Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 327-334.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2022.05.001

   

Down-expression of CENP-T and variation of its promoter region in BRCA

BI Jiaxin, WANG Xiaoxue, ZHAO Ruohan, HAN Xu, SONG Jie   

  1. Department of Biology, Mudanjiang Medical College, Mudanjiang 157011, Heilongjiang, China
  • Received:2022-03-01 Revised:2022-07-12 Published:2022-10-09

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore expressions and biological functions of CENP-T in breast cancer,and to analyze the mutation and methylation status in gene promoter sequences.METHODS: Expressions of the CENP-T protein in 26 pairs of breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal breast tissues were detected by immunohistochemical method.Tissue genomic DNA was extracted and sequenced to analyze mutation of CENP-T in the promoter region and methylation levels of CpG islands in the promoter region after bisulfite modification.Western blot was used to detect CENP-T protein expression in three cell lines:MCF10A,MCF7 and MDA-MB-231.The MCF7 cell line was constructed by CENP-T siRNA transient transfection,and effects of the interference were evaluated using Western blot.After the knockdown,expressions of CENP-T,and proliferation ability were examined using the MTT and the plate colony formation assays.Cell cycle distribution and apoptosis were testified by flow cytometry.RESULTS: CENP-T protein expressions in the breast cancer group was significantly lower than that in the adjacent normal breast group (P<0.01).Three mutations of C1417T,C1545T and C1628G were detected in the CENT-P promoter region of breast cancer tissues,and the methylation levels were increased by 49.5%.After CENP-T knockdown,proliferation activities of the MCF7 cells were enhanced (P<0.05),colony formation abilities were enhanced (P<0.01),proportions of cells in the G2/M phase were significantly increased (P<0.01),and apoptosis rates were decreased (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: The down-regulation of CENP-T protein levels promoted proliferations of breast cancer cells which were associated with promoter region mutations and increased methylations.These results indicate that the downregulation of CENP-T expression was related to breast cancer risk.

Key words: CENP-T, breast carcinoma, promoter region, proliferation

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