Journal: Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Article Title: Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma

doi: 10.3390/cimb47121006

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of resveratrol on cell viability and morphology in malignant melanoma cells. ( A ) Chemical structure of resveratrol (RSV). ( B ) Cell viabilities of non-tumorigenic human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) and malignant melanoma cell lines (G361 and SK-MEL-24) after 48 h of RSV treatment, assessed by MTT assay. Results are presented as means ± Standard error (SE) of three independent experiments (* p < 0.05). ( C ) Representative phase-contrast images showing morphological alterations in HEMn-MP, G361, and SK-MEL-24 cells following RSV exposure for 48 h (scale bar = 50 μm; original magnification ×400). RSV: resveratrol.

Article Snippet: Normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) were obtained from Cascade Biologics (Portland, OR, USA), and the human malignant melanoma cell lines G361 and SK-MEL-24 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: MTT Assay

Journal: Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Article Title: Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma

doi: 10.3390/cimb47121006

Figure Lengend Snippet: Resveratrol induces apoptotic and necroptotic cell death in malignant melanoma cells. G361 and SK-MEL-24 cells were treated with RSV (20, 40, 60 μM) for 48 h. ( A ) Representative fluorescence images of DAPI-stained nuclei (scale bar = 25 μm; original magnification ×200). Condensed or fragmented nuclei, indicative of apoptosis, are indicated by white arrows. ( B ) Quantification of apoptotic cell populations by Annexin-V/7-AAD staining using a Muse™ Cell Analyzer. Annexin-V-positive/7-AAD-negative cells were classified as early apoptotic, whereas Annexin-V-positive/7-AAD-positive cells were classified as late apoptotic. Data are presented as mean ± SE ( n = 3). Statistical significance: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, **** p < 0.0001. RSV: resveratrol.

Article Snippet: Normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) were obtained from Cascade Biologics (Portland, OR, USA), and the human malignant melanoma cell lines G361 and SK-MEL-24 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Fluorescence, Staining

Journal: Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Article Title: Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma

doi: 10.3390/cimb47121006

Figure Lengend Snippet: Resveratrol induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in malignant melanoma cells. G361 and SK-MEL-24 cells were treated with RSV (0, 20, 40, 60 µM) for 48 h. ( A ) Representative histograms of cell cycle distribution following staining with Muse™ Cell Cycle Reagent and analysis on a Muse™ Cell Analyzer. ( B ) Quantitative analysis of the percentage of cells in G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases. Data represent mean ± SE ( n = 3). ( C ) Western blot analysis of cell cycle regulatory proteins (cyclin D1, cyclin E1, and CDK4) after 48 h of RSV treatment. β-Actin served as a loading control. Relative band intensities were quantified against the control. Statistical significance: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001 (post hoc test). RSV: resveratrol.

Article Snippet: Normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) were obtained from Cascade Biologics (Portland, OR, USA), and the human malignant melanoma cell lines G361 and SK-MEL-24 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Staining, Western Blot, Control

Journal: Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Article Title: Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma

doi: 10.3390/cimb47121006

Figure Lengend Snippet: Resveratrol modulates glycolytic enzymes and induces apoptosis and necroptosis in malignant melanoma cells. G361 and SK-MEL-24 cells were treated with RSV (0, 20, 40, 60 µM) for 48 h. ( A ) Western blot analysis of HK II, PKM2, and apoptosis-related proteins (cleaved caspase-3, caspase-3, Bax, and Bcl-2). β-Actin served as loading control. ( B ) Western blot analysis of necroptosis-associated proteins, including phosphorylated MLKL (p-MLKL) and phosphorylated RIP (p-RIP). Total MLKL and total RIP were used as loading controls. ( C ) Intracellular ATP levels. ( D ) Hexokinase enzymatic activity. ( E ) Caspase-3/7 activity. Data are expressed as mean ± SE ( n = 3). Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001). HK II: Hexokinase II; PKM2: pyruvate kinase M2; RSV: resveratrol.

Article Snippet: Normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) were obtained from Cascade Biologics (Portland, OR, USA), and the human malignant melanoma cell lines G361 and SK-MEL-24 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Western Blot, Control, Activity Assay

Journal: Current Issues in Molecular Biology

Article Title: Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma

doi: 10.3390/cimb47121006

Figure Lengend Snippet: Resveratrol suppresses the migratory ability of malignant melanoma cells. A wound healing assay was performed in G361 ( A ) and SK-MEL-24 ( B ) cells treated with RSV (0, 20, 40, 60 μM) for 48 h. Assays were conducted under both 5% FBS-supplemented and serum-free conditions to minimize confounding effects of proliferation. Wound areas were imaged at 0 h and 48 h to assess cell migration (scale bar = 50 μm; original magnification ×400). Data are presented as mean ± SE ( n = 3). Statistical significance: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001 (post hoc test). RSV: resveratrol.

Article Snippet: Normal human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn-MP) were obtained from Cascade Biologics (Portland, OR, USA), and the human malignant melanoma cell lines G361 and SK-MEL-24 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Wound Healing Assay, Migration

Journal: Cancer Genomics & Proteomics

Article Title: C1orf50 Drives Malignant Melanoma Progression Through the Regulation of Stemness

doi: 10.21873/cgp.20518

Figure Lengend Snippet: Analysis of C1orf50 knockdown effects on stemness and YAP/TAZ pathways in malignant melanoma cells. (A) Representative images of immunoblotting analyses in shRNA-induced melanoma cells. C1orf50 knockdown reduces the expression levels of YAP/TAZ and their targets, AXL and CYR61, and the stemness markers CD133, NESTIN, SOX2, and c-MYC. Note that c-MYC signals were obtained after stripping and re-labeling the TAZ membrane. (B) Sphere formation assays in shRNA-transfected melanoma cells. C1orf50 is required to maintain the self-renewal capacity of melanoma cells. One-way ANOVA (analysis of variance) with Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons was performed. The significance level was defined as **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. (C) Representative immunofluorescent images of siRNA-treated melanoma cells. C1orf50 knockdown attenuated the expression levels of YAP/TAZ and SOX2 in A2058 (left) and Mewo (right) cells. Note that the nuclear YAP/TAZ are merely observed in siC1orf50-treated cells, suggesting that C1orf50 maintains not only YAP/TAZ protein levels, but also YAP/TAZ activity: scale bars, 50 μm. The SOX2 immunostaining signals in Figure 4C were obtained with a combination of anti-SOX-2 goat antibody and anti-goat IgG Alexa Fluor Plus 647 and pseudo-colored with red using the ZEN software. (D) Representative immunofluorescent images of normal skin and melanoma tissues. The expression levels of C1orf50 are higher in the melanoma tissue than in the normal skin. In melanoma tissue, YAP/TAZ nuclear localization and SOX2 expression were enhanced. Scale bars, 50 μm. (E) Scatterplot graphs describing that the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of C1orf50 is correlated with that of TAZ (upper), or SOX2 (bottom) in melanoma primary lesions.

Article Snippet: Human melanoma cell lines A2058, G-361, and Mewo were obtained from the Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources (JCRB, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) and cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM, Fujifilm-Wako, Osaka, Osaka, Japan) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Corning, Corning, NY, USA) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin/L-glutamine (Fujifilm-Wako).

Techniques: Knockdown, Western Blot, shRNA, Expressing, Stripping Membranes, Labeling, Membrane, Transfection, Activity Assay, Immunostaining, Software, Fluorescence