High expression of AURKB promotes malignant phenotype of osteosarcoma cells by activating nuclear factor-κB signaling via DHX9.
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2024.12.06
- Author:
Yanxin ZHONG
1
;
Yu LIU
1
;
Weilai TONG
1
;
Xinsheng XIE
2
;
Jiangbo NIE
1
;
Feng YANG
1
;
Zhili LIU
1
;
Jiaming LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedics, Nanchang 330006, China.
2. Medical Research Public Service Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China, Nanchang 330006, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
DHX9;
aurora kinase B;
osteosarcoma;
phosphorylation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Osteosarcoma/genetics*;
Cell Proliferation;
NF-kappa B/metabolism*;
Signal Transduction;
Cell Line, Tumor;
Cell Movement;
DEAD-box RNA Helicases/genetics*;
Aurora Kinase B/genetics*;
Phenotype;
Bone Neoplasms/genetics*;
Neoplasm Invasiveness;
Phosphorylation;
Neoplasm Proteins
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2024;44(12):2308-2316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the regulatory mechanism of aurora kinase B (AURKB) for promoting malignant phenotype of osteosarcoma cells.
METHODS:HA-Vector or HA-AURKB was transfected in 293T cells to identify the molecules interacting with AURKB using immunoprecipitation combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry followed by verification with co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. In cultured osteosarcoma cells with lentivirus-mediated RNA interference of AURKB or DHX9 or their overexpression, the changes in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion activities were observed with EDU and Transwell assays. Mechanistic analysis was performed using Co-IP and in vivo ubiquitination experiments to detect the interaction between AURKB and DHX9 and the phosphorylation and ubiquitination levels of DHX9. Western blotting was used to detect the effect of AURKB and DHX9 on activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling.
RESULTS:AURKB was highly expressed in osteosarcoma cell lines, and in osteosarcoma 143B cells, AURKB silencing significantly reduced cell proliferation, migration and invasion abilities. Interactions between AURKB and DHX9 were detected, and they were both highly expressed in osteosarcoma tissues; silencing AURKB reduced the protein expression of DHX9, and AURKB overexpression increased DHX9 phosphorylation. Silencing AURKB did not significantly affect the transcription and translation of DHX9 but accelerated its degradation and ubiquitination. Overexpression of DHX9 effectively reversed the effects of AURKB silencing on IKBα protein and phosphorylated p65, promoted nuclear translocation of p65 to activate the NF-κB signaling pathway, and enhanced the proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of cultured osteosarcoma cells.
CONCLUSIONS:AURKB overexpression promotes the malignant phenotype of osteosarcoma cells by activating the NF-κB signaling pathway via regulating DHX9.
