Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS
Article Title: Long non-coding RNA H19 transported by colorectal cancer small extracellular vesicles promotes alternative splicing in healthy hepatocytes: new insights on liver pre-metastatic niche formation
doi: 10.1186/s12964-026-02738-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: a qRT-PCR showing lncH19 levels inside CRC-sEVs and CRC_cells. b Representative images of western blot for the presence of RBFOX2 in the CRC-sEVs protein lysates. c Representative Image showing the proposed mechanism of lncH19 acting as shuttle RNA transferring RBFOX2 inside the EVs. d Representative confocal image of RNA in situ assay coupled with immunocytochemistry in the THLE2 treated for 3 h with the CRC-sEVs, lncH19 (red) and RBFOX2 (green). Scale bar:60 μm. The results reported in the graphs are the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. Statistical analyses were performed using Ordinary one-way ANOVA * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. e Graphs showing the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) relative to RBFOX2 (left) and lncH19 (right) of the different conditions
Article Snippet: The SV40 large T antigen-immortalized healthy human liver epithelial cell line THLE2 (ATCC, Manassas, VA) was cultured in Airway Epithelial Cell Basal Medium (ATCC, Manassas, VA) with the Bronchial Epithelial Cell Growth Kit (ATCC PCS-300–040, Manassas, VA) supplemented with 5 ng/ml epidermal growth factor (EGF), 70 ng/ml phosphoethanolamine, 10% fetal bovine serum, 100 U/mL penicillin, and 100 μg/ml streptomycin (Euroclone, UK) at 37 °C with 5% CO 2 .
Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Transferring, In Situ, Immunocytochemistry, Fluorescence