Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B

Article Title: An immunostimulant nanomedicine enhances radioimmunotherapy by remodeling the tumor immunosuppressive landscape after radiotherapy

doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2025.11.012

Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunosuppression after radiotherapy promotes breast cancer progression. Tumor growth curves (A) and weights (B) of mice before and after RT ( n = 6). (C) Survival curve of mice after different treatments ( n = 6). Tumor growth curves (D) and weights (E) of mice treated with RT and RT plus α -PD-L1 ( n = 6). (F) Survival curve of mice after different treatments ( n = 6). (G) Cluster analysis of differential expression genes between untreated and RT-treated tumors 48 h post-RT ( n = 3). (H) Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of tumor tissues before and after RT (select the top 10 for each item). (I) Heat map of differentially expressed genes related to apoptosis and immune suppression ( n = 3). (J) Immunofluorescence staining images of tumor tissue in saline and RT groups (scale bar = 20 μm). (K) Quantitative analysis of tumor-infiltrating CD45 + cells ( n = 6). Representative flow cytometry images (M) and quantitative analysis (L) of tumor-infiltrating MDSCs ( n = 6). (N) The TUNEL staining of tumor section (scale: 25 μm). (O) Adenosine content detection in tumor tissue ( n = 6). Data are presented as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001 determined by Student’s t-test.

Article Snippet: InVivo MAb anti-mouse PD-L1 was purchased from Bioxcell (USA).

Techniques: Quantitative Proteomics, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Saline, Flow Cytometry, TUNEL Assay

Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B

Article Title: An immunostimulant nanomedicine enhances radioimmunotherapy by remodeling the tumor immunosuppressive landscape after radiotherapy

doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2025.11.012

Figure Lengend Snippet: FD@ATRA-enhanced radiotherapy combined with α -PD-L1 to enhance the efficacy of large-volume tumors. (A) Schematic diagram of the therapeutic process for evaluating the anti-tumor effects in a bilateral 4T1 tumor-bearing mouse model of large volume. (B) Distant tumor growth curves of mice after different treatments ( n = 5). (C) In vitro images of the distant tumors ( n = 5). (D) In vitro distant tumors mass ( n = 5). (E) Immunohistochemical staining of CD3 in tumor tissue slices after different treatments (scale bars = 100 μm). The images below were the corresponding enlarged parts (scale bars = 25 μm). (F) Immunohistochemical staining of CD8 in tumor tissue slices after various treatments (scale bars = 100 μm). The images below were the corresponding enlarged parts (scale bars = 25 μm). Data are presented as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗ P < 0.001, and ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001 determined by Student’s t -test.

Article Snippet: InVivo MAb anti-mouse PD-L1 was purchased from Bioxcell (USA).

Techniques: In Vitro, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining

Journal: Theranostics

Article Title: Hypoxia-induced TGFBI maintains glioma stem cells by stabilizing EphA2

