Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: NCF2 facilitates M2 macrophage polarization in glioblastoma through activation of the notch1–osteopontin axis
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1743950
Figure Lengend Snippet: NCF2 regulates OPN expression via Notch1 signaling in GBM. (A) Western blot analysis showing NCF2 and OPN protein expression in LN229 and T98G cells with NCF2 knockdown, and in U87 and U251 cells with NCF2 overexpression. (B) qRT-PCR analysis confirming changes in NCF2 and OPN mRNA expression in LN229 and T98G cells with NCF2 knockdown, and in U87 and U251 cells with NCF2 overexpression. qPCR was performed in triplicate for each sample. (C) Western blot analysis of NCF2, Notch1, and OPN protein expression in LN229 and T98G cells with NCF2 knockdown, with or without Notch1 agonist (N1A) treatment, and in U87 and U251 cells with NCF2 overexpression, with or without Notch1 inhibitor (N1i) treatment. (D) qRT-PCR analysis of NCF2 , Notch1 , and OPN mRNA expression in LN229 and T98G cells with NCF2 knockdown, with or without Notch1 agonist (N1A) treatment, and in U87 and U251 cells with NCF2 overexpression, with or without Notch1 inhibitor (N1i) treatment. qPCR was performed in triplicate for each sample. (“*”represents P<0.05).
Article Snippet: To investigate the involvement of the Notch1 signaling pathway, NCF2-knockdown or NCF2-overexpressing GBM cells were treated with either a Notch1 agonist (recombinant human Jagged1, 2 μg/mL; AF1277;R&D Systems) or a Notch1 inhibitor (DAPT, 10 μM; 2634; R&D Systems) for 48 h. Following treatment, the protein and mRNA expression levels of Notch1 and OPN were analyzed by western blot and qRT-PCR.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Knockdown, Over Expression, Quantitative RT-PCR