Yan Rong, Zhu Kun, Dang Chengxue, Lan Ke, Wang Haonan, Yuan Dawei, Chen Wei, Meltzer Stephen J, Li Kang
Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Department of Medicine (GI Division) and Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Oncotarget. 2016 Jun 21;7(25):38750-38761. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.9606.
Paf15, which participates in DNA repair, is overexpressed in numerous solid tumors. Blocking of Paf15 inhibits the growth of many types of cancer cells; while simultaneously enhancing cellular sensitivity to UV radiation. However, its expression and function in rectal cancer (RC) remain unknown. The current study was undertaken to assess the association of Paf15 expression with RC prognosis, as well as to explore the participation of Paf15 in the response of RC cells to irradiation. Increased Paf15 expression was observed in RC tissues and associated with pTNM stage and poor survival. In vitro, Paf15 induced increased RC cell proliferation while accelerating cell cycle progression, inhibiting cell death, and protecting against gamma radiation-induced DNA damage in RC cells. In conclusion, increased Paf15 expression is associated with increased RC proliferation, decreased patient survival, and a worse radiotherapeutic response.
参与DNA修复的Paf15在众多实体瘤中过表达。阻断Paf15可抑制多种癌细胞的生长;同时增强细胞对紫外线辐射的敏感性。然而,其在直肠癌(RC)中的表达和功能仍不清楚。本研究旨在评估Paf15表达与RC预后的关联,并探讨Paf15在RC细胞对辐射反应中的作用。在RC组织中观察到Paf15表达增加,且与pTNM分期及不良生存相关。在体外,Paf15可诱导RC细胞增殖增加,同时加速细胞周期进程,抑制细胞死亡,并保护RC细胞免受γ射线诱导的DNA损伤。总之,Paf15表达增加与RC增殖增加、患者生存率降低及放疗反应较差有关。