Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports

Article Title: Reoxygenation induces reactive oxygen species production and ferroptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells by activating aryl hydrocarbon receptor

doi: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11679

Figure Lengend Snippet: AhR activation status does not affect Nrf2 activation or transcriptional activity. RPTECs were cultured under ctrl conditions or subjected to Reox with or without the AhR inhibitor CH223191. (A) Representative western blots of Nrf2 levels (corresponding to its activation status) and the expression of the Nrf2 transcriptional targets xCT (SLC7A11) and SOD-3. (B-D) Statistical analysis of the western blots. Neither Reox nor CH223191 affects Nrf2 activity, or the expression of xCT and SOD-3. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM of six independent experiments. AhR, arylhydrocarbon receptor; Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; xCT, cystine-glutamate antiporter; SOD-3, superoxide dismutase; RPTEC, renal proximal tubular epithelial cell; ctrl, control; Reox, reoxygenation.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies were specific for AhR (1:200; cat. no. sc-133088; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1 (CYP1A1; 1:500; cat. no. sc-25304; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), Nrf2 (1:1,000; cat. no. TA343586; OriGene Technologies, Inc.), superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD-3; 1:100; cat. no. sc-271170; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), cystine-glutamate antiporter (xCT, also known as SLC7A11; 1:1,000; cat. no. ANT-111; Alomone Labs), HIF-1α (1:500; cat. no. sc-10790; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), LDH-A (1:1,000; cat. no. 2012; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), activated cleaved caspase-3 (CC3; 1:1,000; cat. no. ab13847; Abcam) and β-actin (1:2,500; cat. no. 4967; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.).

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

Journal: International journal of oncology

Article Title: Selective uveal melanoma inhibition with calcium channel blockade.

doi: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4873

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 1. High‑throughput drug screening results. (A) Plot of the proliferation ratio in all 1,018 screened compounds in high‑throughput drug screening analysis. (B) Comparison of the proliferation ratio of the dihydropyridine class vs. all other screened compounds in high‑throughput drug screening analysis.

Article Snippet: Based on the results of this initial drug screen, 4 UMM (MP41, Mel-270, Mel-202 and OMM2.3) and 10 CMM (CHL-1, MeWo, SK-MEL-2, SK-MEL-119, Mel JuSo, IPC-298, UACC-903, SK-MEL-28, MGH-CH-1 and A375) cell lines were selected for additional drug screening analysis with the dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB), amlodipine (Selleck Chemicals), and the non-dihydropyridine CCBs, verapamil and diltiazem (Sigma-Aldrich).

Techniques: Drug discovery, Comparison

Journal: Cancers

Article Title: SHARPIN Enhances Ferroptosis in Synovial Sarcoma Cells via NF-κB- and PRMT5-Mediated PGC1α Reduction.

doi: 10.3390/cancers15133484

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. SHARPIN enhances the sensitivity of synovial sarcoma cell lines to ferroptosis via the PGC1α/SLC7A11 axis. (A–D) Viability assays of Aska (A,B) and Yamato (C,D) cells expressing scrambled or SHARPIN-specific shRNAs and treated with the indicated concentration of RSL3 (A,C) or erastin (B,D) for 24 h. (E) Immunoblot analyses of the effects of knockdown of SHARPIN on the expression levels of PGC1α, SLC7A11, SHARPIN, complex I, III, V, VDAC1/3, Parkin, BNIP3L/NIX, and LC3B in Yamato and Aska cells. (F) A qPCR analysis of the effect of transient SMART- pool siRNA-mediated knockdown of SHARPIN on SLC7A11 mRNA expression in Yamato cells. (G) Immunoblot analyses of the effects of knockdown of SHARPIN on the expression levels of NRF2 in Yamato cells. (H) Complex I activity in Yamato cells expressing scrambled or SHARPIN-specific shRNAs. Cells were seeded in identical numbers and incubated overnight. Signal intensity was then measured at the indicated time points. (I) ROS assay of Yamato cells expressing scrambled or SHARPIN-specific shRNAs. The cells were treated with or without 0.01 µM RSL3 for 24 h prior to the measurement of ROS activity. (J) GSH/GSSG ratio assay of Yamato cells expressing scrambled or SHARPIN-specific shRNAs. (K) Analysis of the relationship between SHARPIN mRNA expression levels and the GPX4 dependency of a bone and soft tissue sarcoma cohort using Chronos, a dynamic model of CRISPR data (CCLE database). The population below the first quantile (n = 18) was regarded as the low group, the population between the first and third quantile (n = 33) was regarded as the middle group, and the population above the third quantile (n = 18) was regarded as the high group. (A–D,F) Quantitative data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). (K) A box-and-whisker plot is shown. (A–D,I,J) Statistical significance was calculated using one- or two-way ANOVA. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.005; *** p < 0.0005; NS, not significant. (F) Statistical significance was calculated using a

