Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Dissecting the novel molecular interactions of solute carrier family 4 member 4 (SLC4A4) for prostate cancer (PCa) progression
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-72408-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: Upregulation of SLC4A4 in prostate cancer. ( A , B ) SLC4A4 transcript is highly expressed in several cancers, including prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD), based on the TCGA study cohort. ( C , D ) A subset of PRAD showed higher SLC4A4 expression in Gleason score 7, 8, and 9 tumors and this was associated with the overall survival of patients. ( E , F ) Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of primary prostate tumor samples showed higher SLC4A4 protein expression compared to non-tumor tissues. ( G , H ) Compared to RWPE-1 normal prostate epithelial cells, the SLC4A4 mRNA level was higher in DU145 androgen receptor (AR)-negative prostate cancer (PCa) cells. In AR-positive PCa cells, SLC4A4 mRNA level was elevated in C4-2, followed by VCAP (* P < 0.05). SLC4A4 overexpression was also detected by Western blotting, with PC3 cells having higher SLC4A4 protein level in AR-negative PCa cells. In AR-positive PCa cells, both C4-2 and LNCAP showed higher SLC4A4 protein expression. The results are presented as means ± standard error of three independent experiments.
Article Snippet: Androgen-dependent 22RV1, LNCAP, VCAP, C4-2 and androgen-independent DU145and PC3 human tumor prostate cell lines were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).
Techniques: Expressing, Immunohistochemical staining, Over Expression, Western Blot