{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["30(2)"],"submitter":["Mumtaz S"],"funding":["Government College University, Lahore"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Bombyx mori</i> silk sericin is a globular-like protein that is used as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor agent. In this current research, we isolated sericin by degumming process and formation of sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs confirmed by UV-vis spectra, SEM, EDX, FTIR, and XRD patterns. The sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs mediated changes in human breast cancer cells were determined. The antiproliferative activity of sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs was analyzed by MTT dye reduction assay. Alterations at molecular levels were investigated by qRT-PCR, while apoptotic effects were studied by nuclear DNA staining. After 72 h treatment, sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs showed significant antiproliferative effects in MDA-MB-231 (26 %) and MCF-7 (41 %) cells. Expression modification showed prominent stimulation of cell cycle arrest and stress related genes such as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKN1A, CDKN1B), and GADD family genes. RT-PCR results of the GADD family include GADD45A, B, G, 34, 153 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKN1A, 1B) showed pronounced induction of 3.1 to 19.8-folds in MCF-7 cell line while induction in MDA-MB-231 cell line was 2.5 to 34.3-folds. Nuclear DAPI staining showed significant induction of apoptosis and nuclear fragmentation in MDA-MB-231 cells at a concentration of 1 mg/mL for both sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs. Meanwhile, in case of MCF-7 cells, after treatment with sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs (1 mg/mL), the cells changed into a round shape and lost their original spindle outlook in dose-dependent manners. We concluded that sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs have significant antiproliferative, apoptosis, and genetic profiling effects in both breast cancer cell lines at the highest concentration."],"journal":["Saudi journal of biological sciences"],"pagination":["103551"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9841286"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Apoptotic and antiproliferative effects of silk protein sericin conjugated-AgNO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles in human breast cancer cells."],"pmcid":["PMC9841286"],"pubmed_authors":["Kanwal K","Qureshi MZ","Ali S","Saleem T","Pervaiz A","Mumtaz S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Apoptotic and antiproliferative effects of silk protein sericin conjugated-AgNO<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles in human breast cancer cells.","description":"<i>Bombyx mori</i> silk sericin is a globular-like protein that is used as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor agent. In this current research, we isolated sericin by degumming process and formation of sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs confirmed by UV-vis spectra, SEM, EDX, FTIR, and XRD patterns. The sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs mediated changes in human breast cancer cells were determined. The antiproliferative activity of sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs was analyzed by MTT dye reduction assay. Alterations at molecular levels were investigated by qRT-PCR, while apoptotic effects were studied by nuclear DNA staining. After 72 h treatment, sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs showed significant antiproliferative effects in MDA-MB-231 (26 %) and MCF-7 (41 %) cells. Expression modification showed prominent stimulation of cell cycle arrest and stress related genes such as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKN1A, CDKN1B), and GADD family genes. RT-PCR results of the GADD family include GADD45A, B, G, 34, 153 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKN1A, 1B) showed pronounced induction of 3.1 to 19.8-folds in MCF-7 cell line while induction in MDA-MB-231 cell line was 2.5 to 34.3-folds. Nuclear DAPI staining showed significant induction of apoptosis and nuclear fragmentation in MDA-MB-231 cells at a concentration of 1 mg/mL for both sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs. Meanwhile, in case of MCF-7 cells, after treatment with sericin and sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs (1 mg/mL), the cells changed into a round shape and lost their original spindle outlook in dose-dependent manners. We concluded that sericin-AgNO<sub>3</sub> NPs have significant antiproliferative, apoptosis, and genetic profiling effects in both breast cancer cell lines at the highest concentration.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-05T12:56:29.572Z","creation":"2025-04-05T12:56:29.572Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9841286","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36654683"],"doi":["10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103551"]}}