title: Effects of mitofusin-2 gene on cell proliferation and chemotherapy sensitivity of MCF-7.
abstract: In order to evaluate the effect of mitofusin-2 gene (mfn2) on proliferation and chemotherapy sensitivity of human breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7 in vitro, pEGFPmfn2 plasmid carrying full length of mitofusin-2 gene was transfected, by using sofast, into MCF-7 cells. Mitofusin-2 gene expression in MCF-7 cells transfected by sofast after 48 h was detected by PCR and Western blotting, and the stable expression of GFP protein in MCF-7 cells by Western blot analysis. The proliferation of MCF-7 cells was assayed by MTT and cell counting. By using PI method, the effects of mfn2 on the cell cycle distribution of MCF-7 were measured. Annexin-V/PI double labeling method was employed to detect the changes in apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutics before and after transfection. The results showed that the MCF-7 cells transfected with mfn2 gene could stably and highly express GFP protein. MTT assay revealed that after transfection of mfn2 cDNA, the proliferation of MCF-7 cells was significantly inhibited. DNA histogram showed that cells arrested in S phase, and the percentage of S phase cells was 42.7, 17.2 and 19.6 in mfn2 cDNA transfection group, blank plasmid transfection group and blank control group, respectively (P<0.05). The apoptosis ratio of the cells transfected with mfn2 gene was increased from 3.56% to 15.95%, that of the cells treated with camptothecin (CAMP) followed by mfn2 gene transfection was 69.6%, and that in blank plasmid transfection group and blank control group was 31.0% and 23.4% respectively (P<0.05). It was suggested that transfection of mfn2 gene could significantly inhibit the proliferation of MCF-7 cells and promote their sensitivity to CAMP with a synergic effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. xiayun7373@126.com
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Yaqun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Fazu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002453:Cell Cycle; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; C470018:MFN2 protein, human; D002166:Camptothecin