Journal: International Journal of Oncology
Article Title: HECTD1 regulates the expression of SNAIL: Implications for epithelial-mesenchymal transition
doi: 10.3892/ijo.2020.5002
Figure Lengend Snippet: Interaction of HECTD1 with SNAIL. (A) In vivo interaction of HECTD1 with SNAIL. The interaction between HECTD1 and SNAIL expression levels were investigated using Co-Immunoprecipitation. HeLa cells were transfected with GFP-tagged SNAIL or GFP for 24 h, followed by sequential treatment with DMSO or 5 µM MG132 for 16 h. The cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-GFP. IPs and WCLs were analyzed using western blotting to detect the expression levels of HECTD1 and GFP. (B) SNAIL ubiquitination assay. HeLa Ctrl and HECTD1-KD cells were transiently transfected with GFP-SNAIL or GFP empty vector for 24 h, followed by sequential treatment with DMSO or 5 µM MG132 for 16 h. The cell lysates were immunoprecipi-tated with anti-GFP antibody. IPs and WCLs were analyzed by western blot analysis with anti-ubiquitin, anti-GFP and anti-GAPDH antibodies. Results are representative of 2 experimental repeats. (C) HECTD1 promotes the ubiquitination of SNAIL in vivo. HeLa cells were transfected with expression plasmids for HECTD1 (Halo-HECTD1) and SNAIL (GFP-SNAIL) in the presence of 5 µM MG132 for 16 h. The cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-GFP antibody and analyzed by western blot analysis with anti-ubiquitin antibodies. IP, immunoprecipitates; WCL, whole cell lysates; Ctrl, negative control; KD, knockdown; HECTD1, HECT domain E3 ubiquitin ligase 1.
Article Snippet: Anti-SNAIL (cat. no. 3879), a nt i- SLUG (c at. no. 9585), a nt i-E - c a d he r i n (cat. no. 3195), anti-N-cadherin (cat. no. 4061), anti-ERK1/2 (cat. no. 4695), anti-phospho-ERK1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204; cat. no. 4374) and anti-GAPDH (2118L) primary antibodies were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.; the anti-HECTD1 primary antibody (cat. no. CSB-PA010273GA01HU) was obtained from Cusabio Technology LLC; the anti-ubiquitin primary antibody (cat. no. ab7780) was obtained from Abcam; and the anti-HECTD1 (M03), clone 1E10 primary antibody (cat. no. H00025831-M03) was purchased from Abnova Corp.
Techniques: In Vivo, Expressing, Immunoprecipitation, Transfection, Western Blot, Ubiquitin Proteomics, Plasmid Preparation, Negative Control, Knockdown