doi: 10.7150/thno.95141

Figure Lengend Snippet: TGFBI is associated with the hypoxic microenvironment in human gliomas. (A) FISH staining of TGFBI in human GBM specimens (Ivy gap datasets). Scale bars: 2 mm; enlarged image: 100 μm. (B) Volcano map showing genes highly expressed in hypoxia region (pseudopalisade and microvascular proliferation regions). Each dot represents a gene. (C) Correlation between TGFBI and mRNA expression of hypoxia-related gene in the CCGA-GBM and TGGA-GBM datasets. CC, correlation coefficient; Dot size and color represent the correlation coefficient. (D) IF staining of TGFBI (green) and two hypoxia-associated markers, HIF1α (above, red) and CA9 (bottom, red), in human GBM specimens. Scale bars: 50 μm; enlarged image: 10 μm. (E) IHC staining demonstrating the association between TGFBI and HIF1α proteins in human gliomas. AOD, Average of density; n = 58.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies: TGFBI (Abclonal, Cat#A11222, for IB, 1:1000; for IP, 5ug; Proteintech, Cat#10188-AP, for IHC, 1:100; for IF, 1:100), CD133 (Affinity, Cat#BF0403, for IF, 1:100), SOX2 (Proteintech, Cat#66411-1-Ig, for IB, 1:1000; Santa Cruz, Cat#365823, for IF, 1:50; for IHC, 1:50), HIF1α (Proteintech, Cat#20960-1-AP, for IB, 1:1000; for IF, 1:50; for IHC 1:50), carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9, NOVUS, Cat#NB100-417, for IF, 1:50), OLIG2 (Proteintech, Cat#66513-1-Ig, for IB, 1:1000; for IF, 1:200), Ki67 (Proteintech, Cat#27309-1-AP, for IF, 1:200), EphA2 (Abclonal, Cat#A7183, for IB,1:1000; Santa Cruz, Cat#398832, for IF, 1:50; for IHC, 1:50; for IP, 5ug), Akt (Proteintech, Cat#60203-1-Ig, for IB, 1:5000), phospho-Akt (Ser473) (Proteintech, Cat#66444-1-Ig, for IB, 1:2000; Cell Signaling Technology, Cat#4060, for IF, 1:100; for IHC, 1:50), c-MYC (Proteintech, Cat#67447-1-Ig, for IB, 1:5000; for IF,1:100; for IHC, 1:100), phospho-EphA2 (Y588) (Proteintech, Cat#30263-1-AP, for IB, 1:1000), Integrin αV (Proteintech, Cat#27096-1-AP, for IB, 1:1000), Integrin β5 (CST, Cat#3629, for IB, 1:1000), Notch1 (Cell Signaling Technology, Cat#3608, for IB, 1:1000).

Techniques: Staining, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Acid-exposed and hypoxic cancer cells do not overlap but are interdependent for unsaturated fatty acid resources

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54435-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: a Representative pictures and quantification of Carbonic Anhydrase 9 (CA9, red) and pimonidazole (green) immunostaining in FaDu and HCT116 spheroid sections ( N = 3, n = 2); DAPI (blue) nuclear staining was used to normalize measurements. The white delimitation represents the rim of the spheroid. b Representative pictures and quantification of CA9 (red) and Hypoxia-Responsive Element-dependent GFP reporter (HRE, green) wholemount fluorescence in FaDu and HCT116 spheroids ( N = 5 and 7, respectively). c 3-dimensional modeling of CA9 (red), HRE-GFP (green), and DAPI (blue) staining in Fadu spheroids; this experiment was repeated twice with similar results. d Representative CA9 (purple) and pimonidazole (yellow) immunostaining in FaDu and HCT116 tumor sections; this experiment was repeated twice with similar results. e Representative flow cytometry analysis of CA9 staining in FaDu and HCT116 cancer cells maintained under normoxia at physiological pH 7.4 or at acidic pH 6.5; this experiment was repeated twice with similar results. The scale bar represents 100 µm for 3D tumor spheroids ( a – c ) and 200 µm for mouse tumor sections ( d ). Data are plotted as the means ± SD (** P = 0.0017, **** P < 0.0001); N indicates the number of independent experiments and n indicates the number of biological replicates (when >1). Significance was determined by two-sided Student’s t -test ( a , b ). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

Article Snippet: The staining was performed with PE-coupled anti-CA9 antibody (130-123-340, Miltenyi, 1:200) for 20 min at 4 °C.

