Effects of down-regulation of CDC25C on mitochondrial stress response and mitochondrial pathway apoptosis in melanoma cells
Objective To investigate the effects of cell division cycle 25C(CDC25C)down-regulation on the mito-chondrial stress response and mitochondrial pathway apoptosis in melanoma B16 cells.Methods B16 cells were cul-tured and randomly divided into the transfection group,transfection control group and blank control group.In the transfec-tion group,B16 cells were transfected with the lentiviral plasmid with low-expression of CDC25C.In the transfection con-trol group,B16 cells were transfected with the lentiviral empty plasmid,while in the blank control group,B16 cells were cultured normally.Rhod-2/AM and MitoSOX fluorescence probe were used to detect the concentration of mitochondrial Ca2+ and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species(ROS)in B16 cells.The mRNA and protein expression levels of mitochon-drial stress response-related molecules mitochondrial caseinolytic protease P(ClpP)and Lon protease 1(LONP1),as well as the mitochondrial pathway apoptosis-related molecules Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 were detected using RT-qPCR and Western blotting.Results Compared with the transfection control group and the blank control group,the concentration of mitochondrial Ca2+ and mitochondrial ROS in B16 cells increased,and the mRNA and protein expression levels of ClpP,LONP1,and Caspase-9,and Caspase-3 increased in the transfection group(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Down-regulation of CDC25C in melanoma B16 cells activates the mitochondrial stress response and subsequently triggers mito-chondrial pathway apoptosis.