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Provedor de dados: | 74
País: | Brazil
Título: | Knockdown of E2f1 by RNA interference impairs proliferation of rat cells in vitro
Autores: | Vasques,Luciana dos Reis; Pujiz,Regiane Simoni; Strauss,Bryan Eric; Krieger,José Eduardo.
Data: | 2010-01-01
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | RNAi; ShRNA; E2F1; Proliferation; Cancer.
Resumo: | E2F1 plays a key role in cell-cycle regulation in mammals, since its transcription factor activity controls genes required for DNA synthesis and apoptosis. E2F1 deregulation is a common feature among different tumor types and can be a major cause of cell proliferation. Thus, blocking E2F1 expression by RNA interference represents a promising therapeutic approach. In this study, the introduction of specific short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) reduced E2f1 expression by up to 77%, and impaired rat glioma cell proliferation by approximately 70%, as compared to control cells. Furthermore, we investigated the expression of E2f1 target genes, Cyclin A and Cyclin E. Cyclin A was found to be down-regulated, whereas Cyclin E had similar expression to control cells, indicating that gene(s) other than E2f1 control its transcription. Other E2f family members, E2f2 and E2f3, which have been classified in the same subgroup of transcriptional activators, were also analyzed. Expression of both E2f2 and E2f3 was similar to control cells, showing no cross-inactivation or up-regulation to compensate for the absence of E2f1. Nevertheless, their expression was insufficient to maintain the initial proliferation potential. Taken together, our results suggest that shE2f1 is a promising therapy to control tumor cell proliferation.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572010000100005
Editor: | Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Relação: | 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000104
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Genetics and Molecular Biology  v.33 n.1 2010
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess