目的:探讨慢病毒干扰载体沉默Yes-相关蛋白(Yes-associated protein,YAP)对人肾癌786-O细胞增殖和凋亡的影响。方法:用细胞免疫荧光法检测肾癌786-O细胞中YAP蛋白表达情况;构建针对YAP基因的shRNA慢病毒干扰载体转染786-O细胞。RT-PCR和Western blot分别检测干扰786-O细胞前后YAP mRNA及蛋白的表达情况;CCK-8(cell counting kit-8)法检测沉默YAP后细胞增殖的改变;流式细胞仪(flow cytometry,FCM)检测细胞凋亡和周期的变化。结果:786-O细胞中YAP蛋白表达于细胞浆和细胞核;shRNA-YAP慢病毒干扰载体转染4 d后,可明显下调786-O细胞YAP mRNA及蛋白表达水平(P=0.000),并且明显抑制细胞增殖和促进细胞凋亡(P=0.000);细胞周期紊乱,G1期细胞明显增加,S期细胞明显降低(P=0.000)。结论:YAP-shRNA慢病毒干扰载体能有效抑制YAP基因在786-O细胞中表达,进而抑制细胞增殖并促进细胞凋亡。
Objective:To investigate the effect of Yes-associated protein(YAP)gene silencing by shRNA on the proliferation and apoptosis of human renal cancer cells 786-O. Methods:Expression of YAP protein in 786-O cells was detected by immunofluorescence assay. Lentiviral interference vectors of shRNA-YAP were constructed successfully and were transfected into 786-O cells.Meanwhile blank control group and negative control group were divided. Expression of YAP mRNA and protein in 786-O cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot,respectively. CCK-8(cell counting kit-8)assay was applied to examine the effect of YAP silencing on the proliferation in 786-O cells. Apoptosis and cell cycle of 786-O cells were examined by flow cytometry. Results:YAP protein was expressed in cytoplasm and nucleus of 786-O cells. On 4 d after shRNA-YAP lentiviral interference vectors being infected,expression of YAP mRNA and protein in 786-O cells was significantly reduced(P=0.000),cell proliferation was inhibited,and apoptosis was increased significantly(P=0.000). YAP silencing resulted in cell cycle distribution disorder in 786-O cells,which the number of G1 phase cells was significantly increased while the number of S phase cells was significantly decreased compared with that of blank control group and negative control group(P=0.000). Conclusion:shRNA-YAP lentiviral interference vectors can effectively decrease YAP gene expression in 786-O cells,inhibit cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis.