Abstract
This study focused on investigating the mechanism in which the KDM5D/E2F1/TNNC1 axis affected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. At first, we determined HCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis, as well as SOD activity, MDA content, and ROS level. ChIP assay was subsequently conducted to examine H3K4me3 modification in the E2F1 promoter region and the binding of E2F1 to the TNNC1 promoter region after KDM5D overexpression. Meanwhile, we performed western blot for testing KDM5D, H3K4me3, and E2F1 expression after KDM5D overexpression in Huh-7 cells. The binding of transcription factor E2F1 to the TNNC1 promoter region was assessed by dual luciferase reporter gene assay. We further observed the tumor growth ability in nude mice transplanted tumor models. Overexpressed KDM5D suppressed HCC proliferation, migration, and invasion, promoted the apoptosis, suppressed SOD activity, elevated MDA content and ROS level, and promoted ferroptosis. KDM5D suppressed H3K4me3 modification in the E2F1 promoter region and suppressed E2F1 expression in HCC cells. Reduced KDM5D, H3K4me3, and E2F1 expression was found after KDM5D overexpression in Huh-7 cells. Overexpressing E2F1 reversed the inhibitory effects of KDM5D on HCC cell proliferative, migratory, and invasive behaviors. KDM5D repressed TNNC1 transcription by inhibiting E2F1 binding to the TNNC1 promoter. In vivo KDM5D overexpression inhibited HCC development via the E2F1/TNNC1 axis. KDM5D inhibits E2F1 expression by suppressing H3K4me3 modification in the E2F1 promoter region, which in turn suppresses the binding of E2F1 to the TNNC1 promoter region, thus leading to the inhibition of HCC development.
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