Análise funcional do gene GPC3 em carcinoma renal de células claras

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Valsechi, Marina Curado [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Cancer; Rins; Carcinoma de células renais; Expressão gênica; Regulamento genetico
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/127546

Background: GPC3 (Glypican 3) is a member of the family of glypican heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG). The GPC3 gene may play a role in controlling cell migration, negative regulation of cell growth and induction of apoptosis. This gene is reported to be downregulated in several cancers, which can result in uncontrolled cell growth and which can also contribute to the malignant phenotype of some tumors. The purpose of this study was to analyze the mechanism of action of the GPC3 gene in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC). Methods: First, we constructed the expression vector and transfected renal carcinoma cell lines. GPC3 expression was analyzed using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. We evaluated cell proliferation using MTT and colony formation assays. Apoptosis and cell cycle analyses were evaluated using flow cytometry. Results: We observed that the GPC3 gene was downexpressed in the clear cell renal cell carcinoma samples and in cell lines, which were both compared to normal renal samples. We observed that GPC3 mRNA expression and protein levels increased after the transfection into ACHN and 786-O cell lines. We found that the cell proliferation rate decreased in cells overexpressing GPC3 in both cell lines, ACHN and 786-O (p < 0.01). Also, apoptosis in the renal cell carcinoma cell line was not observed in cells overexpressing GPC3 (p > 0.05), but there was an increase in the cell population during the G1 phase in the cell cycle (p< 0.05). Conclusion: We suggest that the GPC3 gene reduced the cell proliferation rate through cell cycle arrest during the G1 phase in renal cell carcinoma