title: Antisense RNA-mediated suppression of Bmi-1 gene expression inhibits the proliferation of lung cancer cell line A549.
abstract: The oncogene Bmi-1 regulates cell proliferation and senescence. It is reported that it controlled the self-renewal of leukemic and breast cancer stem cell and was overexpressed in some solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. In this study, the effects of inactivation of Bmi-1 mediated by a plasmid-expressing antisense Bmi-1 RNA on the proliferation of lung cancer cell line A549 were investigated. As a result, when the plasmid was stably introduced into the cell line, the Bmi-1 protein level was specifically downregulated, and the cell proliferation was significantly inhibited as shown by the cell growth curve and colony forming assay. The cells were found mostly in the phase of G(0)/G(1) and cells in S phase were significantly decreased. Our results suggest that targeting Bmi-1 might be a therapeutic potential for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Hematology, School of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116027, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Benli
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yingyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiuxiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D063150:Polycomb Repressive Complex 1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016372:RNA, Antisense / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C069077:BMI1 protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016372:RNA, Antisense; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D063150:Polycomb Repressive Complex 1