Techniques: Immunostaining, Staining, Fluorescence, Flow Cytometry

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Acid-exposed and hypoxic cancer cells do not overlap but are interdependent for unsaturated fatty acid resources

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54435-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Schematic protocol of cell sorting from 3D FaDu spheroids based on CA9 immunostaining and HRE-GFP expression, created in BioRender. Feron, O. (2024) BioRender.com/i40c288 ( a ) and representative FACS plots showing gating strategy for each of the four quadrants ( b ). c Principal component analysis (PCA) discriminating the four quadrants based on RNA-seq analysis performed on 3 independent sorting experiments. d Volcano plot of differentially expressed genes between CA9+/HRE− and CA9+/HRE+ FaDu cell populations. e . KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of the differentially expressed genes between CA9+/HRE− and CA9+/HRE+ FaDu cell populations. f , g Changes in the mRNA expression of the indicated desaturases in the four distinct FaDu spheroid compartments ( f ) ( N = 3, n = 2), and in FaDu cancer cells maintained at physiological pH 7.4 or at acidic pH 6.5 ( g ) ( N = 4); results are expressed as fold-change vs . mRNA levels in CA9-/HRE- double negative cell populations and in cancer cells at pH 7.4, respectively. Data are plotted as the means ± SD ( P -values as indicated or *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001); N indicates the number of independent experiments and n indicates the number of biological replicates (when >1). Significance was determined by a two-sided Student’s t -test with FDR adjustment ( d ), one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test ( f ), or two-sided Student’s t -test ( g ). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

Article Snippet: The staining was performed with PE-coupled anti-CA9 antibody (130-123-340, Miltenyi, 1:200) for 20 min at 4 °C.

Techniques: FACS, Immunostaining, Expressing, RNA Sequencing, Comparison

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Acid-exposed and hypoxic cancer cells do not overlap but are interdependent for unsaturated fatty acid resources

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54435-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Representative contrast phase pictures ( a ) and quantification ( b ) of the effects of CRISPR-Cas9-based SCD1 gene invalidation on FaDu spheroid growth at day 7 post-formation (vs. control sgRNA); N = 3, n = 2. c – e Quantification of SCD1 (violet) ( c ) ( N = 5) and CA9 (red) immunostaining ( d ) ( N = 5), and representative pictures ( e ) of spheroids made of CRISPR-Cas9-based SCD1-silenced FaDu cells at day 10 post-formation. f , g Spheroid growth ( f ) ( N = 3, n = 3–4) and cytotoxicity (Incucyte Cytotox Green reagent) follow up ( g ) ( N = 3, n = 4) after exposure to SCD1 inhibitor (or vehicle) for 72 h in FaDu spheroids. h , i Representative pictures ( h ) and quantification of CA9 (red) ( i ) in sections of FaDu spheroids collected after 72 h exposure to SCD1 inhibitor ( N = 3, n = 2). j Flow cytometry analysis of CA9 labeling from FaDu cells isolated from spheroids after 72 h exposure to SCD1 inhibitor (or vehicle) ( N = 3). k Quantification of pimonidazole (green) in sections of FaDu spheroids collected after 72 h exposure to SCD1 inhibitor ( N = 3, n = 2). l , m Mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate (OCR) of l FaDu ( N = 3, n = 7) and HCT116 ( N = 3, n = 7–8) spheroids after 72 h SCD1 inhibition and ( m ) FaDu cancer cells transduced with the indicated SCD1 sgRNA ( N = 3, n = 3) or control sgRNA ( N = 3, n = 3–4). n Non-mitochondrial OCR of FaDu cells transduced with an SCD1-expressing vector or control plasmid and exposed to palmitate ( N = 3, n = 3) or vehicle (FA-free BSA) ( N = 3, n = 4). o – r Representative pictures ( o ) and quantification of SCD1 (violet) ( p ), CA9 (red) ( q ), and pimonidazole (green) ( r ) staining in FaDu spheroids exposed to PPAR-γ inhibitor (or vehicle) for 72 h ( N = 3); the effects of a PPAR-α inhibitor are also shown in graphs ( p – r ). All treatments ( f – l ) with SCD1 inhibitor (A939572, 32 µM) were initiated at day 7 after spheroid formation (i.e., timing 0 on graphs). All immunostaining quantifications ( c , d , i , k , p – r ) were normalized to the DAPI nuclear staining area. Data are plotted as the means ± SD ( P -values as indicated or *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001); N indicates the number of independent experiments and n indicates the number of biological replicates (when >1). Significance was determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison tests ( b – d ), Dunnet’s multiple comparison tests ( p – r ), Sidaks’s multiple comparison tests ( f , g ), two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison tests ( l – n ) or two-sided Student’s t -tests ( i – k ). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

Article Snippet: The staining was performed with PE-coupled anti-CA9 antibody (130-123-340, Miltenyi, 1:200) for 20 min at 4 °C.

