Effect of EH domain containing protein 2 on the biological behavior of clear cell renal cell carcinoma
HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Authors: Liu, C.; Liu, S.; Wang, L.; Wang, Y.; Li, Y.; Cui, Y.
Abstract
To investigate the effects of EH domain containing protein 2 (EHD2) on clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and provide new insights for the clinical treatment of rental cancer. Forty patients (26 males and 14 females, 62.4 +/- 5.7 years old) with ccRCC were selected from January 2015 to December 2016 to serve as research subjects in this study. The EHD2 protein expression in the tumor tissues and adjacent healthy tissues of ccRCC patients were detected by Western Blot assay. The cells of ccRCC cell lines RLC-310 and 786-O were divided into normal control group (control), no-load control group (pLV), EHD2 overexpression group (pLV-EHD2), and EHD2 interference group (pLV-siEHD2). The expression levels of EHD2 protein in each group of cells were detected by western blot. The cell proliferation was detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Wound healing assay was performed to check the cell migration ability. Transwell invasion assay was used to detect the cell invasion ability. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. The expression level of EHD2 was significantly increased in pLV-EHD2 group and decreased in pLV-siEHD2 group compared with control group and pLV-siEHD2 group, indicating the successfully established EHD2 overexpression cell line and EHD2 RNA interference cell line. EHD2 overexpression enhanced the proliferation, invasion, and migration but inhibited the apoptosis of ccRCC cells, while EHD2 interference showed opposite functions. EHD2 interference can inhibit the development of ccRCC by inhibiting the proliferation, invasion, and migration, and EHD2 can potentially serve as a molecular target for the clinical treatment of ccRCC.
Cloning and characterization of hELD/OSA1, a novel BRG1 interacting protein
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Authors: Hurlstone, AFL; Olave, IA; Barker, N; van Noort, M; Clevers, H
Abstract
A highly conserved multisubunit enzymic complex, SWI/SNF, participates in the regulation of eukaryote gene expression through its ability to remodel chromatin, While a single component of SWI/SNF, Swi2 or a related protein, can perform this function in vitro, the other components appear to modulate the activity and specificity of the complex in vivo. Here we describe the cloning of hELD/OSA1, a 189 KDa human homologue of Drosophila Eld/Osa protein, a constituent of Drosophila SWI/ SNF. By comparing conserved peptide sequences in Eld/Osa homologues we define three domains common to all family members. A putative DNA binding domain, or ARID (AT-rich DNA-interacting domain), may function in targetting SWI/ SNF to chromatin. Two other domains unique to Eld/Osa proteins, EHD1 and EHD2, map to the C-teminus. We show that EHD2 mediates binding to Brahma-related gene 1 (BRG 1), a human homologue of yeast Swi2. EHD1 and EHD2 also appear capable of interacting with each other. Using an antibody raised against EHD2 of hELD/OSA1, we detected Eld/ Osa1 in endogenous SWI/SNF complexes derived from mouse brain.