Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Article Title: ALYREF-JunD-SLC7A5 axis promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through epitranscriptome-metabolism reprogramming and immune evasion
doi: 10.1038/s41420-024-01862-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Venn Diagram showing the intersection of RIP-BisSeq, RNA-seq and JASPAR database. JunD is identified as a potential target. B , C Expression of JunD following ALYREF knockdown was detected by RT-qPCR and western blotting. D RIP assay was used to validate the direct binding between ALYREF and JunD. E The mRNA decay rate of JunD in shNC and shALYREF PDAC cells treated with Actinomycin D. F The dot blot assay was used to assess the change of mRNA m 5 C level after NSUN2 knockdown in PDAC cells. G MeRIP-qPCR assay was conducted using m 5 C-specific antibody to measure the m 5 C levels. H RIP-qPCR assay was performed using anti-ALYREF antibody to determine the binging efficiency between ALYREF and JunD mRNA. I , J Expression of SLC7A5 following JunD knockdown was detected by RT-qPCR and western blotting. K Schematic illustration showing the position of ChIP- qPCR primers. L , M ChIP assay was performed to test whether JunD could bind to the promoter of SLC7A5. Dual-luciferase assays verified that whether JunD could promote the transcription of SLC7A5 mRNA. Data are presented the mean ± SD of 3 independent experiments, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The human PDAC tissue microarray was created by Wuhan Servicebio technology (Wuhan, China) using 156 PDAC tissue specimens from the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Knockdown, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Binding Assay, Dot Blot, ChIP-qPCR, Luciferase