic field-induced electric field could directly decrease F-actinformation in vitro and in vivo,which results in decreased breast cancer cell migration,invasion,and attachment.Moreover,lowfrequency rotating magnetic fields generated significantly different effects on F-actin in breast cancer vs.noncancerous cells,including F-actin number and their recovery after magnetic field retrieval.Using an intermittent treatment modality,low-frequency rotating magnetic fields could significantly reduce mouse breast cancer metastasis,prolong mouse survival by 31.5 to 46.0%(P<0.0001),and improve their overall physical condition.Therefore,our work demonstrates that low-frequency rotating magnetic fields not only can be used as a research tool to perturb F-actin but also can inhibit breast cancer metastasis through F-actin modulation while having minimum effects on normal cells,which reveals their potential to be developed as temporal-controlled,noninvasive,and high-penetration physical treatments for metastatic cancer.
Dear Editor,The ion channel transient receptor potential melastatin-like 7(TRPM7)has a serine-threonineα-kinase domain(M7CK)on its intracellular C-terminal[1,2].In cell lines,M7CK is cleaved and translocated to the nucleus to regulate a variety of cellular processes including cell proliferation and survival[3].In neuroblastoma cells.