Research Article

Interference on cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding proteins affects the invasion ability of glioma stem cells

Published: October 28, 2015
Genet. Mol. Res. 14 (4) : 13504-13510 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.October.28.11
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H.L. Liu, J.F. Huo, Z.J. Liu, X.B. Chen (2015). Interference on cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding proteins affects the invasion ability of glioma stem cells. Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4): 13504-13510. https://doi.org/10.4238/2015.October.28.11
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Abstract

Glioma stem cells derived from primary cultures were divided into an experiment group, a control group, and a blank group and subjected to cytoplasmic polyadenilation element-binding protein (CPEBs) interference, transfection with empty vector, and normal culture, respectively, to compare their invasion abilities. Western blotting showed that siRNA-3 had the strongest interfering effect on CPEBs. CPEBs were expressed in the experiment group with green fluorescence at an expression rate of over 70%. Significantly lower CPEB expression was observed in the experiment group compared to in the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). After 48-h treatment, the apoptotic rate in the experiment group was 21.43%, which was significantly higher than that in the blank (0.51%) and control (1.43%) groups (P < 0.05). After 3 days of treatment, the experiment group grew significantly more slowly than did the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). The transwell invasion assay showed that significantly fewer cells in the experiment group penetrated the membrane than did cells in the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). After CPEB interference, the growth, proliferation, and invasion of glioma stem cells were substantially inhibited, providing support for targeted therapy of glioma and for improving prognosis.

Glioma stem cells derived from primary cultures were divided into an experiment group, a control group, and a blank group and subjected to cytoplasmic polyadenilation element-binding protein (CPEBs) interference, transfection with empty vector, and normal culture, respectively, to compare their invasion abilities. Western blotting showed that siRNA-3 had the strongest interfering effect on CPEBs. CPEBs were expressed in the experiment group with green fluorescence at an expression rate of over 70%. Significantly lower CPEB expression was observed in the experiment group compared to in the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). After 48-h treatment, the apoptotic rate in the experiment group was 21.43%, which was significantly higher than that in the blank (0.51%) and control (1.43%) groups (P < 0.05). After 3 days of treatment, the experiment group grew significantly more slowly than did the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). The transwell invasion assay showed that significantly fewer cells in the experiment group penetrated the membrane than did cells in the control and blank groups (P < 0.05). After CPEB interference, the growth, proliferation, and invasion of glioma stem cells were substantially inhibited, providing support for targeted therapy of glioma and for improving prognosis.

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