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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 ?M 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.

SUBMITTER: Kozhina EA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874983 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Kozhina Ekaterina A EA Ershova Elizaveta S ES Okorokova Natalya A NA Veiko Vladimir P VP Malinovskaya Elena M EM Sergeeva Vasilina A VA Konkova Marina S MS Kutsev Serguey I SI Veiko Nataly N NN Kostyuk Svetlana V SV

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20191103

<h4>Background</h4>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 <i>EGFP</i>, 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.<h4>Methods</h4>Cells of MCF7 line were cultured with plasmids ...[more]

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