Journal: Molecular oncology
Article Title: The LIN28B-let-7-PBK pathway is essential for group 3 medulloblastoma tumor growth and survival.
doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13477
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. LIN28B promotes Group 3 medulloblastoma viability and proliferation. (A) Relative levels of LIN28B protein in Group 3 MB cell lines D556, HDMB03, D341, and D425 and patient-derived cells BT52 and BT52CTC. (B) CellTiter- Glo assay demonstrates a significant reduction in viability in shLIN28B cells compared with shctl cells. LIN28B levels in HDMB03, D341, and D425 cells treated with either control shRNA (shctl) or LIN28B shRNA (shLIN28B-1) demonstrate reduction in LIN28B following shRNA transfection (see Fig. S2 for experiments using a 2nd shRNA (shLIN28B-5)). (C) BrdU incorporation analysis using immunofluorescence in Group 3 MB cell lines demonstrates a significant decrease in BrdU- positive cells following LIN28B knockdown (n = 3 for each group). (D) In D341 and (E), HDMB03 shLIN28B-1 knockdown cells LIN28B rescue leads to restoration of cell viability. Western blot of corresponding cell lysates demonstrating rescue of LIN28B protein in knockdown cells (LV105 overexpression plasmid control; LVLIN28B LIN28B expression plasmid) is shown below (unpaired t-test P-value: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001; n = 3 for each group). Error bars represent SEM.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against LIN28B (#11965), PBK (#4942), Phospho-PBK (#4941), LIN28A (#8641), Ku80 (#2753), PARP (#9542), phospho-Rb (pRb) (Ser780) (#9307), Rb (D20) (#9313), histone H3 (D1H2) (#4499), phosphohistone H3 (pHH3) (Ser10) (D7N8E) (#53348), HMGA2 (#8179), and Kras (#53270) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology (Danvers, MA, USA).
Techniques: Derivative Assay, Glo Assay, Control, shRNA, Transfection, BrdU Incorporation Assay, Knockdown, Western Blot, Over Expression, Plasmid Preparation, Expressing