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Abstract

背景与目的 SWI/SNF染色质重塑复合物(switch/sucrose nonfermentable chromatin-remodeling complex)的异常与多种癌症密切相关,ARID1B(AT-rich interaction domain 1B)是SWI/SNF复合物的核心亚基之一。ARID1B基因突变或拷贝数缺失与DNA损伤反应受损、染色质可及性改变有关。然而,ARID1B缺失是否影响非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC)细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力及其分子机制仍缺乏系统研究。本研究旨在揭示ARID1B基因缺失对NSCLC细胞恶性表型的调控作用及其分子机制。方法 通过公共数据库分析ARID1B基因与肺癌患者预后之间的相关性以及其在肺癌组织中的表达水平。CRISPR/Cas9(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)技术构建ARID1B基因稳定敲除(knockout, KO)的细胞株。采用平板克隆实验检测细胞增殖情况,Transwell细胞迁移、侵袭实验检测细胞迁移能力变化。RNA-Seq进行差异基因的表达、富集分析。利用蛋白印迹(Western blot, WB)验证ARID1B基因敲除效果,检测上皮间充质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition, EMT)标志物、促分裂素原活化蛋白激酶(mitogen-activated protein kinases, MAPK)信号通路相关蛋白变化。构建裸鼠成瘤模型,并比较对照和ARID1B缺失细胞的成瘤能力。结果 低ARID1B表达与肺癌患者不良预后有显著关联,其总生存期较短。ARID1B在肺癌细胞中的表达水平较正常细胞显著降低。ARID1B缺失型细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力增强。动物实验中,ARID1B基因缺失组成瘤速度加快。RNA-Seq结果进行富集分析可见差异基因主要在MAPK、磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B(phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B, PI3K/Akt)等信号通路富集。WB证明ARID1B基因缺失细胞E-cadherin、N-cadherin、Vimentin表达发生变化,MAPK、p-MAPK表达增加。结论 成功建立A549-ARID1B KO和PC9-ARID1B KO细胞株,ARID1B缺失细胞株在体外、体内生物学行为水平和转录组测序水平均提示具有高迁移、侵袭、增殖潜能。EMT标志物表达的变化、MAPK信号通路的激活提示ARID1B缺失型NSCLC可能的转移机制。

Background and objective Abnormalities of the switch/sucrose nonfermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin-remodeling complex are closely related to various cancers, and ARID1B (AT-rich interaction domain 1B) is one of the core subunits of the SWI/SNF complex. Mutations or copy number deletions of the ARID1B gene are associated with impaired DNA damage response and altered chromatin accessibility. However, whether ARID1B deficiency affects the proliferation, migration and invasion abilities of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aims to reveal the regulatory role of ARID1B gene deletion on the malignant phenotype of NSCLC cells and its molecular mechanism. Methods Online databases were used to analyze the relationship between ARID1B and the prognosis of patients with lung cancer, and the expression levels of ARID1B in lung cancer tissues. The CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat) technology was employed to construct stable ARID1B gene knockout (KO) cell lines. The plate colony formation assay was used to detect cell proliferation, and the Transwell cell migration and invasion assays were used to detect changes in cell migration ability. RNA-Seq was utilized for the expression and enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes. Western blot (WB) was used to verify the knockout effect of the ARID1B gene and to detect the expression changes of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling pathway-related proteins. Nude mouse tumor models were constructed and the tumorigenic abilities of control and ARID1B-deficient cells were compared. Results Patients with low ARID1B expression have poor overall survival. ARID1B is differentially expressed in lung cancer and normal tissues, and its expression level being lower in cancer cells. ARID1B-deficient cells had significantly enhanced in vitro proliferation, migration and invasion abilities. In animal experiments, the tumor formation speed of ARID1B gene deficient cells was significantly accelerated. Enrichment analysis of RNA-Seq results revealed that the differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in MAPK, phosphoinositide 3-kinase-protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) and other signaling pathways. WB experiments demonstrated that the expressions of E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Vimentin changed in ARID1B gene deficient cells, and the expressions of MAPK and p-MAPK was increased. Conclusion The A549-ARID1B KO and PC9-ARID1B KO cell lines were successfully established. The ARID1B-deficient cell lines demonstrated high migration, invasion and proliferation potential at both in vitro and in vivo biological behavior levels and at the transcriptome sequencing level. The changes in the expression of EMT markers and the activation of the MAPK signaling pathway suggest possible metastasis mechanisms of ARID1B-deficient NSCLC.

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Title
ARID1B Gene Deletion Promotes the Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of NSCLC Cells
Author
ZHU, Linlin; ZHANG, Xuchao
Pages
165-175
Section
Basic Research
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Chinese Antituberculosis Association
ISSN
10093419
e-ISSN
19996187
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Chinese
ProQuest document ID
3195172862
Copyright
Copyright © 2025. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.