Journal: Cancer Cell International
Article Title: LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 sponges miR-15a to promote immune evasion and malignant progression of prostate cancer via up-regulating PD-L1
doi: 10.1186/s12935-020-01481-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: MiR-15a regulated multiple malignant phenotypes of PC cells via directly targeting PD-L1. a – d Cell viability ( a ), apoptosis ( b ), migration ( c ), and invasion ( d ) of indicated PC cells were examined by MTT assay, Annexin V/PI staining followed by flow cytometry, wound healing assay, or Transwell assay, respectively. e The protein levels of Ras, p-ERK1/2, ERK1/2, Snail, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, MMP-9 from indicated PC cells were examined by western blot. DU145 and PC-3 cells were not transfected or transfected with miR-15a mimics, miR-15a mimics + pcDNA3.1-NC, or miR-15a mimics + pcDNA3.1-PD-L1, respectively. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001
Article Snippet: The human PC cell lines DU145 and PC-3 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM, Gibco, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Hyclone, Logan, UT, USA) and 1% penicillin and streptomycin in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO 2 at 37 °C.
Techniques: Migration, MTT Assay, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Wound Healing Assay, Transwell Assay, Western Blot, Transfection