Journal: Oncology Letters
Article Title: Monocarboxylate transporter 4 promotes the migration of non‑cancerous L929 fibroblast cells by activating the IGF1/IGF1R/PIK3R3/SGK1 axis
doi: 10.3892/ol.2023.14047
Figure Lengend Snippet: MCT4 activates the IGF1/IGF1R/PIK3R3/SGK1 axis. (A) WB analysis of MCT4 and IGF1 levels in control-L929 and MCT4-L929 cell lines using β-actin as a loading control and (B) semi-quantification of the WB results. The expression of IGF1 was normalized to that of β-actin. (C) IGF1 concentration in the supernatant of MCT4-L929 and control-L929 cell lines as quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. (D) The mRNA levels of selected genes in the IGF1/IGF1R pathway in MCT4-L929 and control-L929 cells as quantified using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Transcription levels in MCT4-L929 cells were normalized to those in control-L929 cells. (E) WB analysis of IGF1, IGF1R, PIK3R3, AKT1/2/3 and SGK1 expression levels and the phosphorylation of IGF1R, PIK3R3, AKT1/2/3 and SGK1 and (F) semi-quantification of the WB results. (G) Phosphorylated/total protein ratio. The expression levels in MCT4-L929 cells were normalized to those in control-L929 cells. The means of the data from three cell lines in each group are shown, and each error bar represents one standard deviation. Differences between groups were analyzed using two-tailed unpaired t-tests. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001. ns, not significant; MCT4, monocarboxylate transporter 4; IGF1, insulin-like growth factor 1; IGF1R, IGF1 receptor; PIK3R3, phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulatory subunit 3; SGK1, serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1; WB, western blotting; p-, phosphorylated.
Article Snippet: The culture supernatant was then collected to measure the IGF1 levels using a mouse IGF1 (mIGF1) ELISA kit (cat. no. EK0378; Boster Biological Technology), following the manufacturer's instructions.
Techniques: Expressing, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Standard Deviation, Two Tailed Test, Western Blot