Cancer cells must have balanced protein synthesis, folding, quality control, and degradation in order to grow and endure a variety of cell-intrinsic and extrinsic stresses, such as hypoxia or food restriction. These altered cells dependent on proper protein homeostasis due to their faster rate of protein synthesis and cell cycle [15].
The ER is able to maintain protein homeostasis. High protein synthesis rates and a rise in misfolded proteins in cancer cells might cause an ER stress response that will eventually cause apoptosis [16]. The UPR and ERAD pathways are primary ER stress adaptation mechanisms [17]. To reduce the proteotoxic stress, they both result in global protein attenuation and the ER clearance of misfolded proteins. Numerous studies have been conducted on the UPR network in relation to human malignancies [18].
The physiological importance of SVIP in the adrenal gland was investigated by Ilhan et al using human adrenal corticocarcinoma H295R cell line. Also, they used rat adrenal gland tissues to assess the postnatal developmental levels and zonal expression pattern of SVIP. Their results suggest that SVIP has an unique role in the production of cortisol and DHEA as well as the homeostasis of cells in the adrenal cortex [8].
Llinàs-Arias et al investigated the endogenous ERAD inhibitor SVIP experiences DNA hypermethylation-associated silence in cancer. They have concluded that the recovery of SVIP is linked to increased ER stress and growth inhibition, and demonstrated its tumor suppressor characteristics.. Cancer cells with epigenetic loss of SVIP are found to have low levels of mitochondrial enzymes and oxidative respiration activity, according to proteomic and metabolomic investigations. SVIP restoration results in the reversal of this phenotype [19].
It has been demonstrated that testosterone regulates the ERAD pathway in androgen-responsive prostate cancer cells. Prostate tumor development has been found to be positively correlated with higher ERAD proteolytic activity, which is increased when component levels are controlled [10].
The cell cycle is regulated by the tumor suppressor p53, which is frequently inactivated in many cancers. As a result, p53 mutations impair apoptosis and cause genomic instability. Approximately 10% of initial glioblastoma multiform have p53 mutations [20].
A well-known tumor suppressor called p53 can inhibit cell proliferation and encourage apoptosis. When SVIP was overexpressed, it increased apoptosis, and siRNA removal decreased the protein level in the p53wt cell line without affecting the p53 mRNA. This demonstrated that SVIP at least partially suppressed cell proliferation in a p53-dependent way. They discovered that androgens stimulate AR signaling, which promotes glioma cell proliferation. SVIP, an AR response gene, was then transcriptionally negatively regulated. Despite the mutual repression of AR-p53, decreased SVIP expression may cause decreased p53wt expression and facilitate the course of the malignancy that AR antagonists may be able to stop [19].
It is known that some breast tumors show a different aggressive course. Since clinical data are insufficient to predict prognosis in these cases, new prognostic factors were determined by ımmunohistochemical and molecular techniques. Some factors, such as steroid receptors, are widely used in routine practice, but the status of these receptor-associated SVIP in breast cancer subtypes is unknown. In our study, we first determined the immunoexpression of SVIP in the cytoplasm of normal MCF10A and breast cancer subtypes MCF7 and MD 231.
AR is expressed as about 60–90% of all breast cancer cases [21]. It has known that androgens are used as tumor suppressors by their anti-proliferative effects in ER positive breast cancers. Several cancer types and diseases such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer's are associated with androgen signaling for this reason, it is important to reveal the biological mechanisms that are regulated by androgens [22].
It has been reported that SVIP has an inhibitory effect on ERAD in cancer cells. In most of human tumors, silencing of SVIP results in up-regulation of VCP, to prevents programmed cell death in ERAD [23].
It is necessary to know the expression levels of the proteins that belongs to the ERAD family in different breast cancer subtypes in order to reduce the toxicity and the spread of breast cancer in the most effective way and to ensure its use in prognosis and treatment. There are many proteins (p97/VCP, HRD1, Derl1, gp78, grp78, ubiquitin) play important roles in the ERAD [24].
In the current study we demonstrated the protein expression of SVIP in MDA-MB 231, MCF-7 and MCFA10A by using Western blot. Three breast cancer cell types were transfected with control si and SVIP si RNA to determine whether the protein expression of SVIP was affected as a result of this suppression. Western blot analyses were carried out 48 hours after transfection, it was discovered that the levels of SVIP si protein were much lower than those of control si in MDA-MB 231, MCF-7, and MCF 10A.
Cancer cell viability, migration, and invasion can be tracked using conventional assays such the MTT. The invasive potential of bladder cancer cells can now be objectively measured and monitored in xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) [25,26]. The greater sensitivity of RTCA techniques enables a better identification of novel molecules involved in the development of metastatic lesions and urothelial carcinoma of the bladder progression [27,28].
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, which is aggressive and has a high recurrence rate, is the sixth most common cancer in the world. In a variety of human cancers, the anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, and anti-metastatic properties of S adenosyl L methionine (AdoMet) have been thoroughly investigated. In one study, the researchers examined the underlying mechanisms and the impacts of AdoMet on the invasion and migration of head and neck squamous carcinoma cells. They discovered that AdoMet triggers cell cycle arrest and reduces the capacity of invasion and migration of HNSCC, oral Cal-33 and laryngeal JHU-SCC011 cells [29].
Triclosan has been taken by humans as a result of its pervasive use as an antibacterial component in household and personal care products. It may be linked to breast cancer due to its prevalence in human tissues, including milk, and its oestrogen-disrupting characteristics. One study used human breast epithelial cell lines MCF-10F, MCF-7, and DA-MB-231 to analyze how triclosan affected cell invasion and migration. All three cell lines increased their migration and invasion after prolonged exposure to 10− 7 M of triclosan, as determined by xCELLigence technology [30].
Erzurumlu and Ballar discovered that inhibiting the expression of the ERAD genes Hrd1, SVIP, and gp78 decreased the migration and malignant transformation of prostate cancer cell lines (LNCaP) cells in vitro. Their findings imply that androgens influence the expression of ERAD components, promoting its proteolytic activity, which is favorably correlated with development of prostate tumors [10].
Increased cell invasion and migration are crucial to the metastatic tumor's progression [31]. The suppressive effects of SVIPsi on cell invasion and migration were examined in the current investigation using the xCELLigence real-time analysis system. The results shown that the invasion and migration capacity of MDA-MB 231 was increased, while the same effect results in the decreased of cell index of MCF10 A. On the other hand the invasion of the cell index of MCF 7 increased and migration was decreased. According to the literature investigations in the current study we discovered that the suppression of SVIP results in the decreasing migration capacity of MCF 10 A and MCF 7 however increased in the invasion and migration of MDA-MB 231.
In conclusion in this study we demonstrated that cellular localization and protein expression of SVIP in MDA-MB 231, MCF10 A and MCF7 breast cancer cell lines. Furthermore when three cell types were transfected with SVIPsi affects the protein expression and migration and invasion capacity of MDA-MB 231, MCF10 A and MCF7 cells.