Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Article Title: Onvansertib in Combination With Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Second-Line Treatment of KRAS -Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Arm, Phase II Trial
doi: 10.1200/JCO-24-01266
Figure Lengend Snippet: PLK1 regulates the hypoxia pathway, related to . (A, B) KRAS -mutant CRC cells were treated with DMSO or Onv at the indicated doses for 20 hours and then exposed to hypoxia or kept in normoxia for 4 hours. (A) Heatmap of hypoxia-related genes significantly regulated by Onv in HCT116 and SW620 cells based on the RNA-seq analysis. (B) Expression of hypoxia-related genes in LoVo and DLD-1 cells, assessed by RT-qPCR and normalized to the housekeeping gene RPLP0 . Bar graphs represent expression relative to Normoxia_DMSO sample. (C, D) SW620 and HCT116 cells were transfected with nontargeting control siRNA (siNTC) or PLK1 targeting siRNA (siPLK1) for 20 hours and then exposed to hypoxia for 4 hours. (C) Left: Simple Western images of PLK1, HIF1α, and β-actin. Right: HIF1α and PLK1 protein expression normalized to β-actin. (D) Expression of hypoxia-related genes assessed by RT-qPCR and normalized to the housekeeping gene RPLP0 . Bar graphs represent expression relative to Normoxia_siNTC. (B-D) Data are shown as mean ± SEM of at least three independent biological replicates. HIF1α, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α; Hx, hypoxia; Nx, normoxia; Onv, onvansertib; PLK1, polo-like kinase 1; RT-qPCR, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Article Snippet: Human KRAS -mutant colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116, SW620, LoVo, and DLD-1 (ATCC, Manassas, VA) were cultured in RPMI (Cat# 30-2001, ATCC) supplemented with 10% FBS (Cat#16000069, ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, MA) and 1× penicillin-streptomycin solution (Cat#30-2300, ATCC).
Techniques: Mutagenesis, RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Transfection, Control, Simple Western, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction