Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Lentivirus-mediated shRNA Interference Targeting SLUG Inhibits Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis

  • Wang, Yao-Peng (Department of Thoracic surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University) ;
  • Wang, Ming-Zhao (Department of Thoracic surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University) ;
  • Luo, Yi-Ren (Department of Thoracic surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University) ;
  • Shen, Yi (Department of Thoracic surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University) ;
  • Wei, Zhao-Xia (Department of Thoracic surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University)
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

Objective: Lung cancer is a deadly cancer, whose kills more people worldwide than any other malignancy. SLUG (SNAI2, Snail2) is involved in the epithelial mesenchymal transition in physiological and in pathological contexts and is implicated in the development and progression of lung cancer. Methods: We constructed a lentivirus vector with SLUG shRNA (LV-shSLUG). LV-shSLUG and a control lentivirus were infected into the non-small cell lung cancer cell A549 and real-time PCR, Western blot and IHC were applied to assess expression of the SLUG gene. Cell proliferation and migration were detected using MTT and clony formation methods. Results: Real-time PCR, Western Blot and IHC results confirmed down-regulation of SLUG expression by its shRNA by about 80%~90% at both the mRNA and protein levels. Knockdown of SLUG significantly suppressed lung cancer cell proliferation. Furthermore, knockdown of SLUG significantly inhibited lung cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Finally, knockdown of SLUG induced the down-regulation of Bcl-2 and up-regulation of E-cadherin. Conclusion: These results indicate that SLUG is a newly identified gene associated with lung cancer growth and metastasis. SLUG may serve as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of lung cancer in the future.

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