Journal: Cell reports
Article Title: Breast cancer cell mesenchymal transition and metastasis directed by DAP5/eIF3d-mediated selective mRNA translation
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112646
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) MB-231 cells (1 × 10 7 ) expressing RFP and Dox-inducible control Nsi or shRNA to DAP5 implanted in mammary fat pad of NOD/SCID/γ mice, Dox induced at 28 days, when tumors 100–150 mm 3 in size, maintained for 20 days, tumors with stroma excised, embedded, sectioned for immunofluorescence microscopy for RFP (red) and DAPI (blue) stained nuclei. Representative images of RFP expressing MB-231 cells beyond the periphery of tumor, two different tumors analyzed, 3 fields each. Scale bar, 200 μm. Arrows indicate direction of tumor cell stromal migration away from tumor capsule. (B) Quantitation of images in (A). Quantitation determined from 2 independent tumors, 3 fields each (n = 6), using ImageJ software. (C) Tumors obtained as in (A) from non-silenced Nsi control and DAP5-silenced tumor specimens sectioned, IHC stained for CD31 to highlight tumor vasculature. Representative sections shown from 5 different tumors. Scale bar, 1,000 μm. (D) Quantitation of CD31 stained MB-231 cells from images in (C). Quantitation determined from 3 different tumors, 3 fields each. (E) Schema of animal study for survival determination with DAP5 tumor-specific silencing. Animals subcutaneously injected in flank with 1 × 10 5 4T1-Nsi or 4T1-shDAP5 cells. At 12 days, Dox added to the drinking water to induce eIF4G2 mRNA silencing. (F) Tumor growth recorded every 2–4 days by quantitative caliper measurement until 22 days as control mice began to die. n = 8–10 mice per group, repeated twice. (G) Survival of mice with 4T1-Nsi or 4T1-shDAP5 tumors silenced starting at 13 days. n = 15 mice/group. Animals either died or were sacrificed when terminally moribund. Statistical significance was determined using unpaired non-parametric log rank Mantel-Cox test. Data are mean with SEM. Statistical significance (B, D, and F) assessed using two-tailed Student’s t test.
Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal anti-human/mouse DAP5 antibody , BD Biosciences , Cat# 610291/RRID:AB_397685.
Techniques: Expressing, shRNA, Immunofluorescence, Microscopy, Staining, Migration, Quantitation Assay, Software, Injection, Two Tailed Test