Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: A Novel Network Integrating a miRNA-203/SNAI1 Feedback Loop which Regulates Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035440
Figure Lengend Snippet: HTB129-ctrl and HTB129-miR203 cells were subjected to A) qRT-PCR analyses of SNAI1 mRNA expression in HTB129-ctrl and HTB129-miR203 cells, B) fluorescent staining with DAPI (blue) and phalloidin (red) (scale bar, 20 µm), C) migration and D) invasion assays. E) Predicted miR-203 target sites within SNAI1 3′UTR. F, G) Relative luciferase activity of SNAI1-3′UTR wild type (wt) or mutant (mut) in MDA231 cells transfected with control (F, G), miR-203 (F) or miR-200a/c (G) precursors. Co-transfection with GAPDH 3′UTR vector served as additional negative control (*, p<0.05; **, p<0.01).
Article Snippet: The human breast cancer cell lines HTB129 and MDA231 (also named MDA-MB-231 or HTB-26), purchased from the ATCC, were maintained in RPMI1640 and Leibovitz culture media (Lonza), respectively, supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine, 100 U/ml penicillin and 100 µg/ml streptomycin.
Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Staining, Migration, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Mutagenesis, Transfection, Cotransfection, Plasmid Preparation, Negative Control