Techniques: CRISPR, Control, Immunostaining, Flow Cytometry, Labeling, Isolation, Inhibition, Transduction, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Staining, Comparison

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Acid-exposed and hypoxic cancer cells do not overlap but are interdependent for unsaturated fatty acid resources

doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54435-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Representative pictures ( a ) and quantification ( b ) of colorectal cancer patient-derived organoids after treatment with SCD1 inhibitor (A939572, 20 µM) in the presence of OA (100 µM) and/or DHA (50 µM) for 96 h ( N = 2, n = 2). c , d Effect of SCD1 inhibitor (12 µM) on the viability (96 h) ( c ) and lipid peroxidation BODIPY-C11 staining (72 h) ( d ) of 6.5/Fadu ( N = 3, n = 2) and 6.5/HCT116 ( N = 3, n = 4) cancer cells in the presence of OA (100 µM) and/or DHA (50 µM) and/or α-Tocopherol (10 µM) or vehicle(s). e Representative pictures of CA9 immunofluorescence signal (red) in equatorial sections of FaDu and HCT116 spheroids exposed for 72 h to SCD1 inhibitor (A939572, 32 µM) in the presence of OA (100 µM) or not; this experiment was repeated twice with similar results. f Representative flow chart depicting the effects of SCD1 inhibitor on the uptake of TopFluor oleate by 6.5/Fadu and 6.5/HCT116 cancer cells maintained under normoxia or hypoxia (1% O 2 ) ( N = 4, n = 4). g Schematic representation of the symbiotic relationship between hypoxic cancer cells (unable to synthesize MUFA and thus dependent on exogenous MUFA) and acidic, non-hypoxic cancer cells that may use both MUFA sources. Inhibition of SCD1 however forces the latter cell compartment to capture exogenous MUFA thereby depriving hypoxic cells from a vital source of MUFA. h Viability of FaDu and HCT116 cancer cells maintained under hypoxia (1% O 2 ) and exposed for 48 h to the conditioned medium (CM) from normoxic 6.5/FaDu and 6.5/HCT116 exposed or not to SCDi (24 h, 15 and 25 µM A939572, respectively) ( N = 3, n = 7). In some experiments, CM was supplemented by oleate (50 µM) ( N = 3, n = 4). Control conditions consist of CM + fresh addition of SCDi ( N = 3, n = 7), and non-conditioned medium (NCM) ( N = 3, n = 3). i , j MUFA amounts ( i ) and SFA/MUFA ratio ( j ) determined in the conditioned medium (CM) of normoxic 6.5/FaDu and 6.5/HCT116 cancer cells exposed or not to SCDi as above ( N = 2). Data are plotted as the means ± SD (ns: non-significant, P -values as indicated or *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001); N indicates the number of independent experiments and n indicates the number of biological replicates (when >1). Significance was determined by two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test ( b – h ). Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

Article Snippet: The staining was performed with PE-coupled anti-CA9 antibody (130-123-340, Miltenyi, 1:200) for 20 min at 4 °C.

