Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
Article Title: CDK13 upregulation-induced formation of the positive feedback loop among circCDK13, miR-212-5p/miR-449a and E2F5 contributes to prostate carcinogenesis
doi: 10.1186/s13046-020-01814-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: Transcriptional activation of endogenous CDK13 upregulates E2F5 expression by promoting circCDK13 formation. a , PC3 cells were transfected with CDK13 sgRNA, oeCDK13 or their respective control vector, and then Western blot analysis detected the CDK13 and E2F5 expression. b , PC3 cells were treated as in (A), RT-qPCR detected E2F5 mRNA expression. c and d , PC3 cells were transfected with shCDK13 or pLKO or treated with CDK13 inhibitor THZ531, and then Western blot (C) and RT-qPCR (D) analysis detected the CDK13 and E2F5 expression. e and f , PC3 cells were transfected with CDK13 sgRNA or NC sgRNA and treated with actinomycin D (Act D). Western blotting (E) detected E2F5 protein level, and RT-qPCR (F) detected the expression of circRNAs (hsa_circ_0001699, hsa_circ_0079929, hsa_circ_0079933 and hsa_circ_0079939). * P < 0.05 vs. NC sgRNA+DMSO; # p <0.05 vs. CDK13 sgRNA+DMSO. g , PCR was used to detect hsa_circ_0079929 (termed circCDK13) in PCa tissues by using convergent or divergent primers. Divergent primers amplify circCDK13 in cDNA but not in genomic DNA (gDNA). GAPDH was used as linear control. h , RT-PCR amplified full-length circCDK13 in PC3 cells, and the amplified products were confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis. i , Sanger sequencing confirmed head-to-tail splicing of circCDK13. j , RT-qPCR detected the expression of circCDK13 in PCa and BPH tissues. ** P < 0.01 vs. BPH. k , The correlation between circCDK13 and E2F5 mRNA expression in our clinical data was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis ( R = 0.3976, P = 0.0296). l , PC3 and 22RV1 cells were transfected with si-circCDK13, si-linear CDK13 or si-Ctl. RT-qPCR detected circCDK13 and CDK13 mRNA expression. Bars are mean ± SEM of triplicate samples. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 vs. si-Ctl. m , RT-qPCR examined the expression of CDK13 mRNA and circCDK13 in PC3 and 22RV1 cells transfected with circCDK13 or empty vector. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 vs. empty vector. n , Western blotting detected the E2F5 expression in PC3 and 22RV1 cells transfected with si-circCDK13, circCDK13 or their respective control. o , PC3 and 22RV1 cells were transfected with circCDK13 and shE2F5 either alone or together, and then colony formation assay was performed to detect the cell proliferation. * P < 0.05 vs. pLKO+pWPI, # p <0.05 vs. circCDK13 + pLKO
Article Snippet: Microarray hybridization analysis of mRNA expression in 2 PCa samples and 2 BPH were performed according to the manufacturer’s protocol (Arraystar, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Expressing, Transfection, Control, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot, Quantitative RT-PCR, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Amplification, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Sequencing, Colony Assay