Inhibitory effect of transfected transforming growth factor β regulator 4 knockdown on the proliferation of lung cancer H1299 cells
Wang Ansheng1, Zhu Haonan1,2, Hong Haining1,2, Li Jian3, Chen Nana1, Sang Haiwei1, Li Chao1,2
1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China; 2 Graduate School of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China; 3 Department of Urology Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of transforming growth factor β regulator 4 (TBRG4) knockdown on glutamine metabolism and lung cancer H1299 cell proliferation and to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Methods H1299 cells, TBRG4 knockout negative control, and TBRG4 knockout H1299 cells were cultured and set as the control group, the negative control group, and the TBRG4 knockout group, respectively. The proliferation of cells was measured using cell counting kit (CCK)-8 assay, and the content of glutathione (GSH) was evaluated using GSH assay. The mRNA expression levels of TBRG4, silencing information regulator 2-related enzyme 4 (SIRT4), c-Myc, and glutaminase 1 (GLS1) genes were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The protein expression levels of TBRG4, SIRT4, c-Myc, and GLS1 were measured using western blot. Results CCK-8 and GSH assays showed that the optical density values of H1299 cells in the control group, negative control group, and TBRG4 knockout group were 1.025 ± 0.021, 1.032 ± 0.019, and 0.726±0.018, respectively, and the GSH contents were (20.836±0.367), (21.167±0.46), and (15.091±0.241) μmol/L, respectively. Compared with the those of the control group and the negative control group, the OD value and GSH content of the TBRG4 knockout group significantly decreased (all P values < 0.001). Compared with the control group and the negative control group, the TBRG4 knockout group showed significantly lower mRNA and protein expression levels of TBRG4, c-myc, and GLS1 and significantly higher mRNA and protein expression levels of SIRT4 (all P values < 0.001). Conclusion TBRG4 knockout inhibits the proliferation of lung cancer H1299 cells possibly by promoting the expression of SIRT4 and inhibiting the expression of c-Myc and GLS1 to block glutamine metabolism.
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Wang Ansheng, Zhu Haonan, Hong Haining, Li Jian, Chen Nana, Sang Haiwei, Li Chao. Inhibitory effect of transfected transforming growth factor β regulator 4 knockdown on the proliferation of lung cancer H1299 cells. Chinese Journal of Anatomy and Clinics, 2022, 27(7): 516-520.
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