Journal: NPJ Breast Cancer
Article Title: The interplay between FOXO3 and FOXM1 influences sensitivity to AKT inhibition in PIK3CA and PIK3CA/PTEN altered estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
doi: 10.1038/s41523-025-00752-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: A FOXO3 immunofluorescence staining and quantification of its localisation in T47D PTEN-KO cells treated for 3 days with DMSO, 0.5 μM capivasertib and 0.5 μM alpelisib. Images were captured using the confocal microscope Yokogawa CV8000, 63× magnification. Immunofluorescences were performed to visualise FOXO3 localisation using a specific secondary antibody (AF488) (green) and F-actin with DyLight 594 Phalloidin (orange). Nuclei were stained with Hoechst (blue). Scale bar 20 µm. Data was normalised to vehicle and plotted as mean ± SD. Statistical analysis one way ANOVA vs vehicle-treated, * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001. B Characterisation by western blot of T47D PTEN-KO and MCF7 PTEN-KO where FOXM1 and FOXO3 were depleted after 3 days from guides transfection. β actin was used as loading control. C FOXM1 mRNA analysis in PTEN-KO MCF7 and T47D cells following FOXO3 or FOXM1 depletion (after 3 days from transfection). Data normalised to CTRL. Data are presented as mean of n = 2 ± SD. Statistical analysis t test, * p < 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001. D Characterisation by western blot of T47D PTEN-KO FOXO3-KO and MCF7 PTEN-KO FOXO3-KO cells treated 96 h with DMSO, capivasertib and alpelisib (MCF7 PTEN-KO/FOXO3-KO treated with 1 μM capivasertib and 1 μM alpelisib; T47D PTEN-KO/FOXO3-KO treated with 0.5 μM capivasertib and 0.5 μM alpelisib). Lysates from PTEN-KO CTRL and FOXM1-KO cells were used as control. βactin was used as loading control. E Cell viability assay of T47D PTEN - KO/ FOXO3-KO and T47D PTEN-KO/ FOXM1-KO and MCF7 PTEN-KO/ FOXO3-KO and MCF7 PTEN-KO/ FOXM1-KO after 5-day treatment with DMSO, 1 μM capivasertib and 1 μM alpelisib (MCF7); and 0.5 μM capivasertib and 0.5 μM alpelisib (T47D). Data was normalised to DMSO; plotted as mean ± SD ( n = 3). Statistical analysis 2-way ANOVA test vs vehicle-treated, * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001. F Cell viability assay of T47D PTEN-KO/ FOXO3-KO / Ctrl KO after 5-day treatment with DMSO, 0.5 μM capivasertib and 100 μM fulvestrant. Data was normalised to DMSO treatment; statistical analysis one-ways ANOVA test vs vehicle-treated plotted as mean ± SD * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001 ( n = 3). G Characterisation by western blot of FOXM1 protein levels, lysates from PTEN- KO cells modulated to transiently overexpress FOXM1 (FOXM1_OE) or GFP (GFP_OE). βactin was used as loading control. H Cell proliferation assay (Day 5) of T47D PTEN-KO FOXM1_OE or GFP_OE after treatment with DMSO, 0.5 μM capivasertib monotherapy and 0.5 μM capivasertib + 100 nM fulvestrant (combination). Data was normalised to DMSO; plotted as mean ± SD * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001 ( n = 6).
Article Snippet: FOXM1 CST #20459 , 1:500.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Staining, Microscopy, Western Blot, Transfection, Control, Viability Assay, Proliferation Assay