Regulation of Cell Proliferation: Role of A Chromosome-Matrix Protein
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REGULATION OF CELL PROLIFERATION: ROLE OF A CHROMOSOME-MATRIX PROTEIN
Miryam A. Fragoso 1 2
Mariana Salas-Vega 1 2
Viviana Fernandez 0 2
Hassan Tahi 0 2
Jean-Marie Parel 0 2
Dora E. Vega-Salas 1 2
0 , Univ. of Miami , Miami, FL 33136 , USA
1 , and Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Institute
2 Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine
INTRODUCTION. LFM-1 is a recently described chromosomal-matrix component cell-cycle dependent 1. Preliminary experiments have suggested a regulatory role of LFM-1 in normal cell proliferation in human epithelia 2. Lens Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) is a common and disabling health condition due to proliferation of Lens Epithelial Cells (LECs) to the posterior capsule of the lens 3 after cataract surgery. PCO is a widely studied condition with no effective medical treatment up to date. The purpose of this work is to develop an assay to control the proliferation of Lens Epithelial Cells by blocking LFM-1 protein synthesis and its potential function(s) in this mechanism. METHODS. LECs were harvested from rabbit's lens capsules, dissociated and cultured under standard tissue culture conditions to be used as biological model for experiments. Phosphorothioate ODNs4 (S-oligos, 23-mer) were designed, synthesized in the specific antisense (AS-ODNs) and random directions of the LFM-1 mRNA, and employed for treatment of cells during 4 days with replacement of fresh media/oligos every other day. Indirect immunofluorescence and western blot were performed to study the LFM-1 molecular specie(s), its rate of synthesis and sub-cellular distribution. Cell proliferation was simultaneously asserted by quantization of number of cells, and DNA cellular content measured by spectrofluorometry and video analysis as a function of the LFM-1 knocked translation. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Cell proliferation was analyzed as a function of the expression of LFM-1 protein at the translational level. Indirect immunofluorescence images of cells treated with specific LFM-1 antisense oligonucleotides showed inhibition of LFM-1 endogenous synthesis and DNA replication with a 2n DNA content, and concomitant arrest of cell proliferation after 48hs of treatment. Approximately 70% of the cultures consisted of sparse cells, and no groups exceeding 4 cells per islet were observed with a viability rating between 90-96%. In contrast, LFM-1 protein displayed sub-cellular nuclear distribution (sparse fluorescent dots) in untreated and random controls during G1 and S phases of the cell cycle suggesting a co-localization in areas of DNA replication and an involvement in the DNA synthesis machinery. No LFM-1 electrophoresis bands (87kDa precursor, 65-intermedia and 58kDa chromosome polypeptides) were detected in parallel samples treated with LFM-1 AS ODNs confirming the immunofluorescence results and supporting our previous reports in other human epithelia.
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CONCLUSIONS. The results reported here suggest that LFM-1 plays a ubiquitous role in the
control and progression of cell cycle. In fact, the blockage of the translation of the endogenous
LFM-1 protein in Lens Epithelial cells resulted in the arrest of cell proliferation with a direct
impact on the DNA cellular content and the progression of cell-cycle. This study suggests a
role of the chromosome-scaffold in DNA replication and proliferation, and may open a new
avenue to the prevention of PCO after cataract surgery.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. This work was supported by a CRCERT grant in collaboration with
the Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, Bascom Palmer Institute, and Sylvester Comprehensive
Cancer Center, Univ. of Miami to DV-S.
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