Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: LBPs NPs suppress breast cancer progression by inhibiting YAP1 expression to induce ferroptosis and alter energy metabolism
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34454-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: LBPs abrogate YAP1 -overexpression-induced augmentation of mitochondrial function and upregulation of related factor expression in breast cancer cells. ( A , B ) MMP changes were assessed with the JC-1 fluorescent probe in MDA-MB-231 cells after LBPs treatment, transfection with the YAP1 -overexpression plasmid, or YAP1 -siRNA. Data are presented as the mean ± SD ( n = 3). *** P < 0.001, ns: not significant. Scale bar, 50 μm. ( C , D ) Representative fluorescence images illustrating ATP probe expression after transfection of pCMV-Mito-AT1.03 into MDA-MB-231 cells that had been subjected to LBPs treatment or transfected with the YAP1 -overexpression plasmid, or YAP1 -siRNA. Data are presented as the mean ± SD ( n = 3). *** P < 0.001, ns: not significant. Scale bar, 50 μm. ( E , F ) RT-qPCR analysis of the relative mRNA expression of YAP1 and TAZ in MDA-MB-231 cells following LBPs treatment or transfection with the YAP1 -overexpression plasmid or YAP1 -siRNA. Data are presented as the mean ± SD ( n = 3), *** P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05, ns: not significant. ( G ) Western blot analysis of YAP1 , TAZ , ACSL4 and GPX4 protein expression in MDA-MB-231 cells following LBPs treatment or transfection with the YAP1 -overexpression plasmid or YAP1 -siRNA. ( H– K ) The gray blots were analyzed with ImageJ software ( n = 3). *** P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05, ns: not significant. ( L , M ) Detection of mitochondrial Fe 2+ levels using Mito-FerroGreen probe. Data are presented as the mean ± SD ( n = 3), *** P < 0.001, ns: not significant. Scale bar, 100 μm.
Article Snippet: After incubation with goat serum for 30 min, cells were incubated overnight with the following antibodies: YAP1 (1:100; bs-3605R; Bioss, Beijing, China).
Techniques: Over Expression, Expressing, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Fluorescence, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Software