The invention belongs to the field of biological medicines, and particularly relates to application of an RERG
gene in regulating an RAS / ERK
signal channel to influence neuroendocrine differentiation of
prostate cancer. The invention provides an application of the RERG
gene in preparation of a product for inhibiting the growth of
tumor cells of prostatic
cancer, wherein the prostatic
cancer comprises neuroendocrine differentiated prostatic cancer. In the invention, knock-down of the RERG
gene promotes proliferation, migration, invasion and neuroendocrine differentiation of
prostate cancer; overexpression of RERG inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion and neuroendocrine differentiation of
prostate cancer. In-vivo experiments prove that the knock-down RERG significantly enhances the in-vivo
tumor formation ability of the
prostate cancer, the overexpression RERG inhibits the in-vivo
tumor formation ability of the
prostate cancer, the knock-down RERG significantly promotes neuroendocrine differentiation of the
prostate cancer, the overexpression RERG inhibits the neuroendocrine differentiation of the prostate cancer, the knock-down RERG significantly activates the Ras / ERK
signal pathway, and the overexpression RERG inhibits the Ras / ERK
signal pathway. The results further prove that the RERG plays a role in inhibiting prostatic cancer
tumor progression and neuroendocrine differentiation through a Ras / ERK signal channel.