Journal: Clinical and Translational Medicine
Article Title: Glioblastoma‐educated mesenchymal stem‐like cells promote glioblastoma infiltration via extracellular matrix remodelling in the tumour microenvironment
doi: 10.1002/ctm2.997
Figure Lengend Snippet: CD40L increased LOX expression via CD40‐mediated NF‐κB2 nucleus translocation. (A) Western blot analysis to determine CD40 downstream effector activation status in MSLCs treated with control conditioned medium (CM) or X01 CM. (B) Quantitative reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR) of LOX expression in MSLCs transfected with siRNA as indicated. (C) Western blot analysis of the nucleus translocation of NF‐κB1 or NF‐κB2 by X01 CM in the cytosol‐nuclear fraction of MSLCs. (D) Immunocytochemistry in MSLCs and nucleus translocation of NF‐κB1 or NF‐κB2 by X01 CM. Scale bar: 50 μm. (E) qRT‐PCR of LOX expression in MSLCs treated with X01 CM and transfected with siRNA as indicated. (F) Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay of LOX in CM after co‐culture with each transfected cell type. (G) Western blots of fractionated lysates of MSLCs transfected with siRNA‐control or si‐ CD40 after co‐culture with X01. (H) Nuclear translocation of NF‐κB2 in MSLC siRNA‐control or MSLC si‐ CD40 treated or not treated with X01 CM. Scale bar: 50 μm. (I) Chromatin immunoprecipitation for assessing NF‐κB2 binding to LOX promoter in MSLCs. (J) Representative image of 3D collagen‐based matrix pre‐incubated with MSLCs transfected with siRNA‐control or si‐ NF‐κB2 and/or X01 cells stained with Picrosirius red. Image: bright field (top), collagen fibre (mid, polarized light), and analysis of polarized area (bottom). Bottom graph shows collagen fibre area = polarized area/total area ( n = 4). Bright field scale bar: 100 μm; polarized light scale bar: 10 μm. (K) X01 spheroid infiltration in 3D collagen‐based matrix co‐cultured with MSLCs transfected with siRNA‐control or si‐ NF‐κB2 . Bottom graph shows calculation results of the infiltration area. Scale bar: 200 μm. ** p < .01, *** p < .001, **** p < .0001
Article Snippet: CM collected from each cell culture medium and the level of secreted LOX (MBS039099, MyBioSource, San Diego, CA, USA), Collagen1A1 (MBS763786, MyBioSource, San Diego, CA, USA) and CD40L (DCDL40, R&D system, MN, USA) were measured using ELISA according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Techniques: Expressing, Translocation Assay, Western Blot, Activation Assay, Control, Reverse Transcription, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Quantitative RT-PCR, Transfection, Immunocytochemistry, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Co-Culture Assay, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Binding Assay, Incubation, Staining, Cell Culture