Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: APOL2 Stabilizes Ku80 to Confer NHEJ‐Mediated Radioresistance in Gastric Cancer
doi: 10.1002/advs.202506294
Figure Lengend Snippet: APOL2 promotes NHEJ repair through Ku80. A) NHEJ reporter assay in APOL2‐OE cells. Cells were transfected with the hEJ5‐GFP reporter plasmid and indicated constructs (Vector+si‐NC, APOL2+si‐NC, and APOL2+si‐Ku80), followed by infection with I‐SceI adenovirus to induce DNA DSBs. NHEJ repair efficiency was quantified via flow cytometry analysis of GFP‐positive cells 48 h post‐infection ( n = 3). B) NHEJ reporter assay in APOL2‐KO cells. Experimental groups: shNC+vector, APOL2‐KO+vector, and APOL2‐KO+Ku80. Analysis was performed as in A). C) Comet assay in APOL2‐OE cells after 3 Gy IR. Representative images of comet assay and tail moment quantification of: i) Vector+si‐NC, ii) APOL2+si‐NC, and iii) APOL2+si‐Ku80 groups of MKN1 cells ( n = 15). Scale bar, 10 µm. D) Comet assay in APOL2‐KO cells after IR. Experimental groups: i) shNC+vector, ii) APOL2‐KO+vector, and iii) APOL2‐KO+Ku80 groups of HGC27 cells. Scale bar, 10 µm. Analysis was performed as described in C). E) γ‐H2AX foci formation in APOL2‐OE cells after 3 Gy irradiation. Representative immunofluorescence images showing γ‐H2AX (green) and DAPI (blue) in shNC+vector, APOL2‐KO+vector, and APOL2‐KO+Ku80 groups of cells (left). Quantitative analysis of γ‐H2AX foci per cell ( n = 40, right). Scale bar, 10 µm. F) γ‐H2AX foci formation in APOL2‐KO cells after 3 Gy irradiation. Experimental groups: i) Vector+si‐NC, ii) APOL2+si‐NC, iii) APOL2+si‐Ku80 groups. Scale bar, 10 µm. Analysis was performed as in E). All experiments were performed in triplicate. Error bars represent mean ± SD. Statistical analysis was performed via two‐tailed unpaired Student's t‐tests (A‐B, E‐F) or two‐way ANOVA (C‐D). Data was presented as mean ± SD; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. All data are representative of three independent experiments.
Article Snippet: The membrane was incubated with APOL2 (Proteintech, #25925‐1‐AP), Ku80 (Proteintech, #16389‐1‐AP), ubiquitin antibodies (Proteintech, #10201‐2‐AP), Ku70 (Affinity, #AF0300), USP7 (Abcam, #ab108931), and β‐actin (Proteintech, #20536‐1‐AP) antibodies at 4°C overnight.
Techniques: Reporter Assay, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Construct, Infection, Flow Cytometry, Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis, Irradiation, Immunofluorescence, Two Tailed Test