PMID- 32240637 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200713 LR - 20211204 IS - 1096-0384 (Electronic) IS - 0003-9861 (Linking) VI - 685 DP - 2020 May 30 TI - Rab1A knockdown represses proliferation and promotes apoptosis in gastric cancer cells by inhibition of mTOR/p70S6K pathway. PG - 108352 LID - S0003-9861(20)30070-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108352 [doi] AB - Rab1A, a member of the Ras-like protein in rat brain (Rab) family, acts as an oncogene in a variety of malignant tumors. Previous studies reported that Rab1A was highly expressed in GC tissues. However, the function and molecular mechanism of Rab1A in gastric cancer (GC) development remain far from being addressed. Rab1A mRNA and protein levels were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot, respectively. Cell proliferation was evaluated by CCK-8 and BrdU incorporation assays. Apoptosis was estimated by flow cytometry analysis and western blot analysis of B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), myeloid cell leukemia 1 (Mcl-1), Bcl-2 associated X (Bax), and Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer (Bak) expression. Alteration of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) signaling pathway was detected by western blot. We found that Rab1A expression at both mRNA and protein was upregulated in GC cells. Rab1A knockdown significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in GC cells. Rab1A overexpression promoted proliferation, inhibited cisplatin-induced apoptosis, and increased xenograft growth. In addition, we found that Rab1A knockdown suppressed the mTOR/p70S6K pathway in GC cells. Moreover, activation of mTOR/p70S6K pathway by MHY1485 abolished the effects of Rab1A knockdown on cell proliferation and apoptosis. In conclusion, Rab1A knockdown repressed proliferation and promoted apoptosis in GC cells by inhibition of the mTOR/p70S6K pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Li, Zhong AU - Li Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, 473012, China. FAU - Li, Yuan AU - Li Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, 473012, China. FAU - Jia, Yunhao AU - Jia Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, 473012, China. FAU - Ding, Bo AU - Ding B AD - Department of General Surgery, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, 473012, China. FAU - Yu, Jinsong AU - Yu J AD - Department of General Surgery, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, 473012, China. Electronic address: nsyyyjs@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200330 PL - United States TA - Arch Biochem Biophys JT - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics JID - 0372430 RN - 0 (4,6-dimorpholino-N-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-amine) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (RAB1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Triazines) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics/*physiology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics/*physiology MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/genetics/*physiology MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Triazines/pharmacology MH - Up-Regulation MH - rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Gastric cancer OT - Proliferation OT - Rab1A OT - mTOR/p70S6K pathway COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/04/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/14 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/03 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0003-9861(20)30070-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108352 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Biochem Biophys. 2020 May 30;685:108352. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108352. Epub 2020 Mar 30.