Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: SRSF3 is oncogenic in breast but tumor-suppressive in liver by differential regulation of gene expression
doi: 10.1101/2025.03.14.643315
Figure Lengend Snippet: Srsf3-knockout (KO) delays development of Erbb2 breast cancer, but promotes liver cancer induction by DEN. (A) Flaw chart of mouse mammary-specific Srsf3 KO and Erbb2 breast cancer induction and liver-specific Srsf3 KO and liver cancer induction by DEN. Mammary cancer induction was assessed by crossing Srsf3-WT, hetKO (heterozygous knockout), KO female mice with male mice carrying a homozygous V664E mutant of rat c-neu/Erbb2 of which expression is under control by a MMTV promoter (MMTV). Liver cancer induction in mice with liver-specific Srsf3 knockout was performed by the intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) at 25 mg/kg at 15 days of age. Tumor formation was surveyed by palpation weekly up to 18 months of age. (B) Erbb2 (c-neu) staining of Srsf3 WT and Srsf3 KO mammary tissues at six months of age. Six of six Srsf3 WT mice examined developed Erbb2-tumors, but none of all eight (0/8) Srsf3 KO mice had Erbb2 tumors. Scale bar, 2 mm. (C) H&E staining of Srsf3 WT and Srsf3 KO liver tissues at age of six months. Seven of nine (7/9) Srsf3 KO mice developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but only one of 15 Srsf3 WT mice developed HCC. Black arrow, karyomegaly. Blue arrow, intranuclear intracytoplasmic invagination. Scale bar, 100 µm. The p-values in (B) and (C) were calculated by Chi-squared test. (D, F) Kaplan-Meyer curves for the observed tumor formation rates were plotted till 18 months of age for Erbb2 breast cancer (D) and DEN-induced liver cancer (F) in female mice with or without mammary Srsf3 hetKO or homozygous Srsf3 KO. (E) DEN-induced liver tumor in male mice with or without liver heterozygous or homozygous Srsf3 KO. The p-values were determined by log-rank test between indicated groups.
Article Snippet: Following antibodies are used for protein detection in Western blot and immunohistochemistry: anti-estrogen receptor α (ERα) rabbit polyclonal antibody (MC-20) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, # sc-542), rabbit polyclonal anti-SRSF3 antibody (Abcam, # ab125124), anti-SRSF1 mouse monoclonal antibody (clone 96) (Thermo Fisher scientific, # 32-4500), anti-HER2/ErbB2 rabbit monoclonal antibody (Cell Signaling Technology, # 2165) for mouse and rat c-neu/Erbb2, anti-Eif4a2 rabbit polyclonal antibody (Abcam, # ab31218), anti-β-tubulin antibody (Sigma, # T5201), anti-β-actin mouse monoclonal antibody (AC-15) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, # sc-69879), and anti-GAPDH monoclonal antibody (Cell Signaling Technology, # 2118) for GAPDH.
Techniques: Knock-Out, Mutagenesis, Expressing, Control, Injection, Staining