recombinant stat1 proteins  (MedChemExpress)

Journal: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

Article Title: Orlistat facilitates immunotherapy via AKT-FOXO3a-FOXM1-mediated PD-L1 suppression.

doi: 10.1136/jitc-2024-008923

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 3 Orlistat suppressed PD-L1 via inhibition of FOXM1 signaling. (A) Volcano plot of the expression of the reported transcription factors that regulated the expression of PD-L1. These TFs include STAT1, ATF3, IRF2, TFEB, IRF1, YY1, STAT3, JUN, HSF1, NFκB, SP1, FOXP3, BRD4, EZH2, MYC, HIF-1α, and FOXM1. (B, C) qRT-PCR measurement of mRNA expression of FOXM1 after orlistat (40 µM) treatment for 0 hour, 24 hours, or 48 hours in AGS and HCT116 (B), MC38 and CT26 cells (C). (D) WB analysis of FOXM1 protein levels after orlistat treatment for different times (0 hour, 24 hours, 48 hours) in AGS, HCT116, MC38, and CT26 cells. (E) Representative images of immunohistochemical staining of FOXM1 protein expression in resected tumors at day 25. Scale bar=50 µm. (F) The expression of PD-L1 mRNA in AGS and MC38 cells after transfection with FOXM1 overexpression or knockdown. (G) WB for PD-L1 protein levels after FOXM1 overexpression or knockdown in AGS and MC38 cells. (H) Schematic representation of the PD-L1 gene promoter regions and primer pairs used for ChIP assays. (I) ChIP-qPCR assay was used to detect the binding of FOXM1 to the PD-L1 promoter at the (+222 to +450 bp) region in AGS cells. (J) ChIP-qPCR analysis of the impact of orlistat (40 µM) on the binding of FOXM1 to the PD-L1 promoter. (K) The luciferase activity of PD-L1 promoter after FOXM1 overexpression with or without orlistat (40 µM). HEK293T cells in 24-well plates were transfected with FOXM1 plasmids or control. The luciferase activity was measured 36 hours later. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

Article Snippet: Following activation, STAT1 (TargetMol, TMPJ- 00961) was immobilized on the sensor chip surface using a sodium acetate buffer (pH 5.0).

Techniques: Inhibition, Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Transfection, Over Expression, Knockdown, ChIP-qPCR, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Control

Journal: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

Article Title: Orlistat facilitates immunotherapy via AKT-FOXO3a-FOXM1-mediated PD-L1 suppression.

doi: 10.1136/jitc-2024-008923

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 8 Orlistat upregulates ISGs and MHC-I through activating the STAT1 pathway. (A) Gene set enrichment plots of the antigen processing and presentation hallmarks. (B) Gene set enrichment plots of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway hallmarks. (C–E) WB analysis of Y701-phosphorylated STAT1 (p-STAT1-701) and total STAT1 in AGS and MC38 cells at different times (C) and concentrations (D) after orlistat administration, and tumors collected from mice-bearing subcutaneous MC38 tumors with or without orlistat treatment (E). (F–K) Quantitative PCR analysis of mRNA expression of IFNα, IFNβ, and ISGs or antigen processing and presentation genes in purified MC38 syngeneic tumors cells treated with control or orlistat (F), MC38 (H, I), and AGS (J, K) cell lines. (L) IB analysis and quantitative data of STAT1 in DMSO control vs orlistat-treated cells. AGS cells were treated with cycloheximide (CHX) 100 mg/mL, and collected at the indicated times. (M) Orlistat administration (40 µM) increased the thermal stability of STAT1 protein as determined by thermal stability shift assay (n=3). (N, O) SPR sensorgrams (N) and steady-state curves (O) for the orlistat analyte (2-fold dilutions; 50–1.56 µM) binding to the STAT1 protein ligand. (P) Schematic diagram depicting orlistat-mediated inhibition of PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer and colon cancer cells and promoting the expression of ISGs and MHC-I **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

Article Snippet: Following activation, STAT1 (TargetMol, TMPJ- 00961) was immobilized on the sensor chip surface using a sodium acetate buffer (pH 5.0).

Techniques: Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Expressing, Control, Shift Assay, Binding Assay, Inhibition

Journal: ACS Omega

Article Title: Rhoifolin Attenuates Concanavalin A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice via JAKs/STATs Mediated Immune and Apoptotic Processes

doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07915

Figure Lengend Snippet: Molecular docking and dynamic simulations of ROF and JAKs/STATs signaling molecules (A) The binding modes of ROF toward JAK2, JAK3, STAT1, and STAT3. (B–F) The dynamic simulations of JAK2-ROF and JAK3-ROF complexes. The HBond (B), RMSD curves (C), RMSF values (D), Rg values (E), and SASA (F) were analyzed by GROMACS.

