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This study aimed to investigate the effect of RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated downregulation of the expression of the c-jun gene (a proto-oncogene) on the radiosensitivity of a radioresistant human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line (CNE-2R) and to validate its potential as an anticancer target. A lentiviral vector with c-jun small hairpin RNA (shRNA) was constructed and transfected into CNE-2R cells. The gene silencing efficiency of these recombinants was confirmed by RT-PCR and western blotting. Radiosensitivity, cell proliferation, cell cycle profile and apoptosis were assessed using colony formation assay, CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively. The lentiviral shRNA efficiently knocked down the expression of c-jun at both the mRNA and protein levels (P&lt;0.05). c-jun-downregulated CNE-2R cells exhibited significantly decreased cell proliferation and enhanced radiosensitivity compared to the control group (P&lt;0.05), and the effects were likely due to G2/M phase arrest and enhanced cell apoptosis. These data provide evidence that c-jun may be involved in the radioresistance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and knockdown of the c-jun gene may be a potential strategy to enhance the radiation sensitivity of NPC.

RNAi-mediated knockdown of the c-jun gene sensitizes radioresistant human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE-2R to radiation