Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research : CR
Article Title: Novel MAFG-METTL14-SCD1 axis regulates lipid metabolism mediating choroidal melanoma distant metastasis
doi: 10.1186/s13046-025-03595-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: METTL14 mediates choroidal melanoma lipid metabolism by inducing SCD1 m 6 A methylation modification. a , Schematic diagram illustrating the METTL14-SCD1 regulatory axis via a specific m 6 A modification-dependent mechanism. b , The SRAMP ( http://www.cuilab.cn/sramp ) predicting the distribution of high-confidence m 6 A methylation sites and scores evaluation for SCD1 mRNA. c , Linear correlation between METTL14 expression and SCD1 expression. d , qRT-PCR analysis showing alterations in SCD1 mRNA levels after METTL14 depletion. e , FISH assay showing the expression and co-localization of METTL14 (green) with SCD1 (red) in CM cells. DAPI (blue) is used as the nuclear marker. Scale bar, 5 μm. f , m 6 A-MeRIP-qPCR assay showing enrichment of SCD1 by m 6 A-specific antibodies. g , ENCORI-CLIP database ( http://starbase.sysu.edu.cn/ ) illustrating the RBP-mRNA interactions between METTL14 and SCD1. h , Double luciferase assay confirming METTL14 directly binds to the 2492 site of SCD1 3’UTR, with mutations at this site. i , Representative western blot images showing SCD1 expression in normal choroidal tissues and CM tissues. j , Immunohistochemical analysis of human normal choroidal and CM tissue samples with the indicated antibodies. Representative images shown. Scale bar, 100 μm. (Normal: n = 10, CM: n = 34). k , Membrane fluidity assay showing changes in cell membrane fluidity after interfering with SCD1 expression in C918 and MUM-2B cells. l , Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showing lipid droplet reduction and mitochondrial contraction following the silencing of SCD1 in MUM-2B cells. LD, lipid droplet; M, mitochondria. Scale bars, 1 μm
Article Snippet: Subsequently, the samples were maintained at 4 °C overnight with primary antibodies against METTL14 (dilution 1:1000, HPA038002, Sigma-Aldrich), SCD1 (dilution 1:500, 2794 S, CST), and MAFG (dilution 1:500, #ab154318, Abcam).
Techniques: Methylation, Modification, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Marker, Luciferase, Western Blot, Immunohistochemical staining, Membrane, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy