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ArticleCardiology journal2019

Silencing of c-Ski augments TGF-b1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cardiomyocyte H9C2 cells.

Jia Ling, Zhenrong Cai, Wei Jin, Xiaohua Zhuang, Lihong Kan, Fei Wang, Xiaolei Ye

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jia LingDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Zhenrong CaiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Wei JinThe First People's Hospital of Shanghai, China.
Xiaohua ZhuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Lihong KanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Fei WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolei YeDepartment of Pharmacology, Ningbo Institute of Medical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China. bioslu@163.com.
Pudong Medical Center · CNFudan University · CNNingbo University · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe shRNA lentiviral vector was constructed to silence c-Ski expression in cardiac mus- cle cells, with the aim of exploring the role of c-Ski in transforming growth factor b1 (TGF-b1)-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMT) in H9C2 cells.

methodsReal-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot were used to detect c-Ski ex- pression at protein and messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels in 5 different cell lines. Then, lentiviral vector was constructed to silence or overexpress c-Ski in H9C2 cells. MTT and/or soft agar assay and tran- swell assay were used to detect cell proliferation and migration, respectively. The expression levels of c-Ski under different concentrations of TGF-b1 stimulation were detected by RT-qPCR and immunocytochemi- cal analysis. In the presence or absence of TGF-b1 stimulation, the proteins' expression levels of a-SMA, FN and E-cadherin, which are closely correlated with the process of EMT, were measured by western blot after c-Ski silencing or overexpression. Meanwhile, the effect of c-Ski on Samd3 phosphorylation with TGF-b1 stimulation was investigated.

resultsThere is a high expression of c-Ski at protein and mRNA levels in H9C2 cell line, which first demonstrated the presence of c-Ski expression in H9C2 cells. Overexpression of c-Ski significantly increased H9C2 cell proliferation. The ability of c-Ski gene silencing to suppress cell proliferation was gradually enhanced, and inhibition efficiency was the highest after 6 to 7 d of transfection. Moreover, H9C2 cells with c-Ski knockdown gained significantly aggressive invasive potential when compared with the control group. TGF-b1 stimulation could dose-independently reduce c-Ski expression in H9C2 cells and lead to obvious down-regulated expression of E-cadherin. Interestingly, c-Ski could restore E-cadherin expression while suppressing a-SMA and/or FN expression stimulated by TGF-b1. How- ever, shRNA-induced c-Ski knockdown aggravated only the TGF-b1-induced EMT. Moreover, c-Ski- -shRNA also promoted the phosphorylation of Samd3 induced by TGF-b1.

conclusionsc-Ski expression in cardiac muscle cells could be down-regulated by TGF-b1. Silencing of c-Ski gene was accompanied by down-regulation of E-cadherin, up-regulation of a-SMA and/or FN and Smad3 phosphorylation induced by TGF-b1, promoting EMT process. Therefore, c-Ski may be closely associated with TGF-b1-induced EMT and play an important role in cardiac fibrosis develop- ment and progression.

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Gene Expression RegulationBlotting, WesternCardiomyopathiesCell LineCell ProliferationDNA-Binding ProteinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibrosisGene SilencingHumansMyocytes, CardiacProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNASignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1DNA-Binding ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNASKI protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1cardiac muscle cellsc-SkimigrationproliferationTGF-b1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

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