RAD51AP1 affects the proliferation,cell cycle and apoptosis of ovarian cancer cell through CDK1/PI3K/AKT pathway
Objective To investigate the effect and molecular mechanism of RAD51-associated protein 1(RAD51AP1)on the proliferation,cell cycle and apoptosis of ovarian cancer(OC)cell(OVCAR3)by regulating cyclin dependent kinase 1(CDK1)/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(AKT)pathway.Methods The differentially expressed genes were screened by bioinformatics database,and the expression of RAD51AP1 and overall survival(OS)in OC patients were analyzed.The expression of RAD51AP1 in OC cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.OVCAR3 cells were treated according to Ctrl group,NC group,RAD51AP1-KD group and RAD51AP1-KD+CDK1 group.qRT-PCR and West-ern blot were used to detect the expressions of RAD51AP1,CDK1 and PI3K/AKT pathway related proteins.CCK8 and colony formation assay were used to assess cell proliferation,and flow cytometry was used to detect cell cycle and apop-tosis.Results RAD51AP1 was significantly up-regulated in OC tissues and cell lines(P<0.05),and the OS time of patients with high RAD51AP1 expression was shorter(P<0.05).Knockdown of RAD51AP1 significantly down-regulated the expres-sion of CDK1,PI3K and P-AKT,decreased the viability and colony formation ability of OVCAR3 cells,arrested the cells in G0/G1 phase,promoted apoptosis(P<0.05),while overexpression of CDK1 partially reversed the above indicators(P<0.05).Conclusion RAD51AP1 is highly expressed in OC cells.Knockdown RAD51AP1 could inhibit the proliferation,induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by regulating CDK1/PI3K/AKT pathway in OC cell.