Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: ProAgio, a Novel Integrin αvβ3 Targeted Cytotoxin, Suppresses Tumor Growth and Reprograms the PDAC Microenvironment

doi: 10.64898/2026.01.15.699725

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Representative IHC staining of ITGB3 in PDAC tissue microarrays (TMA) showing varying expression levels in non-cancer and cancer tissue sections. (B). High magnification IHC images demonstrating the expression of ITGB3 on normal pancreas and cancer cells with stromal regions. (D-I) . Scatter plots depicting the correlation between ITGB3 and key tumor-associated markers such as HIF-1α (D) , GLUT-1 (E) , VEGFA (F) , Vimentin (G) , COL1A1 (H) , and PECAM1 (I) . Pearson correlation coefficients (R) and p -values indicate statistically significant positive correlation between ITGB3 and these markers. Statistical significance was assessed using a two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test. All quantitative data represent the mean ± SEM. ∗∗∗∗p < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: To evaluate the role of ITGB3 in PDAC, we analyzed its expression using IHC in a human PDAC tissue array (PA483-L97, Biomax) that contains 40 cancer and eight non-cancer tissues ( Supplementary Table 1 ).

Techniques: Immunohistochemistry, Expressing, Two Tailed Test

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: The Study of Chromobox Protein Homolog 4 in 3D Organoid Models of Colon Cancer as a Potential Predictive Marker

doi: 10.3390/ijms26157385

Figure Lengend Snippet: CBX family genes expression in colon cancer. ( A ) CBX expression level by qRT-PCR in three colon cancer cell lines (CACO-2, SW480, and HCT 116) compared to a normal colon cell line (NMC 460D). ( B ) CBX gene expression level in a colon cancer cDNA RT-qPCR array consisting of tumor ( N = 40) and normal samples ( N = 8). ( C ) Expression analysis of CBX family genes of colon tumor in UALCAN dataset (Normal = 41, Primary Tumor = 286). The star symbol indicates statistical significance (**: p ≤ 0.01, ***: p ≤ 0.001, ****: p ≤ 0.0001).

Article Snippet: Human TissueScan Colon Cancer Tissue qPCR Panel IV (HCRT304), containing first-strand cDNA from 48 samples covering 8-normal, 5-Stage I, 8-IIA, 1-II, 1-IIIA, 6-IIIB, 3-IIIC, 6-III, and 10-IV patients, was purchased from Origene (Rockville, MD, USA).

Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Gene Expression

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: The Study of Chromobox Protein Homolog 4 in 3D Organoid Models of Colon Cancer as a Potential Predictive Marker

doi: 10.3390/ijms26157385

Figure Lengend Snippet: Association between CBX4 expression levels and clinical stage and grade of CRC patients. ( A ) CBX4 expression analyses performed using the UALCAN dataset with relative statistical comparison among groups. ( B ) CBX4 expression analyses in a colon cancer cDNA RT-qPCR array consisting of tumor ( n = 40) and normal samples ( n = 8) stratifying patients according to stage and grade. The star symbol indicates statistical significance (**: p ≤ 0.01).

Article Snippet: Human TissueScan Colon Cancer Tissue qPCR Panel IV (HCRT304), containing first-strand cDNA from 48 samples covering 8-normal, 5-Stage I, 8-IIA, 1-II, 1-IIIA, 6-IIIB, 3-IIIC, 6-III, and 10-IV patients, was purchased from Origene (Rockville, MD, USA).

Techniques: Expressing, Comparison, Quantitative RT-PCR

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: The Study of Chromobox Protein Homolog 4 in 3D Organoid Models of Colon Cancer as a Potential Predictive Marker

doi: 10.3390/ijms26157385

Figure Lengend Snippet: Characterization of CBX4 in CRC organoids. ( A ) Representative images of ex vivo PDO culture obtained from colorectal cancer biopsies are reported. Scale bar: 10 µm. ( B ) Real-time qPCR analysis of CBX4 in two groups of PDOs: the first one derived from healthy tissues (CNT) and the second one derived from tumor tissues (Tumor). Results were normalized to RPS18 mRNA and analyzed by 2 −ΔΔCt method. ( C ) Analysis of the knockdown efficiency of siCBX4 assessed by RT-PCR in PDOs after 72 h. ( D ) Effect of CBX4 silencing on PDO viability assessed by ATP Lite assay after 72 h. The star symbol indicates statistical significance (**: p ≤ 0.01).

Article Snippet: Human TissueScan Colon Cancer Tissue qPCR Panel IV (HCRT304), containing first-strand cDNA from 48 samples covering 8-normal, 5-Stage I, 8-IIA, 1-II, 1-IIIA, 6-IIIB, 3-IIIC, 6-III, and 10-IV patients, was purchased from Origene (Rockville, MD, USA).

Techniques: Ex Vivo, Derivative Assay, Knockdown, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Article Title: The Study of Chromobox Protein Homolog 4 in 3D Organoid Models of Colon Cancer as a Potential Predictive Marker

doi: 10.3390/ijms26157385

Figure Lengend Snippet: Role of CBX4 silencing in CRC organoids ( A , B ). Representative images of our target molecules through immunofluorescence analysis. Localization of NFkB in tumor ex vivo PDOs before (CNT) and after siCBX4. Maximal projection images of PDO incubated NFkB (green signal) and cell nuclei were stained with Hoechst 33342 (blue signal). Scale bar: 10 µm. ( C ) Real time qPCR analysis of NF-κB, c-myc, TNF-α, and IL-1 in tumor ex vivo PDOs before (CTR) and after CBX4 silencing. Results were normalized to RPS18 mRNA and analyzed by 2 −ΔΔCt method. The star symbol indicates statistical significance (*: p ≤ 0.05, **: p ≤ 0.01).

Article Snippet: Human TissueScan Colon Cancer Tissue qPCR Panel IV (HCRT304), containing first-strand cDNA from 48 samples covering 8-normal, 5-Stage I, 8-IIA, 1-II, 1-IIIA, 6-IIIB, 3-IIIC, 6-III, and 10-IV patients, was purchased from Origene (Rockville, MD, USA).

Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Ex Vivo, Incubation, Staining