Journal: Journal of Translational Medicine
Article Title: Targeting the MARCH5-MFN2 axis to enhance mitochondrial fusion and sensitize multiple myeloma cells to venetoclax
doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-06942-0
Figure Lengend Snippet: MARCH5 regulates mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative phosphorylation in MM cells. A Bubble chart for GO pathway enrichment analysis showing the top 10 down-regulated datasets. Bubble chart was generated in R (v4.3.2). Combined scores are shown by the circle area, while the circle color represents the range of the adjusted p-value. B Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of MARCH5, NDUFA2, NDUFS2, NDUFA8, SDHA, UQCR11 and COX5A mRNA expression levels in AMO cells, after electroporation with 100 nM siMARCH5#1 or negative control siRNA (NC). The results show the average ± SD of mRNA expression levels after normalization with β-actin and ΔΔCt calculations. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001. C Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of MARCH5, NDUFA2, NDUFS2, NDUFA8, SDHA, UQCR11 and COX5A mRNA expression levels in AMO-BZB cells, after electroporation with 100 nM siMARCH5#1 or negative control siRNA (NC). The results show the average ± SD of mRNA expression levels after normalization with β-actin and ΔΔCt calculations. ** p < 0.001 D Western blot analysis of NDUFS1, COX1, UQCRFS1, NDUFAB1 and COX4 proteins in AMO-BZB cells, 48 h after electroporation with 100 nM siMARCH5#1, siMARCH5#2 or negative control siRNA (NC); GAPDH was used as loading control. Histogram bars show the densitometric analysis expressed as fold change relative to the NC. E Histogram bars reporting real time Oxygen Consumption Rate (OCR) measurement using OROBOROS on AMO-BZB cells, 48 h after electroporation with 100 nM siMARCH5#1, or NC negative control siRNA. The graph reports basal respiration, spare capacity, maximal respiration, leak state, ATP production, and non-mitochondrial respiration. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; F Trypan blue cell count in AMO-BZB cells 48 h after electroporation with siMARCH5#1, siMARCH5#2, siMARCH5#3, or negative control (NC) siRNA. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. G Flow cytometry analysis of Annexin V/7-AAD-stained AMO-BZB cells, 48 h after electroporation with 200 nM siMARCH5#1, siMARCH5#2, siMARCH5#3, or negative control (NC) siRNA. Histogram bars represent the total Annexin V-positive population, including both Annexin V-positive only and Annexin V/7-AAD double-positive cells. * p < 0.05. H–I Western blot analysis of PARP, CASPASE 3, BAD, BIK, BAK, BID, PUMA, and NOXA in AMO-BZB cells, 48 h after electroporation with 100 nM siMARCH5#1, siMARCH5#2, siMARCH5#3, or negative control (NC) siRNA. GAPDH was used as a loading control
Article Snippet: Membranes were then blocked and incubated with the following primary antibodies: MARCH5 (#PA5-25584) (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA); MFN2 (# 9482S), FLAG(#F3165), MFF(#84580S), DRP1 (#14647S), UBIQUITIN (#3933S), PARP (#9532), CASPASE 3 (#9665P), CASPASE 8 (#9746P), BAD (#9239), BIK (#4592), BAK(#12105), BID(#2002), BIM (#2933), NOXA (#14766), NDUFS1 (#70264), NDUFAB1 (#71814), UQCRFS1 (#95231), COX1 (#55159), COX IV (#4850) were from Cell Signaling Technology (Denvers, MA, USA); PUMA (SC-374223) was from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Dallas, TX, USA). γ-Tubulin (T6557; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), GAPDH (#5174; Cell Signaling Technology, Denvers, MA, USA) and α-TUBULIN (#2125S; Cell Signaling Technology, Denvers, MA, USA) were used as loading controls.
Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Generated, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Electroporation, Negative Control, Western Blot, Control, Cell Counting, Flow Cytometry, Staining