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Extracellular DNA Containing (dG)n Motifs Penetrates into MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells, Induces the Adaptive Response, and Can Be Expressed.

Abstract：

Background:Oxidized human DNA or plasmid DNAs containing human ribosomal genes can easily penetrate into the breast cancer cells MCF7 and stimulate the adaptive response induction. Plasmid DNA containing a CMV promoter, gene EGFP, and the insertion of the human ribosomal genes can be expressed. A hypothesis is proposed: these features of the ribosomal DNA are due to the presence of dGn motifs that are prone to oxidize. Methods:Cells of MCF7 line were cultured with plasmids which contained a CMV promoter and gene of fluorescent protein EGFP. Genetic construction pEGFP-Gn contains pEGFP vector and a small insertion with dG11 and dG13 motifs that are inclined to oxidation. The accumulation of pEGFP and pEGFP-Gn in MCF7 (qPCR), the levels of ROS in the cells, the content of 8-oxodG in plasmids and cellular DNA (flow cytometry, immunoassay, and fluorescent microscopy), the expression of NOX4 and EGFP, the localization of NOX4 and EGFP in MCF7 (qPCR, flow cytometry, and fluorescent microscopy), and the levels of the cell DNA damage (comet assay) were analyzed. Results:(dG)n insertions in the plasmid pEGFP increase the levels of ROS, the cell DNA oxidation and DNA damage, and the level of transfection of plasmid into the MCF7 cells. NOX4 participates in the oxidation of pEGFP-Gn and pEGFP. The expression of EGFP gene in MCF7 is significantly increased in case of pEGFP-Gn. Stimulation of ROS synthesis (H2O2 40 μM or 10 cGy IR) increases the level of expression of EGFP. Conclusions:GC-rich DNA fragments containing dGn motifs that are inclined to oxidation penetrate into MCF7 cancer cells, stimulate the adaptive response, and can be expressed. This property of GC-rich cell-free DNA should be considered and/or could potentially be used in therapy of tumors.

journal_name

Oxid Med Cell Longev

journal_title

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

authors

Kozhina EA,Ershova ES,Okorokova NA,Veiko VP,Malinovskaya EM,Sergeeva VA,Konkova MS,Kutsev SI,Veiko NN,Kostyuk SV

doi

10.1155/2019/7853492

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-11-03 00:00:00

pages

7853492

eissn

1942-0900

issn

1942-0994

journal_volume

2019

pub_type

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Extracellular DNA Containing (dG)n Motifs Penetrates into MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells, Induces the Adaptive Response, and Can Be Expressed.