Aims:Prevous study using differential display-PCR had found up-regulation of ribosomal protein S13(RPS13) and L23(RPL23) in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells.The aim of this study was to explore the associati...Aims:Prevous study using differential display-PCR had found up-regulation of ribosomal protein S13(RPS13) and L23(RPL23) in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells.The aim of this study was to explore the association of RPS13 and RPL23 with multidrug-resistant phenotype of gastric cancer cells.Methods:Northern blot analysis was used to determine the expression of RPS13 and RPL23 in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells SGC7901/VCR and its parental cells SGC7901.The full-length cDNAs encoding RPS13 and RPL23 were amplified from SGC7901/VCR cells using RT-PCR.Their sense and antisense expression vectors were constructed by DNA recombinant technique,and transferred into SGC7901 cells(sense vectors) or SGC7901/VCR cells(antisense vectors)by means of Lipofactamine.Drug sensitivity of gastric cancer cells was evalu-ated using MTT assay.Cell cycle analysis was performed using flow cytometry and proliferous index(PI) was calculated.Results:As Northem blot analysis indicated,RNA from SGC7902/VCR cells exhibited moderate signals of PRL23 and RPS13,while RNA from SGC7901 cells exhibited no signal of RPL23 and very weak signal of RPS13.RNA dot blot analysis indicated that RPS13 or RPL23 upregulated SGC7901 cells(SGC7901-RPS13,SGC7901-RPL23)and RPS13 or RPL23 down-regulated SGC7901/VCR cells(SGC7901/VCR-anRPS13,SGC7901/VCR-anRPL23) were successfully prepared by gene transduction.The results of MTT assay indicated that,comparing with non-transfected and empty vector transfected cells,SGC7901-RPL23 cells showed significantly increased IC50 values and resistance index(RI) of vincristine(VCR),adriamycin(ADR),5-fludrouracil(5-Fu) and mitomycin(MMC);SGC7901-RPS12 cells showed significantly increased IC50 values and RI of VCR,ADR and 5-Fu;SGC7901/VCR-anRPL23 cells showed significantly decreased IC50 values and RI of MMC and cisplatin(DDP);SGC7901/VCR-anRPS13 cells showed significantly decreased IC50 values and RI of VCR and MMC.Cell cycle analysis indicated that,comparing with non-transfected and empty vector transfected cells,SGC7901-RPS13 cells showed increased S phase and PI;SGC7901-anRPS13 cells and SGC7901-anRPL23 cells showed decreased S phase and PI.Conclusion:RPL23 and RPS13 are up-regulated in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells.Modulation of RPL23 and RPS13 could alter multidrug-resistant phenotype of gastric cancer cells.展开更多
文摘Aims:Prevous study using differential display-PCR had found up-regulation of ribosomal protein S13(RPS13) and L23(RPL23) in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells.The aim of this study was to explore the association of RPS13 and RPL23 with multidrug-resistant phenotype of gastric cancer cells.Methods:Northern blot analysis was used to determine the expression of RPS13 and RPL23 in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells SGC7901/VCR and its parental cells SGC7901.The full-length cDNAs encoding RPS13 and RPL23 were amplified from SGC7901/VCR cells using RT-PCR.Their sense and antisense expression vectors were constructed by DNA recombinant technique,and transferred into SGC7901 cells(sense vectors) or SGC7901/VCR cells(antisense vectors)by means of Lipofactamine.Drug sensitivity of gastric cancer cells was evalu-ated using MTT assay.Cell cycle analysis was performed using flow cytometry and proliferous index(PI) was calculated.Results:As Northem blot analysis indicated,RNA from SGC7902/VCR cells exhibited moderate signals of PRL23 and RPS13,while RNA from SGC7901 cells exhibited no signal of RPL23 and very weak signal of RPS13.RNA dot blot analysis indicated that RPS13 or RPL23 upregulated SGC7901 cells(SGC7901-RPS13,SGC7901-RPL23)and RPS13 or RPL23 down-regulated SGC7901/VCR cells(SGC7901/VCR-anRPS13,SGC7901/VCR-anRPL23) were successfully prepared by gene transduction.The results of MTT assay indicated that,comparing with non-transfected and empty vector transfected cells,SGC7901-RPL23 cells showed significantly increased IC50 values and resistance index(RI) of vincristine(VCR),adriamycin(ADR),5-fludrouracil(5-Fu) and mitomycin(MMC);SGC7901-RPS12 cells showed significantly increased IC50 values and RI of VCR,ADR and 5-Fu;SGC7901/VCR-anRPL23 cells showed significantly decreased IC50 values and RI of MMC and cisplatin(DDP);SGC7901/VCR-anRPS13 cells showed significantly decreased IC50 values and RI of VCR and MMC.Cell cycle analysis indicated that,comparing with non-transfected and empty vector transfected cells,SGC7901-RPS13 cells showed increased S phase and PI;SGC7901-anRPS13 cells and SGC7901-anRPL23 cells showed decreased S phase and PI.Conclusion:RPL23 and RPS13 are up-regulated in vincristine-resistant gastric cancer cells.Modulation of RPL23 and RPS13 could alter multidrug-resistant phenotype of gastric cancer cells.
