human gecko v 2 sgrna library  (Addgene inc)

Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR

Article Title: Targeting E2F8 sensitizes gemcitabine-resistant gallbladder cancer to PARP inhibitors by disrupting RRM2-driven DNA repair

doi: 10.1186/s13046-025-03586-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Generation of gemcitabine-resistant GBC cell lines and genome-wide CRISPR screen for therapeutic targets ( A ) Dose-response curves and IC 50 values of gemcitabine in parental (NOZ and GBC-SD) and gemcitabine-resistant (NOZ-R and GBC-SD-R) cells, assessed by CellTiter-Glo viability assays after 5 days treatment. Data are presented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments ( B ) Volcano plots of differentially expressed genes (DEGs): NOZ-R versus NOZ (left) and GBC-SD-R versus GBC-SD (right). Significantly upregulated (red) and downregulated (blue) genes are defined by log 2 fold-change > 1 or < −1 and adjusted p < 0.05 ( C ) Venn diagrams illustrating the overlap of significantly upregulated (top) and downregulated (bottom) DEGs in NOZ-R and GBC-SD-R cells ( D ) Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function screen in NOZ-R cells under Olaparib versus DMSO treatment, highlighting top candidate genes with significant depletion (negative selection, left) or enrichment (positive selection, right) based on fold-change and p -value ( E ) Normalized sgRNA counts for the top 10 candidate genes identified from the CRISPR screen, with six sgRNAs per gene ( F ) Validation of selected screen hits (E2F8, PHF12, PTCH1 and C2orf73) by CRISPR-mediated knockout in NOZ-R and GBC-SD-R cells, followed by treatment with Olaparib (1 µM) or DMSO for 5 days. Cell viability was measured using CellTiter-Glo. Data represent mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistical significance was determined using two-tailed Student’s t-test (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; ns: not significant)

Article Snippet: A genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function screen was performed using the human GeCKO v2 pooled sgRNA library (Addgene, #52961), which encodes both sgRNAs and Cas9 in a single lentiviral construct.

Techniques: Genome Wide, CRISPR, Biomarker Discovery, Selection, Knock-Out, Two Tailed Test

Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR

Article Title: Targeting E2F8 sensitizes gemcitabine-resistant gallbladder cancer to PARP inhibitors by disrupting RRM2-driven DNA repair

doi: 10.1186/s13046-025-03586-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: E2F8 deficiency sensitizes gemcitabine-resistant gallbladder cancer cells to PARP inhibition. ( A ) Knockdown of E2F8 enhances sensitivity to Olaparib and gemcitabine in NOZ-R cells. Cells were transduced with control sgRNA (sgNC) or two independent sgRNAs targeting E2F8 (sgE2F8 #1 and sgE2F8 #2), followed by treatment with DMSO, Olaparib (1 µM), or gemcitabine (0.1 µM). Cell viability was measured at the indicated time points using the CellTiter-Glo assay. Data are shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments (two-tailed t-test; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001) ( B ) Apoptosis analysis of NOZ-R cells transduced with sgNC or sgE2F8 (#1 and #2) and treated with DMSO, Olaparib (1 µM), or gemcitabine (0.1 µM) for three days. Apoptotic cells were detected by Annexin V/PI staining followed by flow cytometry. Data are presented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments (t-test; *** p < 0.001) ( C ) Quantification of apoptotic cells in GBC-SD-R cells transduced with sgNC or sgE2F8 (#1 and #2) and treated with DMSO, Olaparib (1 µM), or gemcitabine (0.1 µM) for three days, as determined by Annexin V/PI staining and flow cytometry ( D - E ) Apoptosis assays in NOZ-R ( D ) and GBC-SD-R ( E ) cells stably expressing control (shNC) or E2F8-targeting shRNA (shE2F8), with or without E2F8 overexpression, followed by treatment with DMSO or Olaparib (1 µM). Apoptotic cells were quantified by flow cytometry after Annexin V/PI staining. E2F8 expression levels were confirmed by western blotting ( F ) Western blot analysis of γ-H2AX levels in NOZ, NOZ-R, GBC-SD, and GBC-SD-R cells pretreated with gemcitabine (0.5 µM) for 30 min and harvested 4 h later. Quantitative of γ-H2AX levels was performed using ImageJ software and normalized to total H2AX ( G ) Immunofluorescence detection and quantification of γ-H2AX foci per nucleus in the same panel of cell lines treated as in (F). Foci were quantified using Image-Pro Plus software. Scatter dot plots represent mean ± SD ( n = 3 independent experiments, unpaired t-test; *** p < 0.001)

Article Snippet: A genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function screen was performed using the human GeCKO v2 pooled sgRNA library (Addgene, #52961), which encodes both sgRNAs and Cas9 in a single lentiviral construct.

Techniques: Inhibition, Knockdown, Transduction, Control, Glo Assay, Two Tailed Test, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Stable Transfection, Expressing, shRNA, Over Expression, Western Blot, Software, Immunofluorescence

Journal: eLife

Article Title: Netrin signaling mediates survival of dormant epithelial ovarian cancer cells

doi: 10.7554/eLife.91766

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) TCGA RNA-seq data for HGSOC patients (TCGA PanCancer Atlas study) was used to identify high Netrin-1 or –3 and low Netrin-1 or –3 expressing patients (high expressing are above z-score 1.2). Overall survival was used to construct Kaplan-Meier plots and survival was compared using a logrank test. ( B ) OVCAR8 cells were stably transduced with lentiviral constructs to overexpress epitope tagged Netrin-1 or –3. Western blotting for Netrins, Myc-tags, and Actin were used to determine relative expression levels of both Netrins in these cell populations and vector controls. ( C ) Control and Netrin overexpressing cells were transferred to suspension culture conditions to form spheroids, and replated to assay for viability. Mean viability and standard deviation is shown for each. One-way anova was used to compare survival (* p<0.05, *** p<0.001). ( D ) Reattached spheroids were fixed and stained with Crystal Violet to examine size and abundance in control and Netrin-1 or –3 overexpression. Figure 7—source data 1. Original files for western blot analysis in (Myc, Netrin-1, Netrin-3, Actin). Figure 7—source data 2. PDFs containing annotation of original western blot analysis in (Myc, Netrin-1, Netrin-3, Actin). Figure 7—source data 3. Numerical data used for graphs in .

Article Snippet: Recombinant DNA reagent , Human GeCKO Lentiviral sgRNA library V2LentiGuide Puro , Addgene , #1000000049 , Human whole genome CRISPR library.

Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Construct, Stable Transfection, Transduction, Western Blot, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Suspension, Standard Deviation, Staining, Over Expression

Journal: eLife

Article Title: Netrin signaling mediates survival of dormant epithelial ovarian cancer cells

doi: 10.7554/eLife.91766

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Article Snippet: Recombinant DNA reagent , Human GeCKO Lentiviral sgRNA library V2LentiGuide Puro , Addgene , #1000000049 , Human whole genome CRISPR library.

Techniques: Western Blot, Plasmid Preparation, Recombinant, CRISPR, Expressing, Selection, Sequencing, Gel Extraction, DNA Extraction, cDNA Synthesis, SYBR Green Assay, Protease Inhibitor, Software, Illumina Sequencing, Immunohistochemistry, Staining, Knock-Out, Kinase Assay, Construct, Over Expression, Amplification, Cloning, Control