Journal
PROTEOMICS
Volume 12, Issue 14, Pages 2391-2399Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100652
Keywords
Biomedicine; Genistein; KIF20A; Kinesin; Mitotic arrest
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30973393, 81071618]
- National 973 Projects of China [2011CB910700]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [21600201, 21610101]
- Chang-Jiang Scholars Program
- Science & Technology project of Guangdong and Panyu [2011B031800043, 2011-Z-03-29]
- 211 Projects
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Genistein exerts its anticarcinogenic effects by inducing G2/M arrest and apoptosis of cancer cells. However, the precise molecular mechanism of action of genistein has not been completely elucidated. In this study, we used quantitative proteomics to identify the genistein-induced protein alterations in gastric cancer cells and investigate the molecular mechanism responsible for the anti-cancer actions of genistein. Total 86 proteins were identified to be regulated by genistein, most of which were clustered into the regulation of cell division and G2/M transition, consistent with the anti-cancer effect of genistein. Many proteins including kinesin family proteins, TPX2, CDCA8, and CIT were identified for the first time to be regulated by genistein. Interestingly, five kinesin family proteins including KIF11, KIF20A, KIF22, KIF23, and CENPF were found to be simultaneously downregulated by genistein. Significantly decreased KIF20A was selected for further functional studies. The silencing of KIF20A inhibited cell viability and induced G2/M arrest, similar to the effects of genistein treatment in gastric cancer. And the silencing of KIF20A also increased cancer cell sensitivity to genistein inhibition, whereas overexpression of KIF20A markedly attenuated genistein-induced cell viability inhibition and G2/M arrest. These observations suggested that KIF20A played an important role in anti-cancer actions of genistein, and thus may be a potential molecular target for drug intervention of gastric cancer.
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