Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: An MIEN1-based hexamer peptide (LA3IK) inhibits EGF-driven oncogenic signaling in prostate cancer by disrupting EGFR–ERBB2 heterodimerization
doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-41933-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Time-Course Analysis of Angiogenesis Gene Regulation in PC3 Cells Upon EGF Stimulation and LA3IK Treatment. ( A ) Time-course heatmap showing upregulation of angiogenesis-related genes in PC3 cells following EGF stimulation at 0 h, 30 min, 1 h, and 6 h. ( B ) :(B) Heat-map displaying, for each gene, the log₂ fold-change induced by 6 h EGF versus 0 h (red ) and the subsequent log₂ fold-change observed when LA3IK was co-treated for 6 h versus EGF alone (blue) ( C ) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) plot showing the clustering and separation of RNA-seq samples from control (EGF 0 h), EGF-treated (6 h), and EGF + LA3IK-treated (6 h) in PC3 cells. ( D ) Combined RNA-seq and qPCR analysis showing LA3IK-mediated inhibition of ANGPTL4 expression. ( E ) Combined RNA-seq and qPCR analysis demonstrating reduced VEGFA expression upon LA3IK treatment. (E) ELISA quantification of secreted ANGPTL4 showing inhibition by LA3IK in EGF-treated PC3 cells. ( F ) ELISA analysis of ANGPTL4 levels showing time-dependent inhibition by LA3IK following EGF stimulation. ( G ) ELISA analysis of VEGFA levels showing time-dependent inhibition by LA3IK following EGF stimulation. For panels D and E, data were analyzed using a two-tailed Mann–Whitney test (nonparametric, unpaired). For F and G, a two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test was used. Statistical significance is indicated as follows: ∗ p < 0.05, ∗ ∗ p < 0.01, ∗ ∗ ∗ p < 0.001. All treatments used EGF at 10 ng/mL and LA3IK at 80 μM.
Article Snippet: Quantification of secretory ANGPTL4 and VEGF in the culture medium was performed using a Human Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) development kit (DY3458 and DVE00) following the manufacturer’s instructions (R&D Systems).
Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Control, Inhibition, Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Two Tailed Test, MANN-WHITNEY