Pan Yi, Li Wei-Xiong, Li Jun-Ming, Zhu Jian-Quan, Liang Yi-Qiang, Guo Ai-Lin
Department of Radiation Oncology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Ai Zheng. 2009 Jul;28(7):714-7. doi: 10.5732/cjc.009.10013.
DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) plays an important role in repairing irradiation-induced DNA double-strand break (DSB), and affects the radiosensitivity of tissue cells. This study was to detect the expression of DNA-PKcs in different non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines and evaluate its correlation to radiosensitivity.
The content and activity of DNA-PKcs in five NSCLC cell lines A549, H1299, L78, PGCL3 and H460 were measured by Western blot and the DNA-PK activity assay. Cell survival was analyzed using clonogenic formation assay.
The radiosensitivities of five NSCLC cell lines were different. The values of survival fraction at 2 Gy (SF2) were 0.74 in A549 cells, 0.25 in H1299 cells, 0.21 in H460 cells, 0.48 in PGCL3 cells, and 0.58 in L78 cells. The protein levels of DNA-PKcs were 3.26+/-0.98 in A549 cells, 0.51+/-0.07 in L78 cells, 0.51+/-0.11 in H1299 cells, 0.86+/-0.23 in H460 cells, and 2.60+/-0.76 in PGCL3 cells. The activity values of DNA-PKcs were 8.30+/-1.03 in A549 cells, 2.45+/-0.52 in H1299 cells, 0.11+/-0.02 in H460 cells, 4.13+/-0.87 in PGCL3 cells, and 0.42+/-0.07 in L78 cells. In adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma cell lines, SF2 were correlated to DNA-PKcs content (P<0.05, r=0.95) and activity (P=0.03, r=0.98).
DNA-PKcs is an important factor to predict the radiosensitivity in adenocarcinoma and large cell lung cancer cell lines.
DNA依赖蛋白激酶催化亚基(DNA-PKcs)在修复辐射诱导的DNA双链断裂(DSB)中起重要作用,并影响组织细胞的放射敏感性。本研究旨在检测DNA-PKcs在不同非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)细胞系中的表达,并评估其与放射敏感性的相关性。
采用蛋白质免疫印迹法和DNA-PK活性检测法测定5种NSCLC细胞系A549、H1299、L78、PGCL3和H460中DNA-PKcs的含量和活性。采用克隆形成试验分析细胞存活率。
5种NSCLC细胞系的放射敏感性不同。2 Gy时的存活分数(SF)值在A549细胞中为0.74,在H1299细胞中为0.25,在H460细胞中为0.21,在PGCL3细胞中为0.48,在L78细胞中为0.58。DNA-PKcs的蛋白水平在A549细胞中为3.26±0.98,在L78细胞中为0.51±0.07,在H1299细胞中为0.51±0.11,在H460细胞中为0.86±0.23,在PGCL3细胞中为2.60±0.76。DNA-PKcs的活性值在A549细胞中为8.30±1.03,在H1299细胞中为2.45±0.52,在H460细胞中为0.11±0.02,在PGCL3细胞中为4.13±0.87,在L(此处原文有误,应该是L78)细胞中为0.42±0.07。在腺癌和大细胞癌细胞系中,SF与DNA-PKcs含量(P<0.05,r=0.95)和活性(P=0.03,r=0.98)相关。
DNA-PKcs是预测腺癌和大细胞肺癌细胞系放射敏感性的重要因素。