Sirtuin7 (SIRT7) plays an important role in many cancer types, but its function in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. This study investigated the biological role and underlying mechanism of SIRT7 in NSCLC. Results showed that SIRT7 was highly expressed in NSCLC cell lines, as detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. SIRT7 knockdown by small interfering RNA (siRNA) significantly inhibited the growth of NSCLC cells and induced their apoptosis. Bioinformatics algorithms indicated that SIRT7 was a putative target of microRNA-3666 (miR-3666). Dual-luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that miR-3666 could target the 3′-untranslated region of SIRT7. Western blot analysis revealed that miR-3666 could regulate the protein expression of SIRT7. The miR-3666 overexpression significantly inhibited NSCLC cell growth. The restoration of SIRT7 protein expression significantly abrogated the effect of the miR-3666 overexpression. Moreover, SIRT7 depletion induced by siRNA or miR-3666 overexpression promoted the expression of pro-apoptotic genes. Taken together, our study suggests that SIRT7 functions as an oncogene in NSCLC, and miR-3666 can target SIRT7 to inhibit NSCLC cell growth by promoting the pro-apoptotic signaling pathway. Thus, this study provides novel insights into the development of new and potential treatments for NSCLC.
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and >80% of lung cancers are diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (1). Unfortunately, the morbidity and mortality rates of lung cancer in China have remained high and are even continuously increasing; as a consequence, this disease has resulted in heavy economic burden (2,3). Despite the advancements in treatment strategies, the overall 5-year survival rate of lung cancer remains low (1). Cancer treatment remains challenging because of the malignant growth and distant metastasis of cancer cells (4). However, underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Therefore, innovative research efforts should be performed to understand the mechanism of carcinogenesis and to develop new and effective therapeutic methods.
Sirtuins (SIRTs) are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidized form-dependent deacetylases belonging to class III histone deacetylase (5). SIRTs are also called longevity proteins because of their distinct roles in extending lifespan (5). SIRTs regulate various biological processes, including stress responses, DNA repair, inflammation, metabolism, apoptosis, cell cycle, and senescence; they also play critical roles in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and cancer (5–8). Thus far, seven members of the SIRT family (SIRT1-7) have been characterized in mammals (9). Among the SIRTs, SIRT1 is the most widely explored; this SIRT is implicated in various cellular and metabolic processes (10). The important role of SIRT2 has been observed in neurodegenerative diseases (11). SIRT3 is another thoroughly investigated SIRT that represents a major mitochondrial deacetylase (12,13). SIRT4 and SIRT5 participate in metabolic processes (14,15). SIRT6 possibly regulates DNA damage and genome integrity (16,17). SIRT7 is the latest characterized SIRT and its function study has just begun (18). SIRT7 exhibits nuclear localization and regulates ribosomal RNA synthesis (19,20). SIRT7 has been implicated in various cellular processes, such as cellular survival, protein synthesis, chromatin remodeling, and lipid metabolism (18). SIRT7 has also been proposed as an oncogene in various cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (21) and colorectal cancer (22). Nevertheless, the role of SIRT7 in lung cancer remains unclear.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a group of small and non-coding RNAs consisting of ~22 nucleotides, have been extensively investigated in terms of cancer pathogenesis and treatments because of their negative regulatory effect on gene expression (23). miRNAs can directly target the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of target messenger RNA (mRNA) via complementary sequences; as a result, mRNA becomes unstable and undergoes degradation; thus, translation is inhibited (24–26). Therefore, miRNAs participate in various biological processes, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion (24). A series of miRNAs has been aberrantly expressed in cancer tissues, such as NSCLC, functioning as oncogenes or tumor suppressive genes (27,28). These miRNAs participate in cancer pathogenesis and thus can be potentially used as new diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets (27,28).
