Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Inhibition of KDM5A/B promotes antitumor innate immune responses in HHV-8/KSHV-positive B-cell lymphomas
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.28.702275
Figure Lengend Snippet: KDM5A/B suppress KSHV lytic reactivation from latency. (A, B) TREx.BCBL-1.RTA cells were transiently transfected with siRNAs targeting KDM5A (A) or KDM5B (B) through electroporation. At 3 days post of transfection, cells were collected and analyzed by RT-qPCR to quantify KDM5A/B knockdown. (C, D) TREx.BCBL-1.RTA cells with depletion of KDM5A (C) or KDM5B (D) were treated with Dox for 2 days, followed by RT-qPCR to quantify KSHV lytic genes K8 and K8.1. (E, F) KDM5A/B and KSHV K8.1 proteins in cell samples (C, D) with Dox treatment were measured by protein immunoblotting. (G, H) iSLK.BAC16 cells were transiently transfected with siRNAs targeting KDM5A (G) or KDM5B (H) for 3 days, followed by Dox treatment for 2 days. KDM5A/B knockdown were measured by RT-qPCR. (I, J) iSLK.BAC16 cells with depletion of KDM5A (I) or KDM5B (J) as well as Dox treatment was analyzed by RT-qPCR to quantify KSHV lytic genes K8 and K8.1. (K, L) KDM5A/B and KSHV K8.1 proteins in cell samples in cell samples (I, J) were measured by protein immunoblotting. (M, N) iSLK.r219 cells were transiently transfected with siRNAs targeting KDM5A (M) or KDM5B (N) for 3 days, followed by Dox treatment for 2 days. KDM5A/B knockdown were measured by RT-qPCR. KSHV lytic reactivation was visualized by fluorescence microscopy (RFP vs GFP signal). Results were calculated from three independent experiments and presented as Mean ± SD (*** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001; unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t -test for A; one-way ANOVA for I, J, two-way ANOVA for B, C, E, F, G).
Article Snippet: The following antibodies were used in this study: anti-KDM5A (Active Motif, Cat# 91211); anti-KDM5B (Bethyl Laboratories, Cat# A301-813A); ant-KDM5C (Bethyl Laboratories, Cat# A301-034A); anti-KSHV K8.1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-65446); anti-EBV EBNA1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-81581); anti-GAPDH (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-47724); normal rat IgG (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# sc-2026); anti-KSHV LANA (Advanced Biotechnologies, Cat# 13-210-100); anti-FLAG M2 (Sigma-Aldrich, Cat# F1804); anti-CD3-FITC (Miltenyi Biotec, Cat# 130-113-690); anti-CD19-PE (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 130-113-731); anti-CD20 (BioLegend, Cat# 382802); anti-mouse HRP-linked (Cell Signaling Technology, Cat#7076S) and anti-rabbit HRP-linked (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 7074S) antibodies; isotype control IgG including rabbit IgG (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 3900S), mouse IgG 1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 5415S), mouse IgG 2a (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 61656S) and mouse IgG 2b (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat# 53484S).
Techniques: Transfection, Electroporation, Quantitative RT-PCR, Knockdown, Western Blot, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Two Tailed Test