Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Runx1 and Runx2 act in concert to suppress Wnt/β-catenin -driven mammary tumourigenesis
doi: 10.1101/2025.03.16.643517
Figure Lengend Snippet: A. Scatter dot-plot of primary (left) and secondary (right) mammospheres of HC11 cells with empty vector (Empty) or independent CRISPR/Cas9-deleted Runx1 clones (R1KO_a, R1KO_b, R1KO_c). Results show normalised mammosphere counts per well relative to the average mammosphere count in control (Empty) group. Smaller points represent technical replicates, larger points the mean of each experimental repeat with coloured points used to differentiate experimental replicates (also for B-D below). For primary mammospheres, there were 12-48 technical replicates per condition per experimental replicate ( n = 8). Error bars indicate normalised mean of all technical replicates ± standard deviation (Empty, 100 ± 11.5; R1KO_a , 158.1 ± 17.9; R1KO_b , 165.4 ± 20.7; R1KO_c , 166.3 ± 20.0). For secondary mammospheres, there were 12-24 technical replicates per condition for each experimental repeat ( n = 4). Error bars indicate normalised mean of all technical replicates ± standard deviation (Empty, 100.1 ± 9.6; R1KO_a , 179.1 ± 28.9; R1KO_b, 175.6 ± 31.1; R1KO_c , 174.5 ± 34.1). Statistical analysis performed with ordinary one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test, **** P < 0.0001. B. Scatter dot-plot of primary mammospheres of HC11 cells overexpressing Runx1 ( Runx1P1 ) or empty vector control (Empty). Results show mammosphere counts relative to the average mammosphere count in control group (Empty). Error bars indicate normalised mean of all technical replicates ± standard deviation (Empty, 100 ± 18.6; Runx1P1 , 73.5 ±14.3) and data are representative of n = 4 experimental repeats. For each experiment, there were 8-12 technical replicates per condition. Statistical analysis performed with two-tailed unpaired t-test, **** P < 0.0001. C. Scatter dot-plot of primary mammospheres of HC11 cells first deleted for Runx2 and then transduced with lentiCRISPRv2-Neo empty vector (Empty) or containing a Runx1 -targeting gRNA plasmid to generate an independent Runx1 -deleted ( R1KO_d ), two Runx2 -deleted ( R2KO_a , R2KO_b ) and two Runx1/Runx2 -deleted ( DKO_a, DKO_b ) clones. Results show normalised mammosphere counts per well relative to the average mammosphere count in control group (empty). Error bars are normalised mean of all technical replicates with standard deviation (Empty, 100 ± 7.4 ; R1KO_d, 137.1 ± 9.1; R2KO_a , 80.1 ± 7.6; R2KO_b , 78.6 ± 9.6; DKO_a, 120.6 ± 7.9; DKO_b, 116.4 ± 7.7) and data are representative of n = 3 experimental repeats. For each experiment, there were 12 technical replicates per condition. Statistical analysis performed with ordinary one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test, **** P < 0.0001. D. Scatter dot-plot of primary mammospheres of HC11 cells as for C in the presence or absence of recombinant WNT3A ligand. Error bars show mean of all technical replicates ± standard deviation for vehicle treated (Empty, 120.5 ± 6.2; R1KO_d , 145.4 ± 7.0; DKO_a , 136.8 ± 7.7; DKO_b , 137.7 ± 7.9) and WNT3A treated (Empty, 152.5 ± 8.1; R1KO_d , 191.3 ± 9.0; DKO_a , 193.4 ± 10.2; DKO_b, 193.1 ± 9.5) clones, of n = 2 experimental repeats. For each experiment, 12 technical replicates were tested per condition. Statistical analysis performed with ordinary one-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test, **** P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The following antibodies were used: RUNX1 [#8529, D4A6, Cell Signaling; 1:1000]; RUNX2 [#8486, D1H7, Cell Signaling; 1:1000]; GAPDH [#3683, 14C10, Cell Signaling; 1:1000] and horseradish peroxidase- conjugated anti-rabbit secondary antibody [#7074, Cell Signaling; 1:10 000].
Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, CRISPR, Clone Assay, Control, Standard Deviation, Two Tailed Test, Transduction, Recombinant