Background/PurposeTNF-α-induced protein 3-interacting protein 1 (TNIP1) is active in various cancers, but its expression and function in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have not been described. This study investigated the role of TNIP1 in clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC), which accounts for 75–80% of RCC and has a poor prognosis.MethodsThe expression of TNIP1 in human ccRCC tissues and cells was detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), Western blot (WB), and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. Cell proliferation was assayed by a cell counting kit (CCK)-8 assay; cell cycle analysis and apoptosis assay were done by flow cytometry.ResultsTNIP1 is downregulated in both ccRCC human tissues and cells. Besides, TNIP1 downregulation promoted cell proliferation with more cell cycle entry, and inhibited apoptosis. TNIP1 downregulation was associated with increased of expression of the Bcl-2 anti-apoptosis gene and decreased expression of the Bax apoptosis-promoting gene and cleaved-caspase-3 by negatively regulating C/EBPβ expression.ConclusionTNIP1 acted as a tumor-inhibitor in ccRCC by targeting C/EBPβ. The results warrant study of TNIP1 as a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target of ccRCC.
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