non‐targeting scrambled control (shctrl  (BioVector Inc)

Journal: Biofactors (Oxford, England)

Article Title: ASNS Regulates H 2 O 2 ‐Induced Senescence, Oxidative Stress, and Glucose Metabolism in ARPE ‐19 Cells by Modulating USP13 Expression

doi: 10.1002/biof.70057

Figure Lengend Snippet: ASNS enhanced H 2 O 2 ‐induced retinal cell proliferation and attenuated senescence. ARPE‐19 cells were transfected with shASNS or ASNS‐OE. (A) The mRNA expression of ASNS was detected by RT‐qPCR. (B) The protein expression of ASNS was detected by WB. ARPE‐19 cells were divided into H 2 O 2 + shCtrl, H 2 O 2 + shASNS or H 2 O 2 + NC, H 2 O 2 + ASNS‐OE groups. (C) CCK8 assay was utilized to assess cell viability in H 2 O 2 ‐treated ARPE‐19 cells. (D) SA‐β‐gal staining experiments were conducted in the above groups. (E) Measurement of intracellular ROS in the above groups. (F) The protein expression of P53, P21, P16 was detected by WB. (G) The level of GSH and MDA detected by ELISA. Data are presented as mean ± SD. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: Lentiviral vectors interfering with ASNS and USP13 expression (shASNS and shUSP13) and the negative control shCtrl were synthesized by GeneChem (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: Transfection, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, CCK-8 Assay, Staining, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Journal: Biofactors (Oxford, England)

Article Title: ASNS Regulates H 2 O 2 ‐Induced Senescence, Oxidative Stress, and Glucose Metabolism in ARPE ‐19 Cells by Modulating USP13 Expression

doi: 10.1002/biof.70057

Figure Lengend Snippet: ASNS regulated glucose metabolism pathways in H 2 O 2 ‐induced retinal cells. ARPE‐19 cells were divided into H 2 O 2 + shCtrl, H 2 O 2 + shASNS or H 2 O 2 + NC, H 2 O 2 + ASNS‐OE groups. (A) Detection of glucose uptake using a kit in H 2 O 2 ‐treated ARPE‐19 cells. (B) Detection of lactate production using a kit in H 2 O 2 ‐treated ARPE‐19 cells. (C) Measuring ECAR in H 2 O 2 ‐treated ARPE‐19 cells using the XF‐96 extracellular flux analyzer. (D) Measuring OCR in H 2 O 2 ‐treated ARPE‐19 cells using the XF‐96 extracellular flux analyzer. (E) The mRNA expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1was detected by RT‐qPCR. (F) The protein expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1was detected by WB. (G) The protein expression of HIF‐1α was detected by WB. Data are presented as mean ± SD. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: Lentiviral vectors interfering with ASNS and USP13 expression (shASNS and shUSP13) and the negative control shCtrl were synthesized by GeneChem (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR

Journal: Biofactors (Oxford, England)

Article Title: ASNS Regulates H 2 O 2 ‐Induced Senescence, Oxidative Stress, and Glucose Metabolism in ARPE ‐19 Cells by Modulating USP13 Expression

doi: 10.1002/biof.70057

Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of ASNS's impact on the AMD disease process in vivo. Sprague–Dawley rats injected with sodium iodate (30 mg/kg body weight) and divided into MOCK group (No lentivirus injections, n = 10), shCtrl group (Injection of shCtrl lentivirus, n = 10), and shASNS (Injection of shASNS lentivirus, n = 10) group. (A) H&E staining analysis of rat retinal tissues in each group. (B) SA‐β‐gal staining of rat retinal tissues were conducted in the above groups. (C) Measuring ECAR and OCR in retinal tissues using the XF‐96 extracellular flux analyzer. (D) The mRNA expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1 in retinal tissues was detected by RT‐qPCR. (E) The protein expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1 in retinal tissues was detected by WB. (F) The protein expression of ASNS and USP13 in retinal tissues was detected by WB. (G) IF was used to analyze the expression of ASNS and USP1 in retinal tissues. (H) The protein expression of HIF‐1α in retinal tissues was detected by WB. Data are presented as mean ± SD. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: Lentiviral vectors interfering with ASNS and USP13 expression (shASNS and shUSP13) and the negative control shCtrl were synthesized by GeneChem (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, In Vivo, Injection, Staining, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR

