Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Integrated in vivo functional screens and multi-omics analyses identify α-2,3-sialylation as essential for melanoma maintenance
doi: 10.1101/2024.03.08.584072
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) α-2,3 sialylated glycans generated by ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2 and recognized by diCBM40 lectin. (B) Whisker plot illustrating significant upregulation of ST3GAL1 and S T3GAL2 mRNA expression in melanoma samples compared to nevi in multiple datasets: GSE3189 , GSE46517 , GSE12391 . Two-tailed unpaired t-test. (C) Representative images of IHC staining with ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2 antibodies in 15 nevi and 50 melanoma samples show a perinuclear staining pattern (Fast red counterstaining). IHC score was calculated by combining the signal intensity and percentage of positive cells within the section. The histogram shows the distribution of ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2 IHC scores in nevi and melanoma samples. Scale bar, 10 µm. (D) Representative images of diCBM40 lectin fluorescence microscopy of nevi and melanoma FFPE tissues (n = 17 for nevi and 68 for melanomas). diCBM40-Alexa 647 (magenta) and DAPI-stained sections of TMA. Scale bar, 100 µm. Dot plots represent the average fluorescence intensity of five fields per image, two-tailed unpaired t-test.
Article Snippet: Unconjugated anti-human ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL2, raised against human ST3GAL1 (Sigma HPA040466) and ST3GAL2 (Abcam ab96028), were used for IHC.
Techniques: Generated, Whisker Assay, Expressing, Two Tailed Test, Immunohistochemistry, Staining, Fluorescence, Microscopy