Journal: Cancer Cell International
Article Title: USP24 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by deubiquitinating and stabilizing YAP1
doi: 10.1186/s12935-025-03796-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: USP24 regulates HCC cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. A Bel-7402, Huh-7, or PLC/PRF/5 cells were infected with control shRNA or USP24 shRNAs, and cell proliferation was monitored by trypan blue exclusion assay. B Cell morphology (96 h) was captured under the microscope. Original magnification, ×200. C Bel-7402 or Huh-7 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids and seeded into 6-well plates at a density of 2000 cells/well. After 14 days, colony formation was detected by crystal violet staining. D PLC/PRF/5 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids and seeded into 6-well plates at a density of 4000 cells/well. After 14 days, colony formation was detected by crystal violet staining. E HCC cells were infected with either shCtrl + vector, shUSP24-2 + vector, or shUSP24-2 + YAP1, and cell proliferation was monitored by CCK-8 assay. F , G Huh-7 ( F ) and PLC/PRF/5 ( G ) cells were infected with either shCtrl + vector, shUSP24-2 + vector, or shUSP24-2 + YAP1, and cell proliferation was monitored by colony formation assay. H , I Bel-7402 cells stably transfected with either shNC or shUSP24-2 were subcutaneously injected into BALB/c nude mice ( n = 6 for each group) to establish an HCC xenograft mouse model. After 20 days, tumors from 12 of the mice were extracted and photographed. Tumor images ( H , upper panel), tumor volume ( H , lower panel) and weight ( I ) were assessed. J Expression patterns of Ki-67, TUNEL and YAP1 were examined by IHC analysis in the xenograft tumors of each group, Scale bar, 20 µM. Data are presented as mean ± SD, and P values were calculated using Student t test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, and *** P < 0.001
Article Snippet: The membrane was then blotted with specific primary antibodies against YAP1 (cat. no. 14074; 1:1000 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Boston, MA, USA), USP24 (cat. no. ab129064; 1:2000 dilution; Abcam, PLC., Cambridge, UK), Flag (cat. no. AE005; 1:1000 dilution; ABclonal Biotech Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China), Myc (cat. no. M047-3; 1:1000 dilution; MBL, Nagoya, Japan), HA (cat. no. 3724; 1:1000 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology) and β-Actin (cat. no.66009-1-lg; 1:10,000 dilution; ProteinTech Group, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA).
Techniques: In Vitro, In Vivo, Infection, Control, shRNA, Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay, Microscopy, Transfection, Staining, Plasmid Preparation, CCK-8 Assay, Colony Assay, Stable Transfection, Injection, Expressing, TUNEL Assay