Article Snippet: The antibodies for cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, Bax, Bcl-2, JAK2, p-JAK2, JAK3, p-JAK3, IL-6, STAT1, p-STAT1, STAT3, p-STAT3, and BNIP3 were diluted at a ratio of 1:1000, and β-actin (#BA2305, BOSTER) was diluted at a ratio of 1:5000 in the primary antibody dilution buffer.

Techniques: Binding Assay

Journal: ACS Omega

Article Title: Rhoifolin Attenuates Concanavalin A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice via JAKs/STATs Mediated Immune and Apoptotic Processes

doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07915

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of ROF on the JAK2/3-STAT1/3 signaling pathways in Con A-induced hepatitis (A) The phosphorylated levels of JAK2, STAT1, and STAT3 were measured in hepatic tissues using IHC staining ( n = 3; scale bar = 40 μm). (B) The IODs of each protein were detected by using ImageJ. (C) The JAK2/3-STAT1/3 signaling molecules were measured in hepatic tissues with Western blot analysis ( n = 3). The gray value analysis was standardized using the intensity of β-actin and is depicted in bar graphs. The results are presented as mean ± SEM. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs the Con A group.

Article Snippet: The antibodies for cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, Bax, Bcl-2, JAK2, p-JAK2, JAK3, p-JAK3, IL-6, STAT1, p-STAT1, STAT3, p-STAT3, and BNIP3 were diluted at a ratio of 1:1000, and β-actin (#BA2305, BOSTER) was diluted at a ratio of 1:5000 in the primary antibody dilution buffer.

Techniques: Protein-Protein interactions, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot

Journal: ACS Omega

Article Title: Rhoifolin Attenuates Concanavalin A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice via JAKs/STATs Mediated Immune and Apoptotic Processes

doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07915

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of ROF on Th1/Th17 cells differentiation in vitro (A) The purity of isolated CD4 + T cells was measured by flow cytometry. (B) The viability of CD4 + T cells following 5–20 μM ROF treatments for 24 h was assessed utilizing the CCK-8 assay. (C, D) CD4 + T cells were pre-exposed for 1 h to ROF (20 μM), TOF (1 μM), or ROF (20 μM) + TOF (1 μM), followed by stimulation with Con A for 24 h. The levels of p-JAK2, p-JAK3, p-STAT1, and p-STAT3 were monitored by Western blotting and normalized to each protein’s total concentration in the graphs. (E) The generation of IFN-γ or IL-17 in the cellular supernatants of Th1 or Th17 subtypes were measured using ELISA. (F) The gene expression levels of T-bet or RORγt in differentiated T cells were evaluated by PCR. The values are presented as mean ± SEM ( n = 3). ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs the Con A group. # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, ### P < 0.001 vs the ROF only group or TOF only group.

Article Snippet: The antibodies for cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, Bax, Bcl-2, JAK2, p-JAK2, JAK3, p-JAK3, IL-6, STAT1, p-STAT1, STAT3, p-STAT3, and BNIP3 were diluted at a ratio of 1:1000, and β-actin (#BA2305, BOSTER) was diluted at a ratio of 1:5000 in the primary antibody dilution buffer.

Techniques: In Vitro, Isolation, Flow Cytometry, CCK-8 Assay, Western Blot, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Gene Expression

Journal: ACS Omega

Article Title: Rhoifolin Attenuates Concanavalin A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice via JAKs/STATs Mediated Immune and Apoptotic Processes

doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07915

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of ROF on primary hepatocytes apoptosis in vitro (A) Primary hepatocytes were pretreated with ROF (5, 10, 20 μM) for 6 h and treated with or without Con A (10 μg/mL) for 24 h, the cell viability of each group was analyzed by CCK-8 assay. (B) Flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis in primary hepatocytes. (C) Primary hepatocytes were pretreated with ROF (20 μM), TOF (1 μM), or ROF (20 μM) + TOF (1 μM) for 6 h, and subsequently triggered with Con A (10 μg/mL) for 24 h. The IL-6, p-JAK2, p-STAT1, p-STAT3, BNIP3, and Bax expression levels were evaluated by using Western blotting. (D) The quantification and standardization of the protein expression were performed using ImageJ. The results are presented as mean ± SEM of three independent experiments. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs the Con A group. # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01 vs the ROF only group or TOF only group.

Article Snippet: The antibodies for cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-9, Bax, Bcl-2, JAK2, p-JAK2, JAK3, p-JAK3, IL-6, STAT1, p-STAT1, STAT3, p-STAT3, and BNIP3 were diluted at a ratio of 1:1000, and β-actin (#BA2305, BOSTER) was diluted at a ratio of 1:5000 in the primary antibody dilution buffer.

Techniques: In Vitro, CCK-8 Assay, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Western Blot