High abundance of CDC45 inhibits cell proliferation through elevation of HSPA6

Abstract

Objectives: CDC45 is the core component of CMG (CDC45-MCMs-GINS) complex that plays important role in the initial step of DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. The expression level of cdc45 is under the critical control for the accurate cell cycle progression. Loss-of-function of cdc45 has been demonstrated to inhibit cell proliferation and leads to cell death due to the inhibition of DNA replication and G1-phase arrest. An increasing of CDC45 inhibits cell proliferation as well. Nevertheless, a systematic analysis of the effect of high dose of CDC45 on cell physiology and behaviors is unclear. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of high dose of CDC45 on cell behaviors. Materials and Methods: We overexpressed cdc45 in cultured cell lines, Ciona and Drosophila embryos, respectively. The cell cycle progression was examined by the BrdU incorporation experiment, flow cytometry and PH3 (phospho-Histone 3) staining. RNA-sequencing analysis and qRT-PCR were carried out to screen the affected genes in HeLa cells overexpressing cdc45. siRNA-mediated knockdown was performed to investigate gene functions in HeLa cells overexpressing cdc45. Results: We found that high level of cdc45 from different species (human, mammal, ascidian, and Drosophila) inhibited cell cycle in vitro and in vivo. High dose of CDC45 blocks cells entering into S phase. However, we failed to detect DNA damage and cell apoptosis. We identified hspa6 was the most upregulated gene in HeLa cells overexpressing cdc45 via RNA-seq analysis and qRT-PCR validation. Overexpression of Hs-hspa6 inhibited proliferation rate and DNA replication in HeLa cells, mimicking the phenotype of cdc45 overexpression. RNAi against hspa6 partially rescued the cell proliferation defect caused by high dose of CDC45. Conclusions: Our study suggests that high abundance of CDC45 stops cell cycle. Instead of inducing apoptosis, excessive CDC45 prevents cell entering S phase probably due to promoting hspa6 expression. Yuanyuan Fu and Zhiyi Lv contributed equally to this article.

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