Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Identify GDPD3 as a key regulator of epithelial–mesenchymal transition and prostate adenocarcinoma progression via the LPA/LPAR1/AKT axis: transcriptomic and experimental study
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1637325
Figure Lengend Snippet: LPAR1 knockdown and AKT inhibition attenuate LPA-induced EMT. (A, B) LPAR1 was knocked down, and knockdown efficiency was subsequently validated. (C, D) DU145 cells were transfected with siRNA targeting LPAR1, and the expression levels of N-cadherin, E-cadherin and Vimentin were assessed by Western blot. (E, F) Western blot analysis was performed to assess the expression levels of AKT and phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT). (G, H) DU145 cells were treated with 2 μM LY294002 (AKT pathway inhibitor), and the protein levels of AKT, phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT), N-cadherin, E-cadherin and Vimentin were assessed by Western blot and quantified. Band intensities were quantified using ImageJ software and normalized to actin. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The DU145 human prostate cancer cell line was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) in February 2025.
Techniques: Knockdown, Inhibition, Transfection, Expressing, Western Blot, Software