Journal: Experimental Hematology & Oncology
Article Title: A one-base therapeutic insertion in the HBG2 distal promoter reactivates γ-globin expression
doi: 10.1186/s40164-025-00626-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: InsA mutation creates a de novel site for activator FOXO3. ( a ) The binding motifs of FOXO3 were identified using JASPAR. ( b ) Dual luciferase was performed to determine the interaction between FOXO3 and insA. The wild type (WT) or insA- HBG promoter were cloned into the pGL4.18 vector and co-transfected with FOXO3 of pcDNA3.1 into HUDEP-2 cells. ( c ) EMSA was performed with insA or wild type (WT) hot probe, and indicated fold molar excess of the insA or WT cold probe in HUDEP-2 nuclear extract. Anti-FOXO3 antibody was used to perform super shift-EMSA. ( d ) ChIP-seq analysis with anti-FOXO3 antibody in WT, insA and insA KO HUDEP-2 clones. The light green shadow indicated the binding peak of FOXO3 on the HBG2 distal promoter. ( e ) ChIP-qPCR analysis with anti-FOXO3 antibody in control (Ctrl) and insA HUDEP-2 cells. Data from > 3 independent experiments are presented as mean ± SD (** p < 0.01). ( f - h ) Western blot analysis in FOXO3 knock out (KO) HUDEP-2 control ( f ) or insA clones ( g ) on day 8 of the differentiation, and in FOXO3 overexpression (OE) in insA HUDEP-2 clone ( h ) without differentiation. ( i - j ) The expression level of IRS1 , PIK3R1 , PDK2 and AKT1 measured by RNA-seq ( i ) and qPCR ( j ) in control, insA and insA KO clones. Data from > 3 independent experiments are presented as mean ± SD (* P < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, ns., no significant). ( k ) Western blot analysis with anti-phosphorylated AMPK (p-AMPK), anti-phosphorylated AKT and FOXO3 ser413 antibodies in control (Ctrl) and insA pool or clone HUDEP-2 cells. GAPDH served as control. ( l ) Gene ontology (GO) analysis of the identified proteins pulling down by anti-FOXO3 ser413 antibody in control and insA HUDEP-2 cells. BP, biological process; CC, cellular component; MF, molecular function
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies were as follow: anti-HbF (ab137096, Abcam), anti-GAPHD (129-10312, Ray antibody), anti-lamin A/C (ab238303, Abcam), anti-β-Tublin (ab6046, Abcam); anti-phospho-FOXO3 (Ser413) (8174s), anti-phospho-AMPK (Thr172) (2535T), all from Cell Signaling Technology.
Techniques: Mutagenesis, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Clone Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, ChIP-sequencing, ChIP-qPCR, Control, Western Blot, Knock-Out, Over Expression, Expressing, RNA Sequencing