Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: CircZBTB46, a promising therapeutic target in crizotinib resistant ALK-positive T lymphomas
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.13.699235
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Volcano plot and (B) MA plot of circular RNA expression comparing ALK(+) ALCL primary biopsies (n=39) and healthy tissues (reactive lymph nodes, RLN, n=9). (C) expression of circZBTB46 (left) and ZBTB46 mRNA (right) assessed by RNA-Seq in ALK(+) ALCL primary samples versus RLN. (D) ZBTB46 mRNA expression (RMA) from microarray datasets in ALK(+) ALCL (n=61), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL, n=83) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS, n=71) primary biopsies. (E) ZBTB46 mRNA expression (log2 of the transcript count per million (lenghScaled TPM) from RNA-Seq data in five ALK(+) ALCL cell lines (KARPAS-299, SU-DHL-1, SUP-M2, Pio, COST), two ALK(-) ALCL cell lines (FEPD, MAC-2A) and CD3(+) lymphocytes stimulated (S, n=3) or not (NS, n=3). (F) Quantitative real-time PCR (RTLqPCR) analysis of circZBTB46 and ZBTB46 mRNAs in the same cell types. MLN51 was used as an internal control. Values are expressed as 2^(–Δ)Ct relative ratios. Experiments were performed at least in triplicate. Statistical significance was assessed via an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test with Welch’s correction: P < 0.01 ( ** ), P < 0.001 (*** ), P < 0.0001 (**** ), ns = not significant. Data are expressed as means ± SD. (G) ZBTB46 mRNA expression across hematological malignancies in the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) dataset. (H) Representative immunohistochemical image of an ALK(+) ALCL primary tumor showing ZBTB46 (brown, arrowhead) and CD68 (red, arrow) expression. Cell nuclei were counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). Original magnification, ×24.6.
Article Snippet: The ALCL cell lines KARPAS-299, SU-DHL-1 SUPM2, Pio and COST, which carry the t(2;5)(p23;q35) translocation, were obtained from the DSMZ (German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Culture, Leibnitz, Germany) or established locally .
Techniques: RNA Expression, Expressing, RNA Sequencing, Microarray, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Control, Two Tailed Test, Immunohistochemical staining