Journal: Molecular Biomedicine
Article Title: YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 2 mediated m 6 A modification of circHIPK2 promotes cellular senescence and osteoarthritis progression by inhibiting autophagy
doi: 10.1186/s43556-026-00441-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression pattern of circHIPK2 and its characteristics in human chondrocytes. a , b Histological analysis, preoperative Kellgren-Lawrence and OARSI grading of sequencing cartilage sample (n = 3 per group). c Heatmap of circRNA expression in OA and NA chondrocytes. d RT-qPCR analysis of circHIPK2, circGOSR2, circREPS1, circMTUS1, circNUP54, circSLC8A1, circADAMTS6, circFN1, circTNFRSF21 and circAPBB2 expression in NA and OA chondrocytes ( n = 6 per group). e Representative images of circHIPK2 expression in NA and OA chondrocytes via FISH staining, γH2AX staining, SA-β gal staining. f CircHIPK2 expression pattern in chondrocytes treated with IL-1β, Etoposide and TNF-α, assessed via RT-qPCR ( n = 6 per group). g RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) staining of circHIPK2 in aging mice and DMM mice. h Schematic illustration depicting HIPK2 exons 2 circularization to form circHIPK2. The presence of circHIPK2 was validated by RT-qPCR, followed by Sanger sequencing, red box represents head-to-tail circHIPK2 splicing sites. i RT-qPCR analysis of circHIPK2 and HIPK2 expression in chondrocytes treated with or without RNase R ( n = 6 per group). j RT-qPCR analysis of circHIPK2 and HIPK2 expression in chondrocytes treated with actinomycin D for different durations ( n = 3 per group). k RT-qPCR analysis of circHIPK2 and HIPK2 expression in NA and OA chondrocytes ( n = 10 per group). l Representative images of FISH staining for circHIPK2 localization. m RT-qPCR analysis of circHIPK2 expression in the nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions. GAPDH served as control. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
Article Snippet: A RNA fluorescent in situ hybridization kit (cat. no. GF-003, Servicebio, China) was used to detect circHIPK2 expression in chondrocytes and knee joint sections.
Techniques: Expressing, Sequencing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Staining, Fluorescence, In Situ Hybridization, Control