Journal: Journal of Cancer
Article Title: n6-methyladenosine-modified circular RNA family with sequence similarity 126, member A affects cholesterol synthesis and malignant progression of prostate cancer cells by targeting microRNA-505-3p to mediate calnexin
doi: 10.7150/jca.89135
Figure Lengend Snippet: circFAM126A sponges miR-505-3p to upregulate CANX. A: Bioinformatics websites PITA, microT, TargetScan, PicTar, and the miRanda database were utilized to predict potential downstream mRNA targets of miR-505-3p. B and C: The impact of knocking down or overexpressing miR-505-3p on the mRNA and protein expression of CANX was examined using RT-qPCR and Western blot. D: Dual-luciferase reporter assay was conducted to investigate the target relationship between miR-505-3p and CANX. E: The bioinformatics website starbase was employed to predict potential binding sites between CANX and miR-505-3p. F: Biotinylated pull-down assay was used to analyze the targeting relationship between miR-505-3p and CANX. G and H: RT-qPCR and Western blot assays were carried out to measure the mRNA and protein expression of CANX in PCa tissues and adjacent normal tissues. I and J: Pearson correlation analysis was performed to assess the relationship among CircFAM126A, miR-505-3p, and CANX in cancer tissues. K and L: The effect of knocking down CircFAM126A on the mRNA and protein levels of CANX was detected using RT-qPCR and Western blot. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3), with * P < 0.05 indicating statistical significance.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against CANX (1:1000, ab22595, Abcam), insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1, 1:1000, ab82968, Abcam), Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF, 1:1000, sc-7269, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1, 1:1000, 13684, Cell Signaling Technology), and GAPDH (1:1000; ab37168, Abcam) were incubated with the membrane at 4°C overnight, and horseradish peroxidase-linked secondary antibody (1:500; SC-2054; Santa Cruz Biotechnology) was added for 2 h at room temperature.
Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Luciferase, Reporter Assay, Binding Assay, Pull Down Assay