Journal: Molecular Cancer
Article Title: Syndecan-1 is a novel molecular marker for triple negative inflammatory breast cancer and modulates the cancer stem cell phenotype via the IL-6/STAT3, Notch and EGFR signaling pathways
doi: 10.1186/s12943-017-0621-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: Syndecan-1 silencing attenuates the activation of STAT-3 and NFκB signaling pathways and downregulates protein expression of gp130 in SUM-149 and SKBR3 cells. Seventy-two hours post transfection total cell lysates of control and Syndecan-1 knockdown cells were collected, electrophoresed and immunoblotted. The membrane was probed with the indicated antibodies. a Western blot showing expression of p-STAT-3, STAT-3, p-NFκB, NFκB and gp130 upon Syndecan-1 silencing in SUM-149 and SKBR-3 cells. b Immunoblot band intensities were normalized to the total form of STAT-3, NFκB or tubulin expression. Data shown are a single experiment representative of three independent experiments. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 and # P < 0.001 as determined by Student’s t-test
Article Snippet: The human IBC cell line SUM-149 (a kind gift from Dr. Bonnie Sloane, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA) and the non-IBC cell line SKBR3 (ATCC/LGC Promochem, Wesel, Germany) were maintained in HAM’s-F12 and DMEM containing 10% FCS, 1% glutamine and 1% penicillin/streptomycin in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO 2 at 37 °C, respectively.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Protein-Protein interactions, Expressing, Transfection, Control, Knockdown, Membrane, Western Blot