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Neoplasma Vol.62, No.5, p.748-755, 2015

Title: Downregulation of PLK1 by RNAi attenuates the tumorigenicity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells via promoting apoptosis and inhibiting angiogenesis
Author: C. L. ZHAO, J. Y. JU, W. GAO, W. J. YU, Z. Q. GAO, W. T. LI

Abstract: Polo-like kinase 1(PLK1) is essential for the maintenance of genomic stability during mitosis. PLK1 has been reported to be upregulated in several solid tumors, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the role of PLK1 in tumorigenesis of ESCC remains undetermined. We used siRNA and lentivirus-mediated PLK1 RNA interference to investigate the tumor suppressor function of PLK1 reduction in ESCC cells. Flow cytometry and Terminal deoxynuleotidyl transferase-mediated nick-end labeling assay in vitro, as well as immunohistochemitry analysis of Caspase-3 and CD31 in s.c. tumor tissue section, were performed. Knock down of PLK1 expression significantly suppressed the ability of ESCC cells to form colonies in plastic and soft agar. PLK1 reduction mediated by lentivirus caused growth suppression of ESCC in nude mice. Caspase-3 upregulation further indicated that dysregulated apoptosis might contribute to reduced tumorigenecity. In particular, downregulation of CD31 suggested that PLK1 reduction-induced angiogenesis inhibition may also contribute, at least in part, to attenuated tumorigenecity. These findings indicate that PLK1 might play roles in tumorigenesis of ESCC and that PLK1 might be a potential gene therapy target in ESCC. Apoptosis induction together with decreased angiogenesis might be involved in the mechanism of tumor suppressor function of RNA interference targeting PLK1.

Keywords: PLK1, ESCC, tumorigenecity, angiogenesis
Published online: 03-Aug-2015
Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 5 Page From: 748, Page To: 755
doi:10.4149/neo_2015_089


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