Pim kinases contribute to tumor formation and development of lymphoma, which shows enhanced DNA replication, DNA recombination and repair. Endothelial cells (ECs) express all the three members of Pim kinase gene family. We hypothesized that DNA repair gene would regulate Pim expression in ECs. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were isolated and maintained in M199 culture medium. The cellular distribution of Pim-3 in ECs was determined by immunofluorescent staining. The siRNA fragments were synthesized and transfected by using Lipofectamine LTX. The total cellular RNA was extracted from the cells by using Trizol reagent. cDNAs were quantified by semi-quantity PCR. The effects of LY294002 and wortmannin on RNA stability in ECs were also examined. Our data showed that LY294002 and wortmannin, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and kinase inhibitors, increased Pim mRNA expression in ECs without altering the mRNA stability. RNA interference (RNAi) targeting DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) and ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) increased mRNA expression of Pim-3 and Pim-1, respectively. Silencing of Akt decreased Pim-1 instead of Pm-2 and Pim-3 gene expression in ECs. But etoposide, a nucleoside analogue, which could activate DNA-PKcs and ATM, increased Pim expression in ECs. Our study indicates that the expression of Pim kinases is physiologically related to DNA-PKcs and ATM in ECs.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [30900631]; Hubei Provincial Department of Education [Q20102101, D20082406]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Hubei Univ Med, Dongfeng Hosp, Inst Cardiovasc Sci, Shiyan 442008, Peoples R China
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Min Xinwen,Tang Jie,Wang Yinfang,et al.PI3K-like Kinases Restrain Pim Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells[J].JOURNAL OF HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MEDICAL SCIENCES.2012,32(1):17-23.doi:10.1007/s11596-012-0003-0.
APA:
Min, Xinwen,Tang, Jie,Wang, Yinfang,Yu, Minghua,Zhao, Libing...&Ma, Yexin.(2012).PI3K-like Kinases Restrain Pim Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells.JOURNAL OF HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MEDICAL SCIENCES,32,(1)
MLA:
Min, Xinwen,et al."PI3K-like Kinases Restrain Pim Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells".JOURNAL OF HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MEDICAL SCIENCES 32..1(2012):17-23