Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Regulation of BCL11A DNA binding and expression in human erythrocyte precursor HUDEP-2 cells
doi: 10.64898/2026.02.06.704516
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of epigenetic silencing marks induces fetal globin expression in HUDEP-2 cells. ( A ) Schematic illustration of the HUDEP-2 cell culture differentiation workflow, showing compound treatment at day 0 (stage 0), day 3 (stage 1), and day 7 (stage 2). Cells at day 3 (stage 1), day 7 (stage 2), or day 9 (stage 3) were harvested for analysis. ( B-D ) HUDEP-2 cells were harvested at stage 1 after treatment with increasing concentrations of ( B ) GSK3484862 (GSK), ( C ) EML741 (EML), or ( D ) FTX6058 (FTX) for 3 days. Lower panels show the percentage of live cells quantified using a Bio-Rad cell counter and normalized to the DMSO control. Data represent mean ± SD from N=4 biological replicates. ( E-H ) HUDEP-2 cells were treated with each inhibitor (2 μM EML, 1 μM GSK, and 0.1 μM FTX). After 9 days of treatment, cells at stage 3 were harvested for western blot analysis. ( I ) Partial β-globin locus in chromosome 11 is shown above the relative mRNA expression levels (qPCR) in stage 2 HUDEP-2 cells. IP08 (protein transporter Importin 8) is used as a reference housekeeping gene. Data represent mean ± SD from N=3 independent experiments. (J) Relative mRNA expression levels of BCL11A. ( K-L ) Western blots and corresponding protein gel showing changes of H3K27me3 and BCl11A of HUDEP-2 cells at stages 1, 2 and 3.
Article Snippet: Chemical compounds GSK3484862 (HY-135146), FTX6058 (HY-139400), pomalidomide (HY-10984) and lenalidomide (HY-A0003) were purchased from MedChemExpress.
Techniques: Inhibition, Expressing, Cell Culture, Control, Western Blot