Journal: Cancer Science
Article Title: Tumor suppressive role of the epigenetic master regulator BRD3 in colorectal cancer
doi: 10.1111/cas.16129
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of BRD3 knockdown and overexpression on cell proliferation in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in vitro and in vivo. (A) BRD3 mRNA expression normalized to 18S expression according to reverse‐transcription quantitative PCR (RT‐qPCR) and protein expression according to western blot analysis (WB) in BRD3 ‐knockdown and control CRC cells. ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. (B) Colony formation assays using BRD3 ‐knockdown CRC cells. ** p < 0.01. (C) BRD3 mRNA expression normalized to 18S expression according to RT‐qPCR and protein expression according to WB in BRD3 transiently overexpressing and control CRC cells. ** p < 0.01. (D) Colony formation assays using BRD3 transiently overexpressing CRC cells. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. (E) BRD3 mRNA expression normalized to 18S expression according to RT‐qPCR (left) and protein expression according to WB (right) in CRC cells with stable BRD3 overexpression and control CRC cells. ** p < 0.01. (F) In vivo analysis using a murine xenograft model. Size of tumors derived from CRC cells with stable BRD3 overexpression and control CRC cells. N = 9 per group. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. (G) BRD3 mRNA expression normalized to 18S expression according to RT‐qPCR (left) and immunohistochemical staining of BRD3 (right) in tumors derived from CRC cells with stable BRD3 overexpression and control CRC cells. ** p < 0.01. Scale bars, 20 μm; original magnification, ×200.
Article Snippet: The following antigen‐specific primary antibodies were used: rabbit polyclonal antibody against BRD3 (1:1000, Proteintech), rabbit monoclonal antibody against BRD4 (1: 2000, Abcam), the mixture of three specific rabbit monoclonal antibodies against phosphor‐cdk2 Tyr15, phosphor‐histone H3 Ser10, and β‐actin (1:250, ab136810, Abcam), rabbit polyclonal antibody against Lamin B1 (1:5000, 12987‐1‐AP, Proteintech), and mouse monoclonal antibody against β‐actin (1:1000, Santa Cruz Biotechnology).
Techniques: Knockdown, Over Expression, In Vitro, In Vivo, Expressing, Reverse Transcription, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Control, Derivative Assay, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining