Mechanism of BAZ1A regulating radiosensitivity of lung cancer cells / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the effect of siRNA silencing BAZ1A on radiosensitization of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Methods:A549 cells were randomly divided into transfection reagent control (Ctrl) group, negative control siRNA (siNC) group, and siBAZ1A group. The expression of BAZ1A protein was evaluated by Western blot. The clone formation assay was applied to investigate the survival fraction (SF) of the A549 cells treated with different radiation doses (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10Gy), and one-hit multi-target model was applied to analyze the radiation dose survival curve. MTS assay, scratch assay, and flow cytometry were utilized to determine the relative survival, cell migration abilities, and apoptosis, respectively. Results: The expression level of BAZ1A protein in A549 cells was inhibited by BAZ1A-siRNA transfection. X-ray radiation inhibited the colony formation capacity of A549 cells, and the SF of siBAZ1A group was lower than that of the other two groups with radiation (P<0.05). Compared with those of Ctrl group, the sensitization enhancement ratio (SER) of siNC and siBAZ1A groups was 1.06 and 2.24. Moreover, with the transfection of BAZ1A-siRNA, the relative survival rate and cell migration ability were decreased after X-ray radiation. Besides, the apoptosis rate was higher in siBAZ1A group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Silencing the expression of BAZ1A by siRNA can efficiently improve the sensitization of radiotherapy for A549 cells.