Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect ofΔNp63αon the expression level of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and its mechanism.
Methods Stable SiHa cells with overexpressedΔNp63α(SiHa/ΔNp63α) were established by stable transfection, andΔNp63αexpression was transiently silenced in ME-180 cell lines(ME-180/ΔNp63αsiRNA). The protein levels ofΔNp63α, LIF and STAT3 were detected by Western blot, while the mRNA levels ofΔNp63α, LIF, STAT3 and LncRNA ENST00000447565 were detected by qRT-PCR.
Results (1) The mRNA and protein levels of LIF and its downstream signaling factor STAT3 mRNA was significantly reduced in SiHa/ΔNp63αcells; (2) The RNA levels of LncRNA ENST00000447565 were significantly reduced in SiHa/ΔNp63αcells, ENST00000447565 and LIF were both located in chromosome 22 q12.2, within the same loci; (3) The mRNA level of LIF was significantly increased in ME-180 cells with silencedΔNp63α.
Conclusion The expressions of LIF and its downstream signaling factor STAT3 are inhibited byΔNp63αexpression, which might be associated with the down-regulation of LncRNA ENST00000447565.