Authors: Karna, Shibendra Kumar Lal
Lone, Bilal Ahmad
Ahmad, Faiz
Shahi, Nerina
Pokharel, Yuba Raj
Title: Knockdown of CSNK2β suppresses MDA-MB231 cell growth, induces apoptosis, inhibits migration and invasion
Language (ISO): en
Abstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Among different types of breast cancer known, treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is a major challenge because of its aggressiveness and poor prognosis; thus, identification of specific drivers is required for targeted therapies of breast cancer malignancy. Protein Casein Kinase (CSNK) is a serine/threonine kinase that exists as a tetrameric complex consisting of two catalytic (α and /or α') and two regulatory β subunits. CSNK2β can also function independently without catalytic subunits and exist as a distinct population in cells. This study aims to elucidate the role of Casein Kinase 2β (CSNK2β) gene in cell proliferation, cell cycle, migration and apoptosis of triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. The silencing of CSNK2β in MDA-MB-231 cells resulted in decreased cell viability and colony formation. Cell cycle analysis showed a significant arrest of cells in G2M phase. Hoechst and CM-H2DCFDA staining showed nuclear condensation and augmented intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Furthermore, silencing of CSNK2β in MDA-MB-231 cells modulated the apoptotic machinery- BAX, Bcl-xL, and caspase 3; autophagy machinery-Beclin-1 and LC3-1; and inhibited the vital markers (p-ERK, c-Myc, NF-κB, E2F1, PCNA, p38-α) associated with cell proliferation and DNA replication pathways. In addition, knockdown of CSNK2β also affected the migration potential of MDA-MB-231, as observed in the wound healing and transwell migration assays. Altogether, the study suggests that CSNK2β silencing may offer future therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer.
Subject Headings: CSNK2β
Breast cancer
Apoptosis
Migration
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2003/39889
http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-21779
Publishers Link: https://www.excli.de/index.php/excli/article/view/2363
Issue Date: 2020-09-07
Rights link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Provenance: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Citation: Karna, S. K. L., Lone, B. A., Ahmad, F., Shahi, N., & Pokharel, Y. R. (2020). Knockdown of CSNK2β suppresses MDA-MB231 cell growth, induces apoptosis, inhibits migration and invasion. EXCLI Journal, 19, 1211-1226. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2020-2363
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