Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Targeting nucleolin facilitates the development of blood-tumor barrier-penetrating and glioblastoma-specific PROTACs
doi: 10.1101/2025.07.22.666084
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Co-immunoprecipitation (IP) of NCL, MDM2, VEGFR2, and EGFR in U87MG cells using isotype-matched IgG or an anti-NCL antibody. ( B ) Pull-down assay of NCL, MDM2 VEGFR2, and EGFR in U87MG cells treated with 500 nM biotin-labeled NC (Bio-NC) or AS1411 (Bio-AS1411) for 6 h by streptavidin-coated magnetic beads. ( C ) Pull-down assay of NCL and MDM2 in siNCL-transfected U87MG cells after treatment with 500 nM Bio-NC or Bio-AS1411 for 6 h. ( D ) Structure of AS1411-cediranib (AS1411-Ced). ( E ) Structure of AS1411-gefitinib (AS1411-Gef). ( F ) Absorption spectra of N-methylmesoporphyrin IX (NMM) in the presence of 10 µM NC, AS1411, AS1411-Ced, and AS1411-Gef. The concentration of NMM was 1 µM. ( G ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and VEGFR2 in U87MG cells treated with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Ced for 6 h using an anti-VEGFR2 antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. ( H ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and VEGFR2 in scrambled control siRNA (siCtrl)- or NCL siRNA (siNCL)- transfected U87MG cells after treatment with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Ced for 6 h using an anti-VEGFR2 antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. ( I ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and VEGFR2 in siCtrl or siMDM2- transfected U87MG cells after treatment with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Ced for 6 h using an anti-VEGFR2 antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. ( J ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and EGFR in U87MG cells treated with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Gef for 6 h using an anti-EGFR antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. ( K ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and EGFR in siCtrl- or siNCL-transfected U87MG cells after treatment with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Gef for 6 h using an anti-EGFR antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. ( L ) Co-IP of NCL, MDM2, and EGFR in siCtrl- or siMDM2-transfected U87MG cells after treatment with PBS or 500 nM AS1411-Gef for 6 h using an anti-EGFR antibody in the presence of 10 µM MG132. Experiments were performed in triplicate and repeated three times.
Article Snippet: Following blocking with 5% non-fat dry milk in TBST, the membrane was incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies against VEGFR2 (1:1000, CST, USA), EGFR (1:1000, CST, USA), NCL (1:1000, Proteintech, CHN), MDM2 (1:1000, Proteintech, CHN), Na + /K + - ATPases (1:1000, Proteintech, CHN), and ACTIN (1:2000, Abclonal, CHN).
Techniques: Immunoprecipitation, Pull Down Assay, Labeling, Magnetic Beads, Transfection, Concentration Assay, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Control