Journal: Frontiers in Medicine
Article Title: LncRNA-PRLB drives ovarian cancer progression and chemoresistance by stabilizing GPX4 mRNA through the FUS-mediated suppression of ferroptosis
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1759058
Figure Lengend Snippet: GPX4 overexpression and ferrostatin-1 attenuated the effects of lncRNA-PRLB knockdown on ovarian cancer cell progression and paclitaxel resistance. CAOV3 and SKOV3 cells were transfected with an empty plasmid (Ctrl group) or a GPX4-overexpressing vector (OE_GPX4 group); 48 h after transfection, (A,B) GPX4 mRNA expression was determined using qRT-PCR; (C,D) GPX4 protein expression was determined using the western blot assay. (E–P) CAOV3 and SKOV3 cells were co-transfected with si-lncRNA-PRLB and OE_GPX4 or co-treated with ferrostatin-1 followed by si-lncRNA-PRLB transfection for 48 h; (E,F) cell proliferation was evaluated using the EdU incorporation assay; (G,H) cell viability was determined using the CCK-8 assay; (I,J) cell apoptosis was measured using the TUNEL assay; (K,L) caspase-3 activity was determined using the caspase-3 activity assay; (M,N) cell invasion was assessed using the transwell invasion assay; and (O,P) cell migration was determined using the wound healing assay. (Q,R) CAOV3/Tax and SKOV3/Tax cells were co-transfected with si-lncRNA-PRLB and OE_GPX4 or co-treated with ferrostatin-1 followed by si-lncRNA-PRLB transfection for 48 h; the IC50 values of paclitaxel were determined using the CCK-8 assay. N = 3; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Human ovarian cancer cell lines CAOV3 and SKOV3 were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, USA).
Techniques: Over Expression, Knockdown, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, CCK-8 Assay, TUNEL Assay, Activity Assay, Caspase-3 Activity Assay, Transwell Invasion Assay, Migration, Wound Healing Assay