Knockdown of high mobility group box 3 impairs cell viability and colony formation but increases apoptosis in A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Ning Song
    • Baohua Wang
    • Guishan Feng
    • Lin Duan
    • Shengfang Yuan
    • Weihua Jia
    • Yi Liu
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  • Published online on: January 14, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.9927
  • Pages: 2937-2945
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Abstract

Previous research has linked high mobility group box 3 (HMGB3) overexpression to the malignant progression and poor prognosis of non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present study investigated the role of HMGB3 in cell survival and colony formation of NSCLC cells. Stable knockdown of HMGB3 in A549 cells was achieved by lentiviral‑based shRNA interference and verified by detection of the transcriptional and translational level of HMGB3 with reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively. The influence of HMGB3 knockdown on A549 cell viability and apoptotic rate was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay and flow cytometry following annexin V staining, respectively. The proliferative capacity of A549 cells with or without HMGB3 knockdown was compared by measuring their colony forming efficiency. The results of the current study revealed that HMGB3 knockdown significantly reduced cell viability and colony forming efficiency while promoting apoptosis in A549 cells, indicating that HMGB3 may be pivotal for the survival and colony formation of A549 cells, serving a notable role in NSCLC progression.
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Song N, Wang B, Feng G, Duan L, Yuan S, Jia W and Liu Y: Knockdown of high mobility group box 3 impairs cell viability and colony formation but increases apoptosis in A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells. Oncol Lett 17: 2937-2945, 2019
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Song, N., Wang, B., Feng, G., Duan, L., Yuan, S., Jia, W., & Liu, Y. (2019). Knockdown of high mobility group box 3 impairs cell viability and colony formation but increases apoptosis in A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells. Oncology Letters, 17, 2937-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.9927
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Song, N., Wang, B., Feng, G., Duan, L., Yuan, S., Jia, W., Liu, Y."Knockdown of high mobility group box 3 impairs cell viability and colony formation but increases apoptosis in A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells". Oncology Letters 17.3 (2019): 2937-2945.
Chicago
Song, N., Wang, B., Feng, G., Duan, L., Yuan, S., Jia, W., Liu, Y."Knockdown of high mobility group box 3 impairs cell viability and colony formation but increases apoptosis in A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells". Oncology Letters 17, no. 3 (2019): 2937-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.9927