title: The TKTL1 gene influences total transketolase activity and cell proliferation in human colon cancer LoVo cells.
abstract: A plasmid carrying DNA to be transcribed into a small interfering RNA against transketolase-like-1 mRNA was constructed and transfected into a human colon cancer cell line. The mRNA expression of transketolase gene family in the human colon cell line was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The effect of anti-transketolase-like-1 small interfering RNA on cell proliferation and cell cycle in the human colon cancer cell line cells was detected by flow cytometry and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide. The transketolase-like-1 gene was significantly downregulated in human colon cancer cell line cells transfected with small interfering RNA transketolase-like-1 constructs compared with the cells transfected with control vector and the cells without transfection. In addition, the anti-transketolase-like-1 small interfering RNA construct significantly decreased the level of transketolase in the transfected human colon cancer cell line cells, arrested them in G0/G1 phase and substantially inhibited cell proliferation. No significant difference was found in the other two genes (transketolase and transketolase-like-2 genes) between the transfected human colon cancer cell line cells and the controls (P>0.05). Our data demonstrated that the transketolase-like-1 gene plays an important role in total transketolase activity and in the cell proliferation of human colon cancer. Transketolase-like-1 may serve as a target for novel anticancer therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, PRC. hulihuajy@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ju-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: De-Tai
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng-Cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jin-Song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D016195:G2 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D014162:Transfection; D014174:Transketolase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C505431:TKTL1 protein, human; D014174:Transketolase; C022616:thiazolyl blue