Journal: Cell Reports Medicine
Article Title: Enalaprilat reverses neutrophil polarization imbalance via targeting taurine-STING axis for treatment of diabetic wounds
doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102714
Figure Lengend Snippet: Regulatory roles of Ena in ZNF460-GGT1 axis-mediated taurine metabolism (A) KEGG pathway analysis of taurine metabolism. (B) Heatmap of top 40 significant DEGs. (C) Predicted binding sites of ZNF460 in the promoter of GGT1 . (D) Combination of ZNF460 with the promoter sequences of GGT1 as validated by ChIP assay. n = 3 independent experiments. (E) Dual luciferase reporter gene assay was conducted to evaluate the inhibitory effects of Ena on the conjunction of ZNF460 with GGT1 promoter. n = 3 independent experiments. (F) Molecular docking analysis between Ena and ZNF460. (G) Results of cellular thermal shift assay as visualized by western blot. n = 3 independent experiments. (H) Results of drug affinity responsive target stability test as visualized by western blot. n = 3 independent experiments. (I) Results of pull-down assay as visualized by western blot. n = 3 independent experiments. (J) Immunofluorescence staining was employed to assess the nuclear translocation of ZNF460 in HL-60 neutrophils with different treatments. Scale bar, 4 μm; n = 3 independent experiments. (K) Immunofluorescence staining was employed to assess the expression of GGT1 in HL-60 neutrophils with different treatments. Scale bar, 4 μm; n = 3 independent experiments. (L) After the cells underwent indicated treatments, GGT1 expression was detected. n = 3 independent experiments. (M) After the cells underwent indicated treatments, taurine content was detected. n = 3 independent experiments. (N) mRNA levels of cdo , csad , fmo1 , and baat as measured using RT-qPCR. n = 3 independent experiments. Data were shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) from biological replicates, and statistical comparisons were performed using unpaired Student’s t test in (D, G, I, and N) and one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test in (D, E, H, and J–M). ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: Neutrophil cell line (HL-60) and human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) were gained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and grown at 37°C with 5% CO 2 .
Techniques: Binding Assay, Luciferase, Reporter Gene Assay, Thermal Shift Assay, Western Blot, Pull Down Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Translocation Assay, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Standard Deviation