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- Title
Telomerase reverse transcriptase downregulation by RNA interference modulates endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial energy production.
- Authors
Mohd Zain, Muhammad Zuhair; Ismail, Nor Hayati; Ahmad, Nadhirah; Sulong, Sarina; Karsani, Saiful Anuar; Abdul Majid, Nazia
- Abstract
Telomerase is a cancer promoting ribonucleoprotein complex and is a potential therapeutic target for cancer. In this study, the effects of telomerase downregulation on the whole cell proteome were investigated. Understanding how the effect of downregulation on the whole proteome profile will generate a greater understanding of the possible roles played by telomerase in cancer. Downregulation was achieved by RNA interference (RNAi), targeting the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) subunits of telomerase. Transfection of TERT siRNA downregulates TERT gene expression and induced downregulation of telomerase activity. Investigation of the effect of silencing TERT in telomerase was further validated through proteomic analysis by performing 2-dimension electrophoresis (2DE) coupled with MALDI-TOF/TOF. 12 protein spots in HeLa cells were reported to be significantly differentially expressed with 11 of them were upregulated and 1 downregulated. Through STRING analysis, differentially expressed proteins demonstrated strong associations with endoplasmic reticulum stress marker and mitochondrial energy production marker. In conclusions, the result exhibited novel integrated proteomic response involving endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial energy production in response to the TERT downregulation in cervical cancer cells.
- Subjects
TELOMERASE reverse transcriptase; RNA interference; ENDOPLASMIC reticulum; DOWNREGULATION; TELOMERASE
- Publication
Molecular Biology Reports, 2020, Vol 47, Issue 10, p7735
- ISSN
0301-4851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11033-020-05848-y