Techniques: Derivative Assay, Staining, Immunofluorescence, Inhibition, Control, Comparison

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of the CAIX Interactome using the BioID proximal ligation strategy and validation of high confidence proximal CAIX-associating proteins by co-immunoprecipitation. ( a ) Schematic showing the domain structure of the CAIX-BirA* fusion protein used for the BioID studies. SP, signal peptide; PG, proteoglycan-like domain; CA, catalytic domain; TM, transmembrane domain; IC, intracellular domain. ( b ) FACS analysis showing levels of constitutive expression of the CAIX-BirA* fusion protein expressed by MDA-MB-231 cells (MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA*) cultured in normoxia compared to levels of endogenous CAIX expression by WT MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in either normoxia or hypoxia. The filled (gray) histograms indicate specific CAIX staining whereas the dotted lined histograms indicate staining by isotype-specific control IgG. ( c ) Image showing exogenous CAIX (red) localized at the cell surface of MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cells grown in normoxia. Scale bar, 10 μ M . ( d – g ) Co-IP of high confidence proximal CAIX-associating proteins ( d ) ITGB1, ( e ) ITGA2 ( f ) CD98hc and ( g ) MMP14 with exogenous CAIX expressed by MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cells cultured in normoxia. ( h – j ) Co-IP of ( h ) ITGB1, ( i ) ITGA2 and ( j ) MMP14 with endogenous CAIX expressed by WT MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in either normoxia (N) or hypoxia (H). Isotype-specific IgG was used as a control for co-IPs and data in ( d ) to ( j ) are representative of at least two independent experiments. IgG, immunoglobulin G.

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Ligation, Biomarker Discovery, Immunoprecipitation, Expressing, Cell Culture, Staining, Control, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: Selected CAIX-BirA*FLAG high-confidence proximal associating proteins identified by BioID in MDA-MB-231 cells

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques:

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX colocalizes with integrins and MMP14 in pseudopodia-like protrusions resembling lamellipodia. ( a ) Images of MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cells cultured on type 1 collagen in normoxia, showing colocalization (yellow, arrows in merge) of exogenously expressed CAIX (red) with ITGB1, ITGA2, MMP14 and cofilin (each marker in green), but not with FAK (green; arrowheads). Scale bar, 10 μm. ( b ) Images of WT MDA-MB-231 cells grown in either normoxia or hypoxia, showing colocalization of hypoxia-induced CAIX (red) with F-actin (green) in pseudopodia-like protrusions (arrows, merge). Scale bar, 10 μm. ( c ) Images of WT MDA-MB-231 cells cultured on type 1 collagen in hypoxia, showing colocalization of hypoxia-induced CAIX (red) with F-actin, ITGA2 and MMP14 (green) at leading edges of cells (arrows, merge), but not at focal adhesions. Scale bar, 10 μm. ( d and e ) 3D maximum projections of 2D images of MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cells transfected with GFP and cultured on type 1 collagen in normoxia, showing robust colocalization of CAIX (red) with ( d ) ITGA2 and ( e ) MMP14 (blue) in pseudopodia-like protrusions and depletion of cytoplasmic GFP (green) from these regions. Images for each channel are shown in the upper panels and merged images are shown in the lower panels. Scale bar, 10 μm.

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Cell Culture, Marker, Transfection

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX regulates migration of breast cancer cells. ( a ) Images of wound-induced cell migration by the indicated MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in normoxia. Scale bar, 300 μm. Dashed lines demarcate the wound boundary at t =0 h and yellow shading indicates the cell-free area. ( b ) Quantification of migration by the cells described in a . *** P <0.001. ( c ) Images of wound-induced migration of MDA-MB-231 CAIX-BirA* cells cultured in normoxia and treated with increasing concentrations of U-104. Scale bar, 300 μm. Wound boundaries and cell-free area are demarcated as described in a . ( d ) Quantification of migration by the cells described in c . * P <0.05, *** P <0.001. Data in panels ( b ) and ( d ) show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =16) and are representative of two independent experiments. ( e ) Wound-induced migration of WT MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in normoxia (black bars) or hypoxia (gray bars) and treated with U-104. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =12) and are representative of three independent experiments. ** P <0.01, *** P <0.001. Statistical analysis was performed using Student’s t -test ( b ) or ANOVA ( d , e ).

