Journal: Oncogene
Article Title: miR-147b mediated suppression of DUSP8 promotes lung cancer progression.
doi: 10.1038/s41388-024-02969-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2 Upregulation of DUSP8 leads to a suppressive phenotype, whereas down-regulation of DUSP8 is tumor-promoting in vitro. Validation of DUSP8 overexpression after transfection of A549 cells with empty vector (EV) and DUSP8 expression vector (OE) was quantified using (A) qRT-PCR (n = 3), (B) immunofluoresence staining, and (C) western blot (n = 3). Phosphorylation of JNK was performed using a western blot of A549-EV and A549-DUSP8 OE cells (n = 3). D Comparison of colony formation between DUSP8 OE cells and EV control cells (n = 3). E Comparison of cellular proliferation between DUSP8 OE cells and EV control cells using BrdU assay (n = 3). F Migratory ability of DUSP8 OE cells assessed using Boyden chamber assay (n = 3). G Apoptosis of DUSP8 OE cells compared to EV control cells (n = 3). H Representative immunofluorescence images of EMT markers expression using antibodies against CK18 and VIM (green) counterstained with DAPI (blue), scale bars, 50 µm. I mRNA expression of DUSP8 after siRNA transfection with DUSP8 siRNA and non-targeting siRNA control (siNT) (n = 6). J Representative immunocytochemistry images of DUSP8 after treatment with DUSP8 siRNA compared to a non-targeting control. Cells in panels B and J were labeled using DUSP8 antibody and revealed by Alexa Fluor 488 secondary antibody (green). DNA was stained with DAPI (blue) (scale bars: 50 µm). K Western blotting of A549 cells after treatment with DUSP8 siRNA (n = 3). Functional assessment via L colony formation, M cell proliferation, N migration and O apoptosis of A549 cells after treatment with DUSP8 siRNA. P Representative immunofluorescence images of EMT marker expression using antibodies against CK18 and VIM (green) counterstained with DAPI (blue), scale bars, 50 µm. Data are shown as mean ± standard error of the mean using a two-tailed unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction. P-values ≤0.05 were considered statistically significant for all analyses, *p ≤0.05, **p ≤0.01, ***p ≤0.001 and ***p ≤0.0001.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: DUSP8 (1:1000, Novus Biologicals #31169, 1:1000, A9113 Antibodies.com, Stockholm, Sweden), mouse β-actin (1:5000, ab6276) from Abcam (Cambridge, UK), SAPK/JNK (1:1000 #9252), phospho-SAPK/JNK (1:1000, #4668), ASK1 (1:1000, #3762), phospho-ASK1 (1:1000, #3764), SEK1/MKK4 (1:1000, #9152), phospho-SEK1/MKK4 (1:1000, #9156), MKK7 (1:1000, #4172) and phospho-MKK7 (1:1000, #4171) from Cell Signaling Technology (Danvers, MA, USA).
Techniques: In Vitro, Biomarker Discovery, Over Expression, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Staining, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics, Comparison, Control, BrdU Staining, Boyden Chamber Assay, Immunocytochemistry, Labeling, Functional Assay, Migration, Marker, Two Tailed Test