Rce1 expression in renal cell carcinoma and its regulatory effect on 786-O cell apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress

Jianjun Li, Delin Wang, Junnan Liu, Yunlang Qin, Liangliang Huang, Qiangfeng Zeng, Maolin Xiao, Jie Hu, Qixin Yang, Jiang He, Li Mai, Ying Li, and Wujiang Liu

Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China,

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin 2017, 49: 254–261; doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmx002

Ras and a-factor-converting enzyme 1 (Rce1) is located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is thought to be responsible for endoproteolytic processing of the vast majority of CAAX proteins. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) plays an important role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, the expression and role of Rce1 in RCC have not been extensively studied. We aimed to investigate the expression of Rce1 in RCC tissues and its molecular mechanism in ERS-induced apoptosis in RCC 786-O cells. We first used western blotting, quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, and immunohistochemistry to detect the Rce1 expression in renal carcinoma tissues and paracancerous tissues. It was found that Rce1 expression was upregulated in RCC tissues, and its positive expression level was strongly associated with clinicopathologic features. Next, we detected the expression of Rce1 in human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 and human renal carcinoma cell lines 786-O, ACHN, and A498. Higher expression of Rce1 was found in human renal carcinoma cell lines, especially in 786-O cells. Knockdown of Rce1 in 786-O cells increased apoptosis and inhibited proliferation (P < 0.05). Moreover, downregulation of Rce1 upregulated the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax, but downregulated the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Further studies showed that downregulation of Rce1 also affected the expression of ERS factors. In conclusion, our results indicated that Rce1 plays a key role in RCC. Low expression of Rce1 might indirectly increase apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of renal carcinoma cells through ERS.

Rce1 expression in human renal cell lines

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