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Migration, Cell Culture

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX colocalizes with MMP14 at invadopodia and regulates type I collagen degradation. ( a ) Images of a MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cell (white dashed line shows boundary) cultured on type I collagen in normoxia, identifying a ROI (yellow box) containing invadopodia (arrows) labeled for Cortactin (cyan), CAIX (red) and MMP14 (green). Profile plots showing colocalization of CAIX and MMP14 at cortactin-positive invadopodia (1 and 2) along the indicated lines (insets) are shown at the right. Scale bar, 10 μm. ( b ) Images of an MDA-MB-231-CAIX-BirA* cell (white dashed line shows cell boundary) cultured on DQ type I collagen in normoxia, identifying an ROI (yellow box) containing regions of collagen degradation (1 and 2, arrows) that are labeled for DQ collagen (cyan), CAIX (red) and MMP14 (green). Profile plots showing colocalization of the signals along the indicated lines (insets) are shown to the right. Scale bar, 10 μm. ( c ) Images showing WT MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in hypoxia on fluorescently labeled gelatin (blue, with black areas denoting regions of degradation) and stained for CAIX (green) and markers of invadopodia (red), including cortactin, Tks5 and MMP14 to demonstrate colocalization at mature invadopodia (white arrows; yellow foci). Scale bars, 10 μm (left), 2 μm (right). ( d ) Quantification of DQ collagen degradation by the indicated MDA-MB-231 cell lines grown in normoxia. *** P <0.001. ( e ) Quantitation of degradation of DQ collagen by MDA-MB-231 CAIX KO and CAIX rescue cells cultured in normoxia. * P <0.05. Data in ( d ) and ( e ) show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =5) and are representative of three independent experiments. ( f ) Dose-dependent inhibition of DQ collagen degradation by CAIX rescue cells treated with U-104. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =4) and are representative of two independent experiments. * P <0.05, ** P <0.01. ( g ) Quantification of DQ collagen degradation by WT MDA-MB-231 and CAIX KO cells cultured in hypoxia. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =8) and are representative of three independent experiments. ** P <0.01. ( h and i ) Invasion through Matrigel by highly metastatic MDA-MB-231 LM2-4 breast cancer cells cultured in hypoxia and ( h ) expressing CAIX-targeted (shCAIX) shRNA or ( i ) treated with U-104. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of three independent experiments. *** P <0.001. Western blots of hypoxia-induced CAIX expression are shown as insets.

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Cell Culture, Labeling, Staining, Quantitation Assay, Inhibition, Expressing, shRNA, Western Blot

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX regulates breast cancer cell invasion and metastasis. ( a ) Schematic showing the domain structure of wild type (WT) huCAIX (459 aa) and constructs lacking either the intracellular domain (ΔIC), the extracellular proteoglycan-like domain (ΔPG) or the indicated point mutations in the IC domain. SP, signal peptide; CA, catalytic domain; TM, transmembrane domain. ( b ) Western blot analysis of the levels of expression of the indicated huCAIX constructs by 4T1shCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia. β-actin served as a loading control. ( c ) Analysis of CAIX catalytic activity using the in-cell carbonic anhydrase activity assay. Assays were performed in normoxia in the presence or absence of U-104 (50 μ M ) as indicated. Levels of CAIX catalytic activity were normalized by using the time required to achieve 50% of the total decrease in pH. Data were normalized to the spontaneous rate of reaction in the presence of buffer alone and the activity of cells expressing WT huCAIX was set to 100%. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =3/group) and are representative of three independent experiments * P <0.05, *** P <0.001. ( d ) Invasion through Matrigel by the indicated 4T1 cell lines cultured in hypoxia. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of three independent experiments. * P <0.05, *** P <0.001. ( e ) Invasion through Matrigel by the 4T1shCAIX cell lines expressing WT, ΔIC and ΔPG variants of huCAIX and cultured in hypoxia. * P <0.05, *** P <0.001. ( f ) Invasion through Matrigel by 4T1 sh/WT huCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia and treated with U-104. *** P <0.001. Western blots of hypoxia-induced CAIX expression are shown as insets. For ( d )– ( f ), data show the mean±s.e.m. of three independent experiments. ( g – i ) Analysis of invasion through type 1 collagen by 4T1 sh/WT huCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia and treated with ( g ) U-104 (50 μ M ), ( h ) anti-MMP14 antibody (20 μg/ml) or ( i ) a combination of anti-MMP14 antibody (20 μg/ml) and U-104 (50 μ M ). * P <0.05, ** P <0.01. Data in ( g )–( i ) show the mean±s.e.m. of three independent experiments. ( j ) Analysis of spontaneous lung metastases formed by the indicated 4T1 cell lines following growth of orthotopic breast tumors. Data show the mean±s.e.m. n =6/group. ( k ) Analysis of experimental lung metastases formed by the indicated 4T1 cell lines. Mean±s.e.m. is shown. n =6/group. * P <0.05, ** P <0.01. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA ( c , d , e , k ) or Student’s t -test ( f , g , h ).

