目的:Wnt信号传导通路的异常激活在肿瘤发生和发展中起着重要的作用,而Axin可以通过参与形成降解复合体下调β-catenin负向调控Wnt通路,抑制肿瘤细胞的恶性生物学行为。本次实验的目的是研究Axin对肺癌细胞迁移能力的影响及可能的途径。方法:在已有野生型Axin质粒的基础上构建了突变型Axin质粒(Axin与β-catenin结合位点剪切突变,用AxinΔβ-ca表示),并向A549细胞中转染野生型Axin和突变型Axin。Western blot法检测转染后Axin和β-catenin的表达。用各转染组细胞进行划痕实验和Transwell细胞迁移实验。结果:转染野生型Axin可以明显的下调A549中β-catenin的表达(P<0.01),抑制A549细胞的迁移能力(P<0.01),而转染突变型Axin和空质粒后A549细胞中β-catenin没有明显的变化,细胞的迁移能力未受到明显的影响。结论:体轴抑制因子Axin可以明显的抑制肺癌细胞的迁移能力。而这种作用可能与其负向调控Wnt通路有关。Axin可能成为临床治疗肺癌的新靶点。
Objective:Abnormal activation of the Wnt signaling pathway plays an important role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression, Axin could participate into the formation of the degradation complex and down - regulate β- catenin, negatively regulate Wnt pathway and inhibit the malignant behavior of tumor cells. We aim to study the effect of Axin on lung cancer cell migration. Methods: We constructed Axin mutant ( β - catenin binding site shear mutation,refer as AxinΔβ -ca) on the basis of wild type Axin plasmid. Western blot was used to detect the expression of Axin and β - catenin in each group. Wound assay and transwell were performed to study the change of migration after transfection. Results: Transfection of wild - type Axin down - regulated β - catenin ( P 〈 0.01 ) and inhibited the migration of A549 significantly, but transfection of AxinΔβ - ca could not down - regulate β - catenin and affect the migration of A549 cells. Conclusion: Axin could inhibit the migration of A549 cells, and the effect correlates with the ability of Axin negatively regulating Wnt signaling. Axin may become a new target for clinical treatment of lung cancer.