In our study, to better understand the biological role of SIRT7 in NSCLC, we analyzed the expression of SIRT7 in several NSCLC cell lines. The results showed that SIRT7 was highly expressed in NSCLC cell lines. SIRT7 knockdown by small interfering RNA (siRNA) significantly inhibited the growth of NSCLC cells and promoted their apoptosis. To develop a novel inhibitor for SIRT7, we predicted novel and potential miRNAs that could target and regulate SIRT7 through bioinformatics algorithms. A novel miRNA, the miR-3666, contained the predicted binding sites for 3′-UTR of SIRT7. The finding was confirmed through dual-luciferase reporter assay. Further data revealed that miR-3666 markedly inhibited the protein expression of SIRT7. The overexpression of miR-3666 significantly inhibited NSCLC cell growth directly through SIRT7. Moreover, the loss of SIRT7 induced by siRNA or miR-3666 activated the pro-apoptotic gene expression. Thus, miR-3666/SIRT7 could be used as a novel and potential molecular target for NSCLC treatment.
Materials and methodsCell lines
Normal human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT), human NSCLC cell lines (A549, H1299, NCI-H157, and SK-MES-1), and 293T cells were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA). These cells were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; Gibco, Rockville, MD, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (Gibco) and penicillin (100 U/ml)/streptomycin (100 µg/ml) and then placed in a humidified incubator containing 5% CO2 at 37°C.
Total RNAs were isolated using an RNeasy kit and an miRNeasy mini kit (Qiagen, Dusseldorf, Germany) according to the manufacturer's instructions. cDNA was synthesized with M-MLV reverse transcriptase (Clontech, Palo Alto, CA, USA) and a Primescript RT reagent kit (Takara, Dalian, China). PCR amplification was performed using a SYBR Premix Ex Taq GC kit (Takara) on an ABI7500 real-time PCR detection system (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA, USA). Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) or U6 was also used as an internal control. Fold changes relative to the control were calculated via the 2−ΔΔCt method.
Western blot analysis
Protein extractions were separated through 12.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and subsequently transferred to a polyvinylidene difluoride membrane (Millipore, Boston, MA, USA). The membrane was blocked with 3.5% non-fat milk and probed with primary antibodies at 4°C overnight. Afterward, the membrane was incubated with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (1:2,000, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) for 1 h. Protein bands were developed through chemiluminescence (Amersham Biosciences, Little Chalfont, UK). Band intensity was quantified using Image-Pro Plus 6.0 (Media Cybernetics, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA). The primary antibodies (anti-SIRT7 and anti-GAPDH) used in this study were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology.
Cell transfection
SIRT7 siRNA (siSIRT7-1: 5′-CCUGCCGUGUGAGGCGGAA-3′ and siSIRT7-2: 5′-GCCGUGUGAGGCGGAAGCG-3′) and control siRNA (siControl: 5′-CCUUGCGUGGGAGCGCGAA-3′) were synthesized by Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA, USA). miR-3666 mimics and negative control miRNA mimics (NC miRNA) were purchased from OriGene Technologies (Beijing, China). For SIRT7 overexpression, the open reading frame of SIRT7 without 3′-UTR was cloned into pcDNA3.1 plasmid (BioVector, Beijing, China). The siRNA, miRNA mimics, or plasmids were transfected by using Lipofectamine™ 2000 (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Cell growth was detected through an MTT assay. In brief, the cells were seeded into 96-well plates at a density of 1×104 cells/well and cultured overnight. After transfection was performed for 48 h, 20 µl of MTT stock solution (Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA) was added to each well and incubated for 4 h; afterward, 200 µl of dimethyl sulfoxide/well (Sigma) was added. Absorbance was detected at 490 nm with a microplate spectrophotometer (Bio-Tek Instruments, Winooski, VT, USA).
Caspase-3 activity assay
Cell apoptosis was detected through caspase-3 activity assay by using a commercial kit (Roche Life Science, Shanghai, China). The cells were lysed in ice-cold cell lysis buffer. The supernatant was collected, and protein concentration was measured. Subsequently, 100 µg of protein was incubated with 50 µl of reaction buffer and 5 µl of 4 mM DEVD-pNA substrate at 37°C for 2 h. Absorbance was determined at 405 nm by using a microplate spectrophotometer (Bio-Tek Instruments).
Dual-luciferase reporter assay
The 3′-UTR of SIRT7 containing the predicted binding site or a mutant at miR-3666 binding site was cloned into pmirGLO dual-luciferase vector (Promega, Madison, WI, USA) downstream of the luciferase gene. The recombinant dual-luciferase vector was co-transfected with miR-3666 mimics into 293T cells by using Lipofectamine™ 2000 (Invitrogen). After 48 h of incubation, luciferase activity was determined by using a dual-Glo luciferase assay system (Promega).
