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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue 5, Pages 1775-1782Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3183
Keywords
apoptosis; vesicular stomatitis virus; Livin; second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase; lung cancer
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82172684, 81200640]
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Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) has shown promise in cancer treatment. However, it achieved limited effects against lung cancer. Lung cancer has intrinsic mechanisms that render resistance to VSV. In this study, we attempted to explore the expression of the anti-apoptotic factor Livin in lung adenocarcinoma and its possible relationship to VSV vulnerability. We found VSV induced apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner, with the concomitant change in the expression of Livin. We elevated the expression of Livin both transiently and stably, and the cells became insensitive to VSV treatment. We further found the BIR domain of Livin was mainly responsible for its modulation effects. This finding suggested a possible interaction with the second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC). The knock-down of SMAC also inhibited apoptosis by VSV. The relationship was confirmed by the co-immunoprecipitation. Finally, we knocked down the endogenous Livin, and the knock-down sensitized cells to VSV treatment. Our results suggested the important role of Livin and its partner molecule in the process of VSV treatment.
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