Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Article Title: Androgen receptor–induced lncRNA SOX2-OT promotes triple-negative breast cancer tumorigenesis via targeting miR-320a-5p–CCR5 axis
doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108428
Figure Lengend Snippet: SOX2-OT promotes CCR5 expression via miR-320a-5p. A , putative miR-320a-5p binding site and mutant sequences in the 3′UTR of CCR5. B , luciferase activity of CCR5 WT and CCR5 MUT upon transfection of miR-320a-5p mimics in 293T cells. ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 by t test. C , CCR5 mRNA level of MDA-MB-231 and Hs578t transfected with miR-320a-5p mimic or inhibitor. ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 by t test. D and E , CCR5 mRNA level of MDA-MB-231 and Hs578t transfected with SOX2-OT WT, SOX2-OT MUT, or shSOX2-OT, and miR-320a-5p mimic or inhibitor. ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 by t test. F , relative protein levels of MDA-MB-231 and Hs578t transfected with SOX2-OT WT, SOX2-OT MUT, or shSOX2-OT, and miR-320a-5p mimic or inhibitor. G and H , cell growth inhibition rate of MDA-MB-231 and Hs578t cells transfected with SOX2-OT WT, SOX2-OT MUT, or shSOX2-OT, and miR-320a-5p mimic or inhibitor. I and J , cell apoptosis assay of MDA-MB-231 and Hs578t cells transfected with SOX2-OT WT, SOX2-OT MUT, or shSOX2-OT, and miR-320a-5p mimic or inhibitor. ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 by t test. Results represented the average of three independent experiments, and the data represent the mean ± SD.
Article Snippet: Antibodies used for IHC were anti-AR antibody (ab198394; Abcam), anti-CCR5 antibody (bs2514R; Bioss), and anti-Ki-67 antibody (ab16667; Abcam).
Techniques: Expressing, Binding Assay, Mutagenesis, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Transfection, Inhibition, Apoptosis Assay