Journal: Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Article Title: Gemcitabine activates the Hippo signaling pathway and suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing large tumor suppressor kinase 2 through the hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha/ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N‐recognin 5 axis

doi: 10.1002/ccs3.70085

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of GEM on hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha (HIF1A), UBR5, and ovarian cancer Cells. (A) Western blot (WB) analysis of HIF1A and UBR5 expression in SKOV3 cells under hypoxic conditions treated with different concentrations of GEM; (B) WB analysis of HIF1A and UBR5 expression in OVCAR‐3 cells under hypoxic conditions treated with different concentrations of GEM; (C) CCK‐8 assay of cell viability in SKOV3 cells treated with varying concentrations of GEM at 0, 24, and 48 h; (D) CCK‐8 assay of cell viability in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with varying concentrations of GEM at 0, 24, and 48 h; (E) wound healing assay assessing the migration rate of SKOV3 cells treated with different concentrations of GEM at 0 h, 24 h, and 48 h (scale bar: 100 μm); (F) wound healing assay assessing the migration rate of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with different concentrations of GEM at 0, 24, and 48 h (scale bar: 100 μm); (G) transwell invasion assay evaluating the invasive capacity of SKOV3 cells treated with different concentrations of GEM at 0, 24, and 48 h (scale bar: 50 μm); (H) transwell invasion assay evaluating the invasive capacity of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with different concentrations of GEM at 0, 24, and 48 h (scale bar: 50 μm). Data are presented as mean ± SD; all cellular experiments were performed in triplicate. *** p < 0.001, analyzed using ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines SKOV3 (HTB‐77, ATCC) and OVCAR‐3 (HTB‐161, ATCC) were obtained from ATCC.

Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, Wound Healing Assay, Migration, Transwell Invasion Assay, Comparison

Journal: Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Article Title: Gemcitabine activates the Hippo signaling pathway and suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing large tumor suppressor kinase 2 through the hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha/ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N‐recognin 5 axis

doi: 10.1002/ccs3.70085

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of GEM on ovarian cancer proliferation and invasion via HIF1A‐mediated downregulation of UBR5. (A) Western blot (WB) analysis of hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha (HIF1A) and UBR5 expression levels in SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (B) WB analysis of HIF1A and UBR5 expression levels in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (C) CCK8 assay showing cell viability of SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (D) CCK8 assay showing cell viability of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (E) wound healing assay assessing the migration rate of SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (Scale bar: 100 μm); (F) wound healing assay assessing the migration rate of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (Scale bar: 100 μm); (G) transwell invasion assay showing the invasive capacity of SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (Scale bar: 50 μm); (H) transwell invasion assay showing the invasive capacity of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (Scale bar: 50 μm); (I) predicted transcription factor binding sites in the UBR5 promoter region based on JASPAR database analysis; (J) ChIP‐PCR analysis showing HIF1A enrichment at the UBR5 promoter region; (K) dual‐luciferase reporter assay evaluating the regulatory effect of HIF1A on UBR5 promoter activity; (L, M) RT‐qPCR analysis of HIF1A and UBR5 mRNA expression levels after shHIF1A knockdown in SKOV3 and OVCAR‐3 cells; (N, O) RT‐qPCR analysis of UBR5 mRNA expression levels in SKOV3 and OVCAR‐3 cells under normoxia, hypoxia, hypoxia + shNC, and hypoxia + shHIF1A conditions. Data are presented as mean ± SD; all cell experiments were performed in triplicate. *** p < 0.001, analyzed by ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines SKOV3 (HTB‐77, ATCC) and OVCAR‐3 (HTB‐161, ATCC) were obtained from ATCC.

Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, Wound Healing Assay, Migration, Transwell Invasion Assay, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Reporter Assay, Activity Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Knockdown, Comparison

