目的:探讨微小RNA-6803(mi R-6803)及其宿主基因蛋白磷酸酶6调节亚单位1(protein phosphatase 6 regulation subunit 1,PPP6R1)在食管鳞状细胞癌(ESCC)中的表达和PPP6R1基因启动子区甲基化状态及其在ESCC发生及发展中的作用。方法:采用2013年至2014年间河北医科大学第四医院生物标本库的72例ESCC手术患者癌组织及对应的癌旁组织标本,用实时荧光定量PCR法检测mi R-6803和PPP6R1在ESCC组织及其癌旁组织和DNA甲基化转移酶抑制剂5-氮杂-2’-脱氧胞苷(5-Aza-d C)处理前后的ESCC细胞株TE1、TE13、Eca109、T.TN、Kyse170中的表达水平。用甲基化特异性PCR(MSP)法检测ESCC细胞系和组织及其癌旁组织中PPP6R1的甲基化状态,分析其与患者临床病理特征的关系。结果:ESCC组织中mi R-6803和PPP6R1的表达水平显著低于癌旁组织(0.318±0.156,0.408±0.177 vs 1.000±0.001,均P〈0.05),mi R-6803表达水平与淋巴结转移、组织分化程度及TNM分期密切相关(均P〈0.05);PPP6R1表达水平与TNM分期和组织学分化程度密切相关(均P〈0.05)。ESCC组织中mi R-6803和PPP6R1基因的表达具有显著相关性(P〈0.05)。ESCC组织中PPP6R1的启动子区甲基化率显著高于癌旁组织(56.94%vs 36.11%,P〈0.05),并与TNM分期和组织学分化程度密切相关(均P〈0.05),mi R-6803和PPP6R1基因的低表达与PPP6R1启动子区甲基化明显相关(P〈0.05)。经5-Aza-d C处理后,5种ESCC细胞中mi R-6803和PPP6R1的表达均升高,并且TE1、TE13、Kyse170细胞中PPP6R1基因甲基化程度降低,非甲基化程度增加,其余2种细胞中PPP6R1基因均表现为非甲基化状态。结论:mi R-6803及其宿主基因PPP6R1的低表达可能与ESCC的发生发展密切相关,其启动子区甲基化可能是mi R-6803和PPP6R1表达沉默的机制之一。
Objective:To investigate the expression of micro RNA-6803(mi R-6803) and its host gene PPP6R1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) and the role of promoter methylation status of PPP6R1 in the tumorigenisis and progression of ESCC.Methods:ESCC tissues and corresponding para-cancerous tissues from 72 cases of ESCC patients stored in the bio-specimen base of the Fourth Hospital Affiliated to Heibei Medical University during 2013 and 2014 were collected for this study.Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR(q PCR) was used to detect the expression of mi R-6803/PPP6R1 in collected tissues and in ESCC cell lines(TE1,TE13,Eca109,T.TN,Kyse170) treated or untreated with DNA methyl-transferase inhibitor 5-aza-2'-detoxycytidine(5-Aza-d C).Methylation specific PCR(MSP) method was used to detect the methylation status of PPP6R1 in esophageal cancer cell lines and collected tissues,respectively.Results:The relative expressions of mi R-6803 and PPP6R1 in ESCC tissues were significantly reduced compared to correspondingtissues(0.318±0.156,0.408±0.177 vs 1.000±0.001,all P〈0.05),and expression of mi R-6803 was associated with lymph node metastasis,TNM stage and pathological differentiation(all P〈0.05);The expression of PPP6R1 was associated with TNM stage and pathological differentiation(all P〈0.05).There was a significant correlation between the relative expression of mi R-6803 and PPP6R1 in ESCC tissues(P〈0.05).The promoter methylation frequency of PPP6R1 in ESCC tissues was significantly higher than that in corresponding normal tissues(56.94% vs 36.11%,P〈0.05),and was also associated with TNM stage and pathological differentiation(all P〈0.05).The low expression of mi R-6803/PPP6R1 was significantly correlated with promoter methylation of PPP6R1 in ESCC tissues(P〈0.05).The relative expression level of mi R-6803 and PPP6R1 in5 ESCC cell lines was enhanced after the treatment with 5-Aza-d C.After treatment with 5-Aza-d C,the methylation level of PP