Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of HOXC8 on the radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer cell line A549, aiming to provide novel ideas for clinical combined treatment. Methods The A549 cells with stable knockdown of HOXC8 were constructed by using lentivirus and validated by qPCR and Western blot. The radiosensitivity of A549 stable cell line was assessed by plate clone formation assay. The expression levels of TGF-β1 and the proteins in the downstream signal pathway after knockdown of HOXC8 were detected by Western blot. Results The A549 cells with stable knockdown of HOXC8 were successfully constructed. The viability and clonogenic capacity of A549 cells were significantly reduced after silencing HOXC8. Silencing HOXC8 also increased the sensitivity of A549 cells to radiotherapy and significantly inhibited the expression of TGF-β1 and p-Smad2/3 proteins in the downstream signaling pathway. Conclusion Silencing HOXC8 can increase the sensitivity of A549 cells to radiotherapy probably by inhibiting TGF-β1 signaling transduction. HOXC8 might play an important role in A549 cells.
Song Rui,Yuan Jinjin,Hou Ge et al. Mechanism of Silencing HOXC8 Increases Radiosensitivity of A549 Cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2019, 28(12): 942-944.
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