Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Article Title: CREB5 promotes nodal metastasis of cervical cancer by regulation of APLN-induced lymphangiogenesis
doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02782-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Volcano plot illustrating differentially expressed genes following CREB5-knockdown (shCREB5) compared to control (shGFP) in CCa cells. B Venn diagram identifying the overlap between CREB5-knockdown-induced downregulated genes in CCa cells and lymphangiogenesis-associated genes. C – F RT-PCR analysis demonstrating CREB5-dependent modulation of APLN mRNA levels in indicated cell lines. G – J ELISA quantification confirming CREB5-mediated regulation of secreted APLN protein in corresponding cell models. K ChIP assay validating direct binding of CREB5 to the APLN promoter in SiHa-LNM2 and HeLa-LNM2 cells (IgG as negative control). L Schematic of APLN promoter luciferase reporter constructs with wild-type (WT), canonical motif (TGACG), and non-canonical motif (TGGCG) deletions. M , N Luciferase reporter assays showing CREB5-dependent transcriptional activation of APLN promoter activity in SiHa-LNM2 and HeLa-LNM2 cells. O Positive correlation between CREB5 and APLN mRNA expression in CCa patient specimens. P , Q Representative immunohistochemical images and correlation analysis of CREB5 and APLN protein expression in CCa tissues.
Article Snippet: In this research, human CCa cell lines (SiHa and HeLa) were utilized, all procured from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).
Techniques: Knockdown, Control, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Binding Assay, Negative Control, Luciferase, Construct, Activation Assay, Activity Assay, Expressing, Immunohistochemical staining