Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
Article Title: ALG3 contributes to stemness and radioresistance through regulating glycosylation of TGF-β receptor II in breast cancer
doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-01932-8
Figure Lengend Snippet: ALG3 enhances radioresistance via regulation of TGFBR2 glycosylation. ( a ) Downshift of TGFBR2 bands in ALG3-sg cells was detected by Western blot. But not TGFBR1 bands ( b ) Representative immunofluorescence images of TGFBR2 expression level in cytoplasmic and membrane fractions. ( c ) A schematic model of different subtypes of N-glycans. The round spots are mannose, the square ones are acetylglucosamine, and the red spot is the initial of the N-glycosylation site, which is initiated by ALG3. ( d ) TGFBR2 band shift could be seen in ALG3-sg cells or cells treated by tunicamycin. And downregulation of ALG3 reduced the expression level of p-SMAD2. ( e ) Representative immunofluorescence images of p-SMAD2 expression level in cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions. Nuclear translocation of p-SMAD2 was significantly decreased in ALG3-sg and tunicamycin treatment groups. ( f ) The co-immunoprecipitation between TGFBR1 and TGFBR2, TGFBR1 and p-SMAD2 could be detected in ALG3-control group, but not tunicamycin treatment, and ALG3-sg groups. ( g ) TGFBR2 inhibitor (LY2109761) in ALG3-transduced cells decreased the surviving fraction of breast cancer cells after radiation treatment, which were detected by CCK-8 assays. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA. Each bar represents the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. ( h ) Inhibition of TGFBR2 in ALG3-transduced cells decreased the number of colonies after radiation treatment. ( i ) Inhibition of TGFBR2 in ALG3-transduced cells decreased the proportion of CD44 + CD24 − cells, which were detected by flow cytometry. “ns” no significance, * P < 0.05
Article Snippet: Then, incubated cell extracts with the polyclone rabbit antibody to TGFBR1 (NO. sc518045, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., California, USA) or TGFBR2 (NO. ab225902, 1:100, Abcam, Inc., Cambridge science park, UK) for 16 h at 4 °C.
Techniques: Glycoproteomics, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Expressing, Membrane, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Translocation Assay, Immunoprecipitation, Control, CCK-8 Assay, Inhibition, Flow Cytometry