Statistical analysis
Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analyses were performed with Student's t-test or ANOVA with a Bonferroni correction in SPSS version 11.5 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
ResultsSIRT7 is highly expressed in NSCLC cells
To investigate the potential role of SIRT7 in NSCLC, we detected the expression of SIRT7 in several NSCLC cell lines. RT-qPCR analysis revealed that the mRNA expression level of SIRT7 in NSCLC cell lines was significantly higher than that in HaCaT cells (Fig. 1A). The protein expression level of SIRT7 in NSCLC cells was also higher than that in the control HaCaT cells (Fig. 1B). These results suggested that SIRT7 plays an important role in NSCLC.
SIRT7 knockdown inhibits the cell growth of NSCLC cells
To investigate the biological role of SIRT7 in NSCLC, we performed a loss-of-function experiment through cell transfection by using siSIRT7. The expression of SIRT7 in H1299 and SK-MES-1 cells was significantly depleted after transfection was conducted with siSIRT7-1 and siSIRT7-2 (Fig. 2A and B). Subsequently, the effect of SIRT7 depletion on the cell growth of NSCLC cells was detected. The results showed that SIRT7 knockdown significantly inhibited the growth of H1299 and SK-MES-1 cells, as detected by the MTT assay (Fig. 2C). Furthermore, SIRT7 knockdown also markedly increased the caspase-3 activity, thereby implying a high level of apoptosis induced (Fig. 2D). Taken together, the data indicated that SIRT7 had an oncogenic role in NSCLC.
miR-3666 targets and inhibits SIRT7 protein expression
Considering the important role of SIRT7 in NSCLC, we may assume that targeting SIRT7 is a promising strategy to prevent NSCLC cancer. miRNAs are novel tools used to treat lung cancer by negatively regulating oncogene or tumor suppressive gene (28,29). We also predicted the novel and potential miRNAs that could target and regulate SIRT7 through bioinformatics algorithms. Interestingly, miR-3666, a novel tumor suppressive miRNA, contained a theoretical seed region to target the 3′-UTR of SIRT7 (Fig. 3A). To confirm this prediction, we cloned the 3′-UTR of SIRT7 (wild-type, WT) into pmirGLO dual-luciferase reporter vector and co-transfected miR-3666 mimics with this vector in 293T cells. Luciferase activities were quantified in the transfected cells and the results showed that miR-3666 mimics significantly decreased the luciferase activity (Fig. 3B). By contrast, miR-3666 mimics did not evidently affect the mutant 3′-UTR constructs (mutant type, MT) (Fig. 3B). To investigate whether miR-3666 targeting the mRNA of SIRT7 regulates the expression of SIRT7, we detected the effect of miR-3666 mimics on SIRT7 expression in NSCLC cells. miR-3666 mimics did not significantly affect the mRNA of SIRT7 (Fig. 4). By contrast, miR-3666 mimics markedly decreased the protein expression of SIRT7 (Fig. 6A and B). Therefore, miR-3666 regulates the protein expression of SIRT7.
miR-3666 inhibits NSCLC cell growth through targeting SIRT7
Considering the regulatory effect of miR-3666 on SIRT7 expression, we speculated that miR-3666 could inhibit NSCLC cell growth. To test this hypothesis, we transfected NSCLC cells with miR-3666 mimics and detected its effect on cell growth and apoptosis. The results showed that miR-3666 overexpression significantly inhibited the growth (Fig. 5A) and apoptosis (Fig. 5B) of NSCLC cells. To validate whether miR-3666 inhibited NSCLC cell growth through SIRT7, we performed a rescue experiment. The cells were cotransfected with miR-3666 mimics and SIRT7-overexpressing vector (without 3′-UTR). The results showed that the decreased protein expression of SIRT7 induced by miR-3666 mimics was significantly restored by the transfection of SIRT7-overexpressing vector (Fig. 6A and B). Furthermore, restoring SIRT7 expression markedly decreased the inhibitory effect of miR-3666 on NSCLC cell growth (Fig. 6C and D). These data indicated that miR-3666 inhibited NSCLC cell growth through targeting SIRT7.
