1. Role of Hippo/YAP signaling in irradiation-induced glioma cell apoptosis
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Xingguo Mu, Yan Chen, Xi Wang, and Xiaofei Xu
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0301 basic medicine ,YAP1 ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Chemistry ,Protein degradation ,medicine.disease ,Flow cytometry ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Radiation sensitivity ,Oncology ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Apoptosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Glioma ,medicine ,Cancer research ,Viability assay - Abstract
Background Although Hippo/Yes-associated protein (YAP) signaling plays crucial roles in radiation sensitivity and resistance of multiple kinds of cancers, its role in the radiation sensitivity of glioma cells remains unclear. The present study aimed to reveal Hippo/YAP role in the radiation sensitivity of glioma cells. Methods Glioma U251 cells were administrated with different doses of irradiation. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and flow cytometry assays were used to assess cell viability and apoptosis. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) assay was used to assess the interactions between proteins. Results The results showed that irradiation exposure significantly inhibited cell viability and induced cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, as well as decreased YAP1 expression via enhancing RCHY1-mediated YAP1 protein degradation. In addition, we observed that downregulation of YAP1 or RCHY1 weakened the role of irradiation exposure in cell viability inhibition and apoptosis promotion. Conclusion Collectively, this study emphasizes the vital role of Hippo/YAP signaling in radiation sensitivity of glioma, that RCHY1-mediated YAP1 protein downregulation is a main mechanism accounting for radiation-induced glioma cell apoptosis. Our study may enrich the theoretical basis of Hippo/YAP signaling as a new target for improving radiation sensitivity in glioma.
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- 2019