Journal: International Dental Journal
Article Title: Chemokine-Like Receptor 1 Knockdown Suppresses Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression by Reducing Oxidative Phosphorylation
doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109479
Figure Lengend Snippet: CMKLR1 promotes mitochondrial OXPHOS through the PI3K/AKT/PGC-1α axis. (A) Immunoblot analysis of p-PI3K, PI3K, p-AKT, AKT, and PGC-1α in OSCC cells with CMKLR1 knockdown. (B) Protein levels of p-PI3K, p-AKT, and PGC-1α were measured in OSCC cells overexpressing CMKLR1, with or without LY294002 treatment (10 μM). (C) Western blot analysis of representative OXPHOS complex subunits (CI-NDUFB8, CII-SDHB, CIII-UQCRC1, CIV-MTCO2, and CV-ATP5A1) in CMKLR1-overexpressing cells after transfection with siPGC-1α or siNC. (D) Seahorse XF analysis of OCR curves. (E) Quantification of basal respiration, ATP-linked respiration, maximal respiration, and spare respiratory capacity. (F) Representative MitoTracker images and quantification of fluorescence intensity (MitoTracker Red, scale bar = 20 μm). * P < .05; ** P < .01; *** P < .001.
Article Snippet: Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) lentiviral vectors targeting human CMKLR1 were purchased from OBiO Technology (Shanghai, China).
Techniques: Western Blot, Knockdown, Transfection, Fluorescence