Loss of SIRT7 promotes the activation of pro-apoptotic gene expression
To further elucidate the underlying mechanism of SIRT7 in regulating NSCLC cell growth and apoptosis, we detected the effect of the loss of SIRT7 on pro-apoptotic gene expression. The results showed that SIRT7 depletion induced by siRNA or miR-3666 mimics significantly increased the mRNA expression levels of Puma, Noxa, and Bax in NSLCLC cells (Fig. 7). Taken together, these results suggested that SIRT7 inhibition promoted the activation of pro-apoptotic signaling pathway.
Discussion
In this study, we demonstrated a crucial role of SIRT7 in NSCLC. SIRT7 was overexpressed in NSCLC cell lines, and SIRT7 knockdown by siRNA significantly inhibited cell growth and induced cell apoptosis of NSCLC. Intriguingly, miR-3666, a novel tumor suppressive miRNA (30,31), could target and inhibit SIRT7 protein expression through directly interacting with the 3′-UTR of SIRT7 mRNA. The overexpression of miR-3666 significantly inhibited NSCLC cell growth through inhibiting SIRT7. Our data indicated an important role of miR-3666/SIRT7 in regulating NSCLC cell growth.
SIRT7 regulates the ribosomal RNA synthesis (19,20). SIRT7 is highly expressed in highly proliferative tissues; SIRT7 is implicated in cell growth regulation (9). This protein also plays a critical role in cancers (18). Barber et al reported that SIRT7 is essential for the maintenance of cancerous phenotype because SIRT7 contributes to the maintenance of H3K18 deacetylation leading to the suppression of many tumor suppressor genes (32). The depletion of SIRT7 in cancer cells reduces the anchorage-independent growth and cell proliferation (32). SIRT7 is highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues, and its knockdown results in cell cycle arrest and inhibits cell grow in vitro and in vivo (21). SIRT7 is also gradually increased during cervical cancer progression (33). In colorectal cancer, SIRT7 protein expression is significantly correlated with tumor stage, lymph node metastasis, and poor patient survival; SIRT7 knockdown also suppresses the motility, proliferation, and colony formation of colorectal cancer cells via the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway (22). Furthermore, SIRT7 is upregulated in gastric cancer and is correlated with disease stage, metastasis, and survival (34). SIRT7 knockdown also inhibits gastric cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo (34). In addition, SIRT7 is highly expressed in ovarian cancer cell lines, and its loss reduces cell growth and colony formation and promotes cell apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells (35). High SIRT7 expression is also found in breast cancer and is correlated with high histological grade and poor survival rate (36,37). These findings indicate that SIRT7 functions as an oncogene. In line with these findings, our results revealed that this protein functioned as an oncogene in lung cancer. Our results further demonstrated that SIRT7 was overexpressed in NSCLC cell lines, and the knockdown of this gene impeded NSCLC cell growth. On the contrary, SIRT7 possesses tumor-suppressor properties (38). McGlynn et al demonstrated that decreased SIRT7 expression is associated with an aggressive tumor phenotype and poor survival (38). SIRT7 knockdown also induces multidrug resistance in breast cancer cells (39).
miRNAs represent novel inhibitors for gene expression (24–26). SIRT7 can be regulated by certain miRNAs (21,40). Kim et al reported that tumor suppressive miRNAs, miR-125a-5p, and miR-125b can target and inhibit SIRT7 to suppress the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (21). Zhao and Wang found that miR-125b inhibits the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting SIRT7 (40). Another study reports that miR-125b also inhibits bladder cancer development by targeting and inhibiting SIRT7 (41). A recent study revealed that SIRT7 is also a target gene of miR-93, which regulates adiposity (42). In our study, we found that the miR-3666 could directly target and inhibit SIRT7 expression. miR-3666 has been suggested as an oncogene in cervical cancer and can inhibit cancer cell invasion and metastases by targeting zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (30). Low miR-3666 expression is detected in thyroid carcinoma, but the miR-3666 overexpression significantly inhibits the growth of thyroid carcinoma cancer cells by targeting the met proto-oncogene (31). In this study, we found that miR-3666 also functioned as a potential tumor suppressor in NSCLC. The miR-3666 overexpression could inhibit NSCLC cell growth by suppressing SIRT7. Our study further documented that SIRT7 could be targeted and inhibited by specific miRNAs. Therefore, miR-3666 could be used as a novel inhibitor of SIRT7 to inhibit SIRT7-related cancers, such as NSCLC.
