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Objective: To investigate the inhibitory effects of RNAi expression vector suppressing the expression of survivin and inducing the apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cell PANC-1.
Methods: The expression of survivin was examined with RT-PCR and immunofluorescence protocols. The survivin gene was cloned into the T-vector and sequenced, at the same time, the RNAi expression vectors aimed survivin were successfully constructed, and then transfected into PANC-1 cells with liposomes. The expression of survivin mRNA was detected with RT-PCR and Western-blot techniques. The rate of cell apoptosis was measured with FACS.
Results: There was a high degree expression of survivin in PANC-1 cells. The DNA sequence was according with the survivin gene in GENE BANK. The survivin expression was inhibited about 70% by pTZU6 + 1-svv2 RNAi expression vectors, and the apoptosis cells increased.
Conclusion: The RNAi expression vector can effectively inhibit the survivin expression and induce the apoptosis in PANC-1 cells.
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J Mol Histol
September 2025
Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry, 605014, India.
Survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis protein, is minimally expressed in normal adult tissues but overexpressed in multiple cancers. This study investigates survivin expression alongside autophagy markers ATG7 and LC3B in seven solid tumor types in Indian patient samples. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 48 cancer tissue samples (breast n = 7, buccal n = 6, cervical n = 5, colon n = 8, renal n = 6, liver n = 10, thyroid n = 6) and adjacent normal tissues (n = 9) using anti-human antibodies against survivin, ATG7, and LC3B.
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