Journal: Communications Biology

Article Title: Retinoic acid receptor alpha inhibits ferroptosis by promoting thioredoxin and protein phosphatase 1F in lung adenocarcinoma

doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06452-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: a CCK8 assays to detect the cell viability of A549 and PC9 cells treated with RSL3 (2 μM), RSL3 (2 μM) plus DFO (100 μM) or fer-1 (20 μM) for 24 h after incubating with DMSO, Ch55 (5 μM), AM580 (5 μM) ATRA (20 μM) or AGN193109 (5 μM) for 24 h. ( n = 4 biologically independent experiments, Student t -test). b – e MDA level ( b ) lipid peroxidation ( c ), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) by TMRE ( d ), and labile iron pool (LIP) by CA-AM ( e ) were accessed in A549 and PC9 cells treated with DMSO or RSL3 (1 μM) for 24 h after incubating with DMSO, Ch55 (5 μM), AM580 (5 μM) ATRA (20 μM) or AGN193109 (5 μM) for 24 h. ( n = 3 biologically independent experiments, Student t -test). f Light microscopy images showed the degrees of “ballooning phenotype” in A549 and PC9 cells treated with DMSO or RSL3 (1 μM) for 24 h after incubating with DMSO, Ch55 (5 μM), AM580 (5 μM) ATRA (20 μM) or AGN193109 (5 μM) for 24 h. Scale bar:50 μm. The zoomed-in figures, scale bar: 250 μm. ns, not significant; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; **** p < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: The RSL3, Imidazole Ketone Erastin (IKE), Erastin, Ferric ammonium citrate (FAC), RARA inhibitor AGN193109, RARA activator Ch55 and AM580, PAK inhibitor FRAX486, cisplatin (CDDP), and pemetrexed were acquired from Topscience (Shanghai, China) and were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

Techniques: Membrane, Light Microscopy

Journal: Communications Biology

Article Title: Retinoic acid receptor alpha inhibits ferroptosis by promoting thioredoxin and protein phosphatase 1F in lung adenocarcinoma

doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06452-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: a qRT-PCR and WB assays confirmed the mRNA and protein expression level of RARA in A549 and PC9 cells after transfection with NC (control shRNA), RARA-SH1, or RARA-SH2 lentivirus. ( n = 3 biologically independent experiments, Student t -test) ( b ) CCK8 assays to detect the cell viability of NC, RARA-SH1, or RARA-SH2 groups in A549 and PC9 cells treated with a gradient dose of RSL3 or IKE for 24 h. ( n = 4 biologically independent experiments, two-way ANOVA) ( c ) CCK8 assays to detect the cell viability of NC, RARA-SH1, or RARA-SH2 groups in A549 and PC9 cells treated with DMSO or RSL3 (2 μM) for 24 h after incubating with DMSO, Ch55 (5 μM), AM580 (5 μM) ATRA (20 μM) or AGN193109 (5 μM) for 24 h. ( n = 4 biologically independent experiments, Student t -test). d – g MDA level ( d ), lipid peroxidation ( e ), MMP by TMRE ( g ) and LIP by CA-AM ( g ) were accessed in NC, RARA-SH1 groups of A549 and PC9 cells treated with DMSO or RSL3 (1 μM) for 24 h after incubating with DMSO, Ch55 (5 μM), AM580 (5 μM) ATRA (20 μM) or AGN193109 (5 μM) for 24 h. ( n = 3 biologically independent experiments, Student t -test) ns, not significant * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001;**** p < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: The RSL3, Imidazole Ketone Erastin (IKE), Erastin, Ferric ammonium citrate (FAC), RARA inhibitor AGN193109, RARA activator Ch55 and AM580, PAK inhibitor FRAX486, cisplatin (CDDP), and pemetrexed were acquired from Topscience (Shanghai, China) and were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Transfection, Control, shRNA

Journal: NPJ Precision Oncology

Article Title: ALDH1A1 promotes PARP inhibitor resistance by enhancing retinoic acid receptor-mediated DNA polymerase θ expression

doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00411-x

Figure Lengend Snippet: a, b PEO1 and OVCAR3 cells were treated with RAR agonist CH55 or RAR antagonist AGN 193109 for 48 h, qRT-PCR and immunoblotting were conducted to determine the mRNA ( a ) and protein ( b ) levels of POLQ /Polθ, respectively. The mRNA level of RARB was also determined to validate the effect of RAR agonist and antagonist on the RAR signaling. c , d PEO1 and OVCAR3 cells were transfected with two RARA siRNA for 48 h, qRT-PCR and immunoblotting were conducted to determine the mRNA ( c ) and protein ( d ) levels of RARA /RARα and POLQ /Polθ, respectively. Measurements were taken from distinct samples. N = 3, bar: s.d., ** P < 0.01. The relative amounts of analyzed proteins were listed under the corresponding band. The arrow indicates the specific RARα band.

Article Snippet: All- trans -Retinoic Acid (ATRA) was purchased from Sigma Aldrich (Cat. No. R2625), RAR agonist CH55 (Cat. No. 2020) and RAR antagonist AGN 193109 (Cat. No. 5758) were purchased from Tocris Biosciences.

Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Transfection

Journal: NPJ Precision Oncology

Article Title: ALDH1A1 promotes PARP inhibitor resistance by enhancing retinoic acid receptor-mediated DNA polymerase θ expression

doi: 10.1038/s41698-023-00411-x

Figure Lengend Snippet: a The conserved base sequence of RARα binding site was identified using JASPAR. b The putative RARE was identified in the promoter region of the POLQ gene. c The ChIP assay with the anti-RARα antibody and normal IgG was conducted to analyze the binding of RARα to the promoter region of the POLQ gene. d , e The ChIP assay with the anti-H3K27ac antibody was conducted to determine the effect of RAR agonist CH55, RA ( d ), and ALDH1A1 inhibitor NCT-505 ( e ) on the histone H3K27 acetylation around the RARE region of the POLQ gene. f – h The ChIP assay with the anti-H3K27me3 antibody was conducted to determine the effect of CH55 ( f ), RAR antagonist AGN 193109 ( g ), and NCT-505 ( h ) on the histone H3K27 methylation around the RARE region of the POLQ gene. Measurements were taken from distinct samples. N = 3, bar: s.d., ** P < 0.01.

Article Snippet: All- trans -Retinoic Acid (ATRA) was purchased from Sigma Aldrich (Cat. No. R2625), RAR agonist CH55 (Cat. No. 2020) and RAR antagonist AGN 193109 (Cat. No. 5758) were purchased from Tocris Biosciences.

Techniques: Sequencing, Binding Assay, Methylation