Investigating the functional role of SETD6 in lung adenocarcinoma

BMC Cancer

Research

Man Liu¹  Jing Xu²  Hui Zhou³  Jie Chen³  Ziling Luo⁴ 

[1] Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China;Department of Pharmacy, Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China;Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China;Department of Pharmacy, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China;

关键词: SET domain containing 6;    Lung adenocarcinoma;    Nuclear factor-κB;    Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12885-022-10476-9

 received in 2022-05-18, accepted in 2022-12-22,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSET domain containing 6 (SETD6) has been shown to be upregulated in multiple human cancers and can promote malignant cell survival. However, expression and function of SETD6 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unaddressed. This study aimed to demonstrate the expression pattern, biological roles and potential mechanisms by which SETD6 dysregulation is associated with LUAD.MethodsThe expression level of SETD6 was evaluated in LUAD clinical specimens and its correlation with clinical parameters were analyzed. In vitro, gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments were performed to evaluate the effects of SETD6 on cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and colony formation of LUAD cell line A549. Western-blot was performed to investigate the involvement of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathways as downstream signaling of SETD6 in LUAD cells.ResultsCompared with non-tumorous tissues, SETD6 was overexpressed in tumor tissues, and its overexpression significantly correlates with higher rates of regional lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in patients with LUAD. In A549 cell line, SETD6 overexpression could promote cell proliferation, migration, colony formation and inhibit cell apoptosis, whereas SETD6 knockdown caused the opposite effects. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the mechanisms underlying the effect of SETD6 on LUAD biological behaviors may be through its interaction with NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways.ConclusionsSETD6, which is highly expressed in LUAD tumor tissues, plays an important role in promoting the malignant behaviors of LUAD via likely the NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways.

【 授权许可】

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