Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of ionizing radiation on the expression of B-cell translocation gene 2(BTG2) in cancer cells.
Methods RT-PCR was used to determine the level of BTG2 mRNA, while the expression of BTG2 protein was assayed by Western blot.
Results Compared with the un-irradiated cells, a single dose of 3 Gy γ-rays caused a significant increase of BTG2 protein in breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, and cervical cancer cell lines, C33A and HeLa. Furthermore, irradiation with γ-rays resulted in a dose and time dependent increase of BTG2 at both mRNA and protein levels.
Conclusion The present study demonstrates, for the first time, that BTG2 is a value response gene to exposure of ionizing radiation, which may provide evidence for BTG2 as a novel marker for radiotherapy of cancer.