Journal: Breast Cancer Research : BCR
Article Title: BRCA1-deficient mammary tumor cells are dependent on EZH2 expression and sensitive to Polycomb Repressive Complex 2-inhibitor 3-deazaneplanocin A
doi: 10.1186/bcr2354
Figure Lengend Snippet: Restoration of BRCA1 partially rescues from sensitivity to DZNep. (a) Detection of the human BRCA1 allele by PCR amplification of exon 11 in the reconstituted subclones KB1PR-3.12 E3 and F4. The human breast cancer cell line T47D was used as a positive control. (b) EZH2 protein levels of (untreated) K K 14cre; B rca 1 F / F ; p 53 F / F (KB1P), KB1PR and K 14cre;Brca1 w . t / w . t ; p 53 F / F (KP) cell lines were analysed by western blotting. Corresponding Ezh2 mRNA levels of KB1P, KB1PR and KP cell lines were measured by quantitative RT-PCR (shown as fold induction relative to Hprt ). (c) Representative growth inhibition curves for BRCA1-deficient cell lines (KB1P, in blue), BRCA1-proficient cell lines (KP, in red) and two clones of a BRCA1 -reconstituted cell line (KB1PR E3 and F4, in purple) treated with 3-deazaneplanocin A (DZNep). A serial dilution of DZNep was added to the cells and cell viability was measured five days later (mean ± standard error of the mean). (d) EZH2 protein levels of hBRCA1 -reconstituted KB1P cells 48 hours after treatment with DZNep or siRNAs targeting EZH2.
Article Snippet: The samples were incubated overnight with a mouse monoclonal antibody against EZH2 (1:100, BD Biosciences San Jose, California, USA).
Techniques: Amplification, Positive Control, Western Blot, Quantitative RT-PCR, Inhibition, Clone Assay, Serial Dilution