Journal: Genes to Cells
Article Title: Functional Role of COP1 Gene in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lipid Metabolism and Stemness
doi: 10.1111/gtc.70108
Figure Lengend Snippet: COP1 knockdown reduces motility, and stemness in HCC cells. (a‐b) Migration (a) or invasion (b) assay showing reduced motility in Huh7 and HepG2 cells treated with COP1‐siRNA, as quantified by the relative migration or invaded area. Statistical significance: *, p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 vs. control. (c) Sphere formation assay images and quantitative data from Huh7 and HepG2 cells, demonstrating a decrease in both the number and size of spheres in COP1‐siRNA‐treated cells. (d) Sphere formation assay images and quantitative data from PLC/PRF/5 CD133+ cells. Compared to the control grpup, both the sphere number and size decreased upon COP1‐siRNA treatment. Scale bar, 100 μm Statistical significance: *, p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001 vs. control.
Article Snippet: The cells were treated with FcR Blocking Reagent and CD133 MicroBeads (130‐100‐857, Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) according to the manufacturer's instructions and incubated for 15 min at 4°C in the dark.
Techniques: Knockdown, Migration, Control, Tube Formation Assay