SIRT7 plays an important role in regulating cell apoptosis (43). The depletion of SIRT7 triggers apoptosis in mammalian cells (19). SIRT7 can also prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis through deacetylation of p53 and inhibition of cell apoptosis activation (43). Moreover, SIRT7 knockdown increases pro-apoptotic proteins and inhibits anti-apoptotic proteins in gastric cancer cells (34). In osteosarcoma cells, SIRT7 induces resistance to doxorubicin-induced apoptosis by inhibiting the activation of the pro-apoptotic signaling pathway (44). In line with these findings, our results demonstrated that the loss of SIRT7 significantly promoted the expression of pro-apoptotic genes, including Puma, Noxa, and Bax. Our results further confirmed the role of SIRT7 in regulating cell apoptosis in cancer cells.
Our results indicated that SIRT7 functioned as an oncogene in NSCLC. miR-3666-induced SIRT7 inhibition could suppress cell growth and trigger apoptosis of NSCLC cells. Therefore, miR-3666/SIRT7 may be considered novel and potential molecular targets for NSCLC treatment.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (no. XJJ2012057) and Natural Science Basic Research Project of Shaanxi Province (no. 2016JQ8054).
AbbreviationsSIRTs
sirtuins
NSCLC
non-small cell lung cancer
RT-qPCR
real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
siRNA
small interfering RNA
UTR
untranslated region
mRNA
messenger RNA
miRNAs
microRNAs
miR-3666
microRNA-3666
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SIRT7 is overexpressed in NSCLC cells. The mRNA (A) and protein (B) expression levels of SIRT7 were detected in A549, H1299, NCI-H157, and SK-MES-1 cells through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or western blot analysis, respectively. Normal human keratinocyte HaCaT cells were used as the control cells. *p<0.05 vs. HaCaT.
SIRT7 knockdown by siRNA inhibites NSCLC cell growth. Cells were transfected with siSIRT7-1 or siSIRT7-2 for 48 h. The efficiency of siSIRT7-1 and siSIRT7-2 on SIRT7 mRNA (A) and protein (B) expression in H1299 and SK-MES-1 cells was detected by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis, respectively. (C) The effect of SIRT7 depletion on cell growth was detected by MTT assay. (D) The effect of SIRT7 depletion on cell apoptosis was detected by caspase-3 activity assay. *p<0.05 vs. siControl.
miR-3666 targets the 3′-UTR of SIRT7. (A) The sequences of miR-3666 and its putative target sites in the 3′-UTR of SIRT7. (B) SIRT7 3′-UTR dual-luciferase reporter assay. The wild-type (WT) or mutant type (MT) reporter vectors and miR-3666 mimics were cotransfected into 293T cells for 48 h. *p<0.05 vs. negative control (NC) miRNA.
Effect of miR-3666 on SIRT7 mRNA expression. Cells were transfected with miR-3666 mimics for 48 h. The effect of miR-3666 mimics on SIRT7 mRNA expression in H1299 and SK-MES-1 cells was detected by RT-qPCR analysis.
Effect of miR-3666 on NSCLC cell growth. Cells were transfected with miR-3666 mimics for 48 h. The effect of miR-3666 mimics on cell growth (A) and cell apoptosis (B) was detected by MTT assay and caspase-3 activity assay, respectively. *p<0.05 vs. NC miRNA.
SIRT7 overexpression reverses the effect of miR-3666. Cells were cotransfected with miR-3666 mimics and pcDNA3.1-SIRT7 expressing vector for 48 h. The protein expression of SIRT7 in H1299 (A) and SK-MES-1 (B) cells was detected by western blot analysis. The cell growth was detected by MTT assay in H1299 (C) and SK-MES-1 (D) cells. *p<0.05 vs. NC miRNA; &p<0.05 vs. miR-3666+vector.
Loss of SIRT7 promotes the pro-apoptotic gene expression. Cells were transfected with SIRT7 siRNA or miR-3666 mimics for 48 h. The mRNA expression levels of Puma, Noxa, and Bax in transfected H1299 (A) and SK-MES-1 (B) cells were detected by RT-qPCR analysis. *p<0.05 vs. siControl; &p<0.05 vs. NC miRNA.