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Development of Compendium for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Published on: April 12, 2024
[Expression of survivin and its significance in esophageal cancer]
Hong-Xia Zhu1, Yi-Hua Wang, Cui-Qi Zhou
1Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Cancer Institute (Hospital), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Objective:
To detect the expression of survivin in esophageal cancer and elucidate its function in esophageal cancer.
Methods:
Expression of surviv in was detected in paired normal and tumor tissues from patients with esophageal cancer by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. A dominant-negative survivin (surT34A) was transfected into esophageal cancer EC9706 cells (EC9706surT34A). Colony formation and apoptosis of the parental and surT34A-transfected EC9706 cells were examined in soft agar and by flow cytometry, respectively.
Results:
Survivin mRNA expression of tumor tissues was higher than normal tissues in 18/27 (66.7%) samples. The expression level of survivin mRNA in tumor tissues (2.08 +/- 1.32) was significantly higher than that in normal tissues (1.22 +/- 1.09). EC9706 surT34A cells formed fewer colonies on agar than the non-transfected ones. After serum withdrawal, EC9706surT34A had higher apoptotic ratio than control, but survivin could reduce the apoptotic ratio.
Conclusion:
Overexpression of survivin is a common eventin esophageal cancer. The dominant-negative survivin can partially inhibit the malignant phenotype of esophageal cancer.
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