Journal: Cell reports
Article Title: Mutant RIT1 cooperates with YAP to drive an EMT-like lung cancer state
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116185
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunofluorescence and confocal images of SALE cells fixed and stained with anti-YAP and anti-cJUN antibodies and counterstained with DAPI. Scale bar, 100 μm. Inset, 50 μm. (B) Quantification of nuclear YAP fluorescence intensity determined by confocal microscopy. Data shown are mean ± SEM of four biological replicates. P, parental; R, RIT1 M90I ; Y, YAP1 8SA ; RY, RIT1 M90I /YAP1 8SA (C) Quantification of nuclear cJUN fluorescence intensity determined by confocal microscopy. Data shown are mean ± SEM of four biological replicates. Labeling as in (B). (D) Dual p-AP1 luciferase reporter assay in HEK293T cells transiently transfected with control vectors (V), RIT1 M90I (R), or YAP1 WT and YAP1 8SA in the presence or absence of RIT1 M90I . p-RL renilla luciferase was co-transfected and used for normalization. PMA was used as a positive control. Data shown are mean ± SEM of 3 technical replicates. Data are representative of at least three independent experiments. (E) Western blot of SALE-RY cells showing doxycycline-regulated induction of cJUN or a dominant-negative cJUN (TAM67). (F) In vivo xenograft tumor growth on doxycycline of the cells shown in (E). Data shown are mean ± SEM of 8–10 tumors per group. * P < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA. (G) Tumor weights of tumors shown in (F). Data shown are mean ± SEM. The cJUN wild-type group was not analyzed due to early euthanasia for tumor ulceration. ns, not significant; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, and **** P < 0.0001 by unpaired two-tailed t test unless otherwise specified. See also .
Article Snippet: Cells were mounted with ProLong Diamond Antifade Mountant with DAPI (Fisher Scientific) and left overnight before imaging using a Stellaris 8 confocal microscope (Leica).
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Fluorescence, Confocal Microscopy, Labeling, Luciferase, Reporter Assay, Transfection, Control, Positive Control, Western Blot, Dominant Negative Mutation, In Vivo, Two Tailed Test