Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
Article Title: Gastric cancer-derived exosomal let-7 g-5p mediated by SERPINE1 promotes macrophage M2 polarization and gastric cancer progression
doi: 10.1186/s13046-024-03269-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: SERPINE1 promotes exosomal let-7 g-5p expression through the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. ( A ) GSEA was conducted for SERPINE1 co-expressed genes using GSEA (version 4.1.0). ( B ) Heatmap of 35 phosphorylation sites of 34 STAT3 upstream proteins determined by the median fluorescent intensity of the protein array normalized using Grubb’s algorithm. ( C ) Venn diagram of 34 downregulated phosphorylated proteins in the silenced SERPINE1 group and 107 TFs targeting let-7 g-5p. ( D ) Bubble plot combined with Sankey diagram of enriched KEGG pathways for 32 of the 34 STAT3 upstream proteins. ( E ) Statistical analysis of normalized phospho- and nonphospho-fluorescent protein spots in protein arrays. Western blotting analysis of total protein and phosphorylation levels of JAK2/STAT3 in GC cells silencing SERPINE1 ( F ), overexpressing SERPINE1 or treated with a JAK inhibitor ( G ). ( H ) Western blotting analysis of JAK2/STAT3 and SOCS7 in xenograft tumors. ( I ) Representative FISH images and comparison of let-7 g-5p expression in GC cells. ( J ) qRT-PCR analysis of exosomal let-7 g-5p expression in GC cells. ( K ) Representative FISH images and comparison of let-7 g-5p expression in xenograft tissues. ( L ) STAT3-binding motif and sites in the let-7 g-5p promoter region predicted using the JASPR database. ( M ) ChIP-qPCR assay demonstrated that STAT3 interacted with the let-7 g-5p promoter (site position: -1666~-1483). ( N ) Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay for the let-7 g-5p promoter region (position: -1692~-1420). ( O ) Luciferase activity of wt- and mut- let-7 g-5p promoter in the presence of vector or oeSTAT3. Mut, mutated-type. WT, wild-type. Vector, negative control plasmid. oeSTAT3, STAT3 overexpression plasmid
Article Snippet: Antigen retrieval was performed using sodium citrate buffer (pH 6.0, 98 °C), followed by goat serum blocking for 1 h. Sections were incubated with PAI-1 (rabbit, 1:200, Immunoway), CD163 (mouse, 1:200, Immunoway), CD206 (mouse, 1:200, Proteintech), F4/80 (rabbit, 1:200, Bioss), iNOS (rabbit, 1:200, Bioss), Arg1 (rabbit, 1:200, Proteintech), STAT3 (rabbit, 1:200, Bioss) antibodies overnight at 4 °C, reactivated, stained with Cy3-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (Abcam) and Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (Abcam) for 30 min, counterstained with DAPI, and imaged using fluorescence microscopy (IX51, Olympus) for ImageJ analysis.
Techniques: Expressing, Protein Array, Western Blot, Comparison, Quantitative RT-PCR, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Reporter Gene Assay, Activity Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Negative Control, Over Expression