Journal: Translational Cancer Research
Article Title: ZBTB7B modulates the androgen receptor as an upstream regulator via colocalization and direct binding in LNCaP prostate cancer cells
doi: 10.21037/tcr-2025-1365
Figure Lengend Snippet: ZBTB7B regulates AR as an upstream regulator via direct binding. (A) Correlation coefficient between ZBTB7B and AR mRNA level in prostate cancer. (B) Effects of ZBTB7B depletion on AR mRNA level in LNCaP cells. (C) Effect of AR depletion on ZBTB7B mRNA level in LNCaP cells. (D) Effects of ZBTB7B depletion on AR at protein levels in LNCaP cells. (E) Effects of ZBTB7B depletion on PSA secretion in LNCaP cells, as measured by ELISA. (F) AR depletion does not affect ZBTB7B at protein level in LNCaP cells. (G) Effects of ZBTB7B depletion on AR mRNA stability in LNCaP cells in the presence or absence of cycloheximide. (H) Schematic representation of AR domains. (I) The NTD domain of AR is requisite for binding with ZBTB7B in HEK293 cells. Cells were co-transfected with HA-HA-AR-NTD, HA-HA-AR-NTD-DBD, HA-HA-AR-DBD-LBD and/or ZBTB7B plasmids and then were subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-HA antibody and HA magnetic beads and were immunoblotted with HA and Flag. **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001. AR, androgen receptor; AR-FL, AR-full length; CHX, cycloheximide; DBD, DNA-binding domain; LBD, ligand-binding domain; NTD, N-terminal domain; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.
Article Snippet: Membranes were blocked with 5% skim milk or BSA and incubated overnight at 4 °C with primary antibodies against AR, PSA, ZBTB7B, Flag, His, HA, Lamin B (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA), or β-actin (Sigma).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Transfection, Immunoprecipitation, Magnetic Beads, Ligand Binding Assay