Journal: Cancer & Metabolism
Article Title: Epigenetic repression of de novo cysteine synthetases induces intra-cellular accumulation of cysteine in hepatocarcinoma by up-regulating the cystine uptake transporter xCT
doi: 10.1186/s40170-024-00352-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: DNA methyltransferase suppresses the expression of cysteine synthetic enzymes in BNL 1ME A.7 R.1 cells. A and B , Induction of CBS and CTH expression by pharmacological inhibition of DNA methyltransferase activity. BNL 1ME A.7 R.1 cells were treated with 500 nM decitabine for 24 h. The mRNA and protein levels were normalized to those of 18s and β-ACTIN, respectively. The values in vehicle-treated cells were set at 1.0. Each value represents the mean with S.D. ( n = 4). * P < 0.05; significant difference between the two groups ( t 6 = 2.719, P = 0.035 for Cth mRNA; t 6 = 3.498, P = 0.013 for CBS protein; t 6 = 3.270, P = 0.017 for CTH protein; unpaired t -test, two sided). C and D , Induction of CBS and CTH expressions by down-regulation of DNA methyltransferase. BNL 1ME A.7 R.1 cells were transduced with lentivirus expressing shRNA against Dnmt1 , Dnmt3a , or Dnmt3b . The mRNA and protein levels in mock-transduced and Dnmt -knockdown (KD) cells were normalized to those of 18s and β-ACTIN, respectively. The values in mock-transduced cells were set at 1.0. Each value represents the mean with S.D. ( n = 3). ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05; significant difference between the indicated groups ( F 3,8 = 160.673, P < 0.001 for Cbs mRNA; F 3,8 = 13.969, P = 0.002 for Cth mRNA; F 3,8 = 13.491, P = 0.002 for CBS protein; F 3,8 = 24.930, P < 0.001 for CTH protein; ANOVA with Tukey–Kramer’s post hoc test)
Article Snippet: Small hairpin RNA (shRNA) expressing vectors against the mouse Slc7a11 , Dnmt1 , Dnmt3a , or Dnmt3b gene were purchased from VectorBuilder (Chicago, IL).
Techniques: Expressing, Inhibition, Activity Assay, Transduction, shRNA, Knockdown