Journal: iScience
Article Title: Long non-coding RNA UCA1 modulates SMARCA2-containing SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes in human colorectal cancer
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114283
Figure Lengend Snippet: Loss of UCA1 expression induces a stem cell-like phenotype (A) Ability of HT29-derived cellular clones (control ICP, dUCA1E1, and dUCA1E2) to form spheres measured by ELDA. ( n = 5, ELDA estimated stem cell frequencies with 95% confidence intervals, ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01). (B) Representative images of non-adherent multicellular culture for 7 days (Microscope Leica DMi8). (C) Size of spheres measured after individual culture of ICP, dUCA1E1, and dUCA1E2 cells in non-adherent conditions ( n = 7, mean ± SD, one-way ANOVA, ∗ p < 0.05). (D) Representative PGC images of non-adherent individual sphere culture for 11 days (Microscope Zeiss Cell discoverer 7). (E) Percentage of different cell populations in HT29, control ICP, dUCA1E1, and dUCA1E2 cells ( n = 3–9, mean ± SD). Cells were labeled for expression of stem cell markers CD44, CD133, and CD166 and sorted by FACS into a pool of cells expressing no markers (−), one of three (+), two of three (++), or all markers (+++). (F) Different pools of cells expressing CSC markers were analyzed for their ability to form spheres by ELDA ( n = 3, ELDA estimated stem cell frequencies with 95% confidence intervals, ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001).
Article Snippet: The colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines HT29 (HTB-38, RRID:CVCL_0320) and SW480 (RRID:CVCL _0546) were authenticated through the Short Tandem Repeat (STR) DNA profile analysis according to the procedures recommended by the ATCC Institute and the derived cell models tested negative pour mycoplasma.
Techniques: Expressing, Derivative Assay, Clone Assay, Control, Microscopy, Labeling