title: Aldo-keto reductase family 1 B10 gene silencing results in growth inhibition of colorectal cancer cells: Implication for cancer intervention.
abstract: Aldo-keto reductase family 1 B10 (AKR1B10), a member of aldo-keto reductase superfamily, is overexpressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma, lung squamous cell carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma. Our previous study had demonstrated that the ectopic expression of AKR1B10 in 293T cells promotes cell proliferation. To evaluate its potential as a target for cancer intervention, in the current study we knocked down AKR1B10 expression in HCT-8 cells derived from a colorectal carcinoma, using chemically synthesized small interfering RNA (siRNA). The siRNA 1, targeted to encoding region, downregulated AKR1B10 expression by more than 60%, and siRNA 2, targeted to 3' untranslational region, reduced AKR1B10 expression by more than 95%. AKR1B10 silencing resulted in approximately a 50% decrease in cell growth rate and nearly 40% suppression of DNA synthesis. More importantly, AKR1B10 downregulation significantly reduced focus formation rate and colony size in semisolid culture, indicating the critical role of AKR1B10 in HCT-8 cell proliferation. Recombinant AKR1B10 protein showed strong enzymatic activity to acrolein and crotonaldehyde, with K(m) = 110.1 +/- 12.2 microM and V(max) = 3,122.0 +/- 64.7 nmol/mg protein/min for acrolein and K(m) = 86.7 +/- 14.3 microM and V(max) = 2,647.5 +/- 132.2 nmol/mg protein/min for crotonaldehyde. AKR1B10 downregulation enhanced the susceptibility of HCT-8 cells to acrolein (25 microM) and crotonaldehyde (50 microM), resulting in rapid oncotic cell death characterized with lactate dehydrogenase efflux and annexin-V staining. These results suggest that AKR1B10 may regulate cell proliferation and cellular response to additional carbonyl stress, thus being a potential target for cancer intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ruilan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xuyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ziwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Moses
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adeyanju
authors.forename: Deliang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000171:Acrolein / Q000633:toxicity; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000633:toxicity; D000074408:Aldo-Keto Reductases; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D000171:Acrolein; D004247:DNA; C012796:2-butenal; C120471:AKR1B10 protein, human; D000074408:Aldo-Keto Reductases; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase