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Objective:We aimed to perform a preliminary study of the association between induced pluripotent stem cell(iPS)-related genes and biological behavior of human colorectal cancer(CRC) cells,and the potential for developing anti-cancer drugs targeting these genes.Methods:We used real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) to evaluate the transcript levels of iPS-related genes NANOG,OCT4,SOX2,C-MYC and KLF4 in CRC cell lines and cancer stem cells(CSCs)-enriched tumor spheres.NANOG was knockdowned in CRC cell line SW620 by lentiviral transduction.3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) assays,plate colony formation,and a mouse xenograft model were used to evaluate alterations in biological behavior in NANOG-knockdown SW620 cells.Also,mock-knockdown and NANOG-knockdown cells were treated with 5-fluorouracil(5-FU) and survival rate was measured by MTT assay to evaluate drug sensitivity.Results:A significant difference in the transcript levels of iPS-related genes between tumor spheres and their parental bulky cells was observed.NANOG knockdown suppressed proliferation,colony formation,and in vivo tumorigenicity but increased the sensitivity to 5-FU of SW620 cells.5-FU treatment greatly inhibited the expression of the major stemness-associated genes NANOG,OCT4,and SOX2.Conclusions:These results collectively suggest an overlap between iPS-related genes and CSCs in CRC.Quenching a certain gene NANOG may truncate the aggressiveness of CRC cells.
Objective: We aimed to perform a preliminary study of the association between induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) -related genes and biological behavior of human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells, and the potential for developing anti-cancer drugs targeting these genes. Methods: We used real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to evaluate the transcript levels of iPS-related genes NANOG, OCT4, SOX2, C-MYC and KLF4 in CRC cell lines and cancer stem cells spheres.NANOG was knockdowned in CRC cell line SW620 by lentiviral transduction. 3- (4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl) -2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays, plate colony formation, and a mouse xenograft model were used to evaluate alterations in biological behavior in NANOG-knockdown SW620 cells. Also, mock-knockdown and NANOG-knockdown cells were treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and survival rate was measured by MTT assay to evaluate drug sensitivity. Results: A significant difference in the transcript levels of iPS-related genes between tumor spheres and their parental bulky cells was observed. NOG knockdown suppressed proliferation, colony formation, and in vivo tumorigenicity but increased the sensitivity to 5-FU of SW620 cells. 5-FU treatment greatly inhibited the expression of the major stemness-associated genes NANOG, OCT4, and SOX2.Conclusions: These results collectively suggest an overlap between iPS-related genes and CSCs in CRC. Quenching a certain gene NANOG may truncate the aggressiveness of CRC cells.