Journal: Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Article Title: Gemcitabine activates the Hippo signaling pathway and suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing large tumor suppressor kinase 2 through the hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha/ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N‐recognin 5 axis

doi: 10.1002/ccs3.70085

Figure Lengend Snippet: GEM regulates LATS2 ubiquitination and YAP/TAZ phosphorylation via the hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha/UBR5 axis. (A) Western blot (WB) analysis of Hippo pathway‐related proteins in SKOV3 cells under hypoxic conditions; (B) WB analysis of Hippo pathway‐related proteins in OVCAR‐3 cells under hypoxic conditions; (C) co‐IP analysis showing the interaction between LATS2 and UBR5 in SKOV3 cells; (D) Co‐IP analysis showing the interaction between LATS2 and UBR5 in OVCAR‐3 cells; (E) ubiquitination assay measuring LATS2 ubiquitination levels in SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (F) ubiquitination assay measuring LATS2 ubiquitination levels in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (G) WB analysis of in vitro ubiquitination to evaluate UBR5‐mediated LATS2 ubiquitination; (H) WB analysis of Hippo pathway‐related proteins in SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (I) WB analysis of Hippo pathway‐related proteins in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. All experiments were repeated three times. *** p < 0.001, using ANOVA and Tukey's multiple comparison test.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines SKOV3 (HTB‐77, ATCC) and OVCAR‐3 (HTB‐161, ATCC) were obtained from ATCC.

Techniques: Ubiquitin Proteomics, Phospho-proteomics, Western Blot, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, In Vitro, Standard Deviation, Comparison

Journal: Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Article Title: Gemcitabine activates the Hippo signaling pathway and suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing large tumor suppressor kinase 2 through the hypoxia‐inducible factor 1‐alpha/ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N‐recognin 5 axis

doi: 10.1002/ccs3.70085

Figure Lengend Snippet: Investigation of GEM's regulation of the Hippo pathway in ovarian cancer inhibition. (A) Western blot (WB) analysis of YAP1 and FGFR1 expression levels in SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (B) WB analysis of YAP1 and FGFR1 expression levels in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (C) CCK8 assay measuring cell viability in SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (D) CCK8 assay measuring cell viability in OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h; (E) wound healing assay showing migration rates of SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (scale bar: 100 μm); (F) wound healing assay showing migration rates of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (scale bar: 100 μm); (G) transwell assay showing invasion ability of SKOV3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (scale bar: 50 μm); (H) transwell assay showing invasion ability of OVCAR‐3 cells treated with 20 μM GEM for 48 h (scale bar: 50 μm). Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Cell experiments were repeated 3 times; *** p < 0.001, using ANOVA and Tukey's multiple comparison test.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines SKOV3 (HTB‐77, ATCC) and OVCAR‐3 (HTB‐161, ATCC) were obtained from ATCC.

Techniques: Inhibition, Western Blot, Expressing, CCK-8 Assay, Wound Healing Assay, Migration, Transwell Assay, Standard Deviation, Comparison

Journal: PLOS One

Article Title: WNK2 may promote ovarian cancer progression by upregulating POU5F1B

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332003

Figure Lengend Snippet: A, Western blot confirmed the knockdown efficiency of POU5F1B in A2780 and CAOV3 cells. B, and C, CCK8 and colony formation show POU5F1B knockdown suppressed the proliferation of OC cells. D, Transwell assays show POU5F1B knockdown inhibits the migration of OC cells.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines CAOV3 and A2780 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Western Blot, Knockdown, Migration

Journal: PLOS One

Article Title: WNK2 may promote ovarian cancer progression by upregulating POU5F1B

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332003

Figure Lengend Snippet: A, Western blot confirmed the overexpression of POU5F1B in A2780 and CAOV3. B and C, CCK8 and colony formation show POU5F1B overexpression promotes the proliferation of OC cells. D, Transwell assays show POU5F1B promotes the migration of OC cells.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines CAOV3 and A2780 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Western Blot, Over Expression, Migration

Journal: PLOS One

Article Title: WNK2 may promote ovarian cancer progression by upregulating POU5F1B

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332003

Figure Lengend Snippet: A-B, POU5F1B was successfully overexpressed in the WNK2-knockdown cell lines A2780 and CAOV3. C-D, WNK2 knockdown suppressed the proliferation of OC cells. When POU5F1B was overexpressed, the proliferation inhibition of OC cells was reversed. E-F, POU5F1B promoted the viability of WNK2-knockdown cell in vivo. G, Curves of tumor growth: When visible lumps occurred, tumor volumes were measured every two days. H, Immunohistochemistry staining of POU5F1B in nude mice tumors. WNK2 knockdown inhibited the migration of OC cells. When POU5F1B was overexpressed, the migration inhibition of OC cells was reversed. I, Western blot illustrated the level of p-AKT(473) in OC cells after WNK2 was knocked down and POU5F1B overexpressed.

Article Snippet: Human OC cell lines CAOV3 and A2780 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA).

Techniques: Knockdown, Inhibition, In Vivo, Immunohistochemistry, Staining, Migration, Western Blot