title: [Study on protein kinase C translocation before and after transfection of nm23-H1 gene in human lung cancer cells using Laser scanning confocal microscope].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To explore the influences of nm23-H1 gene transfection and protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor Calphostin C on PKC signal transduction pathway in human high-metastasis large cell lung cancer cell line L9981, and to evaluate the effects of nm23-H1 gene on translocation and activation in subcellular region.
  
  
  METHODS
  The translocation of PKC in subcellular region was observed in L9981 before and after nm23-H1 gene transfection and Calphostin C treatment by Laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PKC-α and PKC-βII were found to locate in different subcellular site in L9981 before and after nm23-H1 gene transfection. PKC-α and PKC-βII mainly located in nucleus and perinucleus in L9981 and L9981-pLXSN cell lines, which were in active status. PKC-α and PKC-βII mainly located in soluble cytosolic fraction in L9981-nm23-H1 cell line and were inactive status. PKC-α and PKC-βII mainly located in cytosolic fraction and were in inactive status in all the three cell lines after treatment with Calphostin C.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that nm23-H1 gene might make PKC to translocate from nucleus and perinucleus to soluble cytosolic fraction in L9981 cell line. PKC inhibitor, Calphostin C, can also make PKC to translocate from nucleus and perinucleus to soluble cytosolic fraction in L9981, L9981-pLXSN cell lines. Both transfection of nm23-H1 gene and treatment with Calphostin C can suppress the PKC signal transduction in L9981 cell line.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Molecular Biology of Sichuan Province and Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R.China.
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