title: Survivin inhibits apoptosis in cytotrophoblasts.
abstract: Survivin, a protein that inhibits apoptosis, is expressed in a variety of tumour cells. We detected survivin-specific mRNA and protein in normal placental tissues, two human choriocarcinoma cell lines (JEG-3 and BeWo), and a trophoblastic cell line (tPA30-1) by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Northern blotting, and Western blotting. Immunohistochemically, survivin was localized to normal villous cytotrophoblasts, normal extravillous trophoblasts, cytotrophoblasts in hydatidiform mole, and choriocarcinoma cells. Antisense oligonucleotides for survivin dose-dependently induced apoptosis in two choriocarcinoma cell lines (JEG-3 and BeWo) and a trophoblastic cell line (tPA30-1), while sense oligonucleotides showed little effect. These findings suggest that survivin antagonizes apoptosis in cytotrophoblasts, extravillous trophoblasts, and choriocarcinoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Insurance Takaoka Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shiozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000378:metabolism; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000077022:Survivin; D014162:Transfection; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000077022:Survivin