Journal: Biofactors (Oxford, England)

Article Title: ASNS Regulates H 2 O 2 ‐Induced Senescence, Oxidative Stress, and Glucose Metabolism in ARPE ‐19 Cells by Modulating USP13 Expression

doi: 10.1002/biof.70057

Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of USP13's impact on the AMD disease process in vivo. Sprague–Dawley rats injected with sodium iodate (30 mg/kg body weigh) and divided into MOCK group (No lentivirus injections, n = 10), shCtrl group (Injection of shCtrl lentivirus, n = 10), and shUSP13 (Injection of shUSP13 lentivirus, n = 10) group. (A) H&E staining analysis of rat retinal tissues in each group. (B) SA‐β‐gal staining of rat retinal tissues were conducted in the above groups. (C) Measuring ECAR and OCR in retinal tissues using the XF‐96 extracellular flux analyzer. (D) The mRNA expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1 in retinal tissues was detected by RT‐qPCR. (E) The protein expression of Glut1, Glut4, HK2, and PGK1 in retinal tissues was detected by WB. (F) The protein expression of USP13 in retinal tissues was detected by WB. (G) The protein expression of HIF‐1α in retinal tissues was detected by WB. Data are presented as mean ± SD. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

Article Snippet: Lentiviral vectors interfering with ASNS and USP13 expression (shASNS and shUSP13) and the negative control shCtrl were synthesized by GeneChem (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, In Vivo, Injection, Staining, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR

Journal: Journal of Translational Medicine

Article Title: CCDC137 knockdown suppresses bladder cancer progression by downregulating SCD

doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-07033-w

Figure Lengend Snippet: Exploration of potential downstream mechanism and upstream regulators of CCDC137. A Heatmap shows DEGs identified by RNA sequencing in T24-shCtrl and T24-shCCDC137-1 cells. B Bar plot displays GO and KEGG functional enrichment results of downregulated DEGs from RNA sequencing. C GSVA-Hallmark pathway enrichment analysis displayed differences between CCDC137 positive (CCDC137 +) and CCDC137 negative (CCDC137 −) cells based on single-cell sequencing data. D mRNA and protein expression of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. E DecoupleR was used to analyze differences in transcription factor activity between CCDC137 + and CCDC137 − epithelial cells in single-cell sequencing data. F TF-Target Finder was employed to identify potential upstream transcription factors of CCDC137. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; **** P < 0.0001; ns, no statistical significance

Article Snippet: The shCCDC137 lentiviral particles and corresponding control lentiviral particles (shCtrl) were purchased from Genechem Co., Ltd (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Functional Assay, Sequencing, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Activity Assay

Journal: Journal of Translational Medicine

Article Title: CCDC137 knockdown suppresses bladder cancer progression by downregulating SCD

doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-07033-w

Figure Lengend Snippet: In vivo validation of CCDC137 regulating tumor growth. A Subcutaneous xenograft models were established in nude mice to validate the regulatory role of CCDC137 in tumor growth. B Tumor volume growth curves were plotted over 28 days after tumor cell inoculation. C Tumor weights of T24-shCtrl and T24-shCCDC137-1 groups were measured on day 28. D The Graphical Abstract described the key results in this study. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001; **** P < 0.0001; ns, no statistical significance

Article Snippet: The shCCDC137 lentiviral particles and corresponding control lentiviral particles (shCtrl) were purchased from Genechem Co., Ltd (Shanghai, China).

Techniques: In Vivo, Biomarker Discovery