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Construct, Western Blot, Expressing, Cell Culture, Control, Activity Assay

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX associates with MMP14 through its intracellular domain and potentiates MMP14 activity. ( a ) Co-IP of huCAIX and MMP14 from 4T1shCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia and expressing WT, ΔIC or ΔPG variants of huCAIX. ( b ) Co-IP of huCAIX and MMP14 from 4T1shCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia and expressing WT huCAIX or the T443A point mutant. ( c ) Co-IP of huCAIX and MMP14 from 4T1shCAIX cells cultured in hypoxia and expressing WT or the Y449A point mutant. ( d ) Co-IP of huCAIX and MMP14 from 4T1shCAIX cells grown in hypoxia and expressing WT huCAIX, the S448A point mutant or the ΔPG mutant. ( e ) Co-IP of huCAIX and MMP14 from 4T1shCAIX cells in hypoxia expressing WT huCAIX, the ΔIC truncation or the double point mutant S448A+Y449A. Isotype-specific IgG was used as a control for co-IPs. ( f ) Time-dependent stimulation of MMP14 activity in the presence (red bars) or absence (black bars) of equimolar concentrations of CAIX. Data show the mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =5) and are representative of two independent experiments. * P <0.05, ** P <0.01. ( g ) Dose-dependent inhibition of CAIX-mediated stimulation of MMP14 activity in the presence of increasing concentrations of U-104. Mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =5). Data are representative of two independent experiments. *** P <0.001. ( h ) Inhibition of CAIX-mediated stimulation of MMP14 activity in the presence of increasing amounts of D 2 O (heavy water). Mean±s.e.m. of technical replicates ( n =5). Data are representative of three independent experiments. *** P <0.001. Statistical analysis was performed using Student’s t -test ( f ) or ANOVA ( g , h ).

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Activity Assay, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Cell Culture, Expressing, Mutagenesis, Control, Inhibition

Journal: Oncogene

Article Title: The interactome of metabolic enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX reveals novel roles in tumor cell migration and invadopodia/MMP14-mediated invasion

doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.219

Figure Lengend Snippet: CAIX stimulates the activity of MMP14. Model for CAIX-mediated regulation of MMP14 activity. CAIX, which is upregulated in hypoxia, associates through its intracellular domain with MMP14 at functional invadopodia. At these invasive structures, CAIX functions to potentiate MMP14-mediated collagen degradation by directly contributing H + ions required for MMP14 catalytic activity.

Article Snippet: Indicated concentrations of recombinant CAIX (Cat no. 2188-CA, R&D systems) were pre-incubated with activated MMP14 (Recombinant pro-MMP14, Cat.no.

Techniques: Activity Assay, Functional Assay