Article Snippet: Antibodies targeting the following proteins were used: TFRC (ab214039, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), FPN (NBP1-21502, Novus Biologicals, Englewood, CO, USA), FTH1 (ab65080, Abcam), SLC7A11 (600-401-GU3, Rockland Immunochemicals, Pottstown, PA, USA), GPX4 (ab125066, Abcam), GAPDH (sc-32233, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA), PGC1α (NBP1-04676, Novus Biologicals), SHARPIN (ABF128, Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA), β-actin (#4970, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), VDAC1/3 (ab14734, Abcam), PRMT5 (sc-376937, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), SDMA (SYM10; 07- 412, Millipore), SOX10 (sc-365692, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), MITF (ab12039, Abcam), LC3B (NB100-2220, Novus Biologicals), NRF2 (#12721, Cell Signaling Technology), Parkin (#4211, Cell Signaling Technology), and BNIP3L/NIX (#12396, Cell Signaling Technology).

Techniques: Expressing, Concentration Assay, Western Blot, Knockdown, Activity Assay, Incubation, ROS Assay, CRISPR, Whisker Assay

Journal: Cancers

Article Title: SHARPIN Enhances Ferroptosis in Synovial Sarcoma Cells via NF-κB- and PRMT5-Mediated PGC1α Reduction.

doi: 10.3390/cancers15133484

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. Aberrant PGC1α expression overwhelms the regulatory effect of SHARPIN inhibition on ferroptosis in CCS. (A) A qPCR analysis of PGC1α mRNA expression in several sarcoma or non-sarcoma cell lines including CCS cell lines (SU and KAS). (B) Immunoblot analyses of SHARPIN, PRMT5, SDMA, SOX10, MITF, PGC1α and SLC7A11 in four permanent CCS cell lines, one primary CCS cell line, and HDF. (C) A qPCR analysis of SHARPIN mRNA expression in CCS clinical samples (n = 11) and normal tissues (n = 4). (D) The effect of knockdown of SHARPIN on PGC1α protein expression in SU and KAS cell lines. (E) Viability assays of SU and KAS cells expressing scrambled or SHARPIN-specific shRNAs. The cells were treated with or without the indicated concentration of RSL3 for 24 h. Cell viability was measured using the ratio of live cells in treated/control. (C) A box-and-whisker plot is shown. Statistical significance was calculated using a Mann–Whitney U test. * p < 0.05. (E) Statistical significance was calculated via a one-way ANOVA or Student’s t-test. Quantitative data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). NS, not significant. The uncropped blots are shown in File S1.

Article Snippet: Antibodies targeting the following proteins were used: TFRC (ab214039, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), FPN (NBP1-21502, Novus Biologicals, Englewood, CO, USA), FTH1 (ab65080, Abcam), SLC7A11 (600-401-GU3, Rockland Immunochemicals, Pottstown, PA, USA), GPX4 (ab125066, Abcam), GAPDH (sc-32233, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA), PGC1α (NBP1-04676, Novus Biologicals), SHARPIN (ABF128, Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA), β-actin (#4970, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), VDAC1/3 (ab14734, Abcam), PRMT5 (sc-376937, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), SDMA (SYM10; 07- 412, Millipore), SOX10 (sc-365692, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), MITF (ab12039, Abcam), LC3B (NB100-2220, Novus Biologicals), NRF2 (#12721, Cell Signaling Technology), Parkin (#4211, Cell Signaling Technology), and BNIP3L/NIX (#12396, Cell Signaling Technology).

Techniques: Expressing, Inhibition, Western Blot, Knockdown, Concentration Assay, Control, Whisker Assay, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: Cancers

Article Title: SHARPIN Enhances Ferroptosis in Synovial Sarcoma Cells via NF-κB- and PRMT5-Mediated PGC1α Reduction.

doi: 10.3390/cancers15133484

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 6. PRMT5 and NF-κB are essential regulators of ferroptosis downstream of SHARPIN. (A) Immunoblot and qPCR analyses of the effect of knockdown of SHARPIN on the expression levels of SDMA protein and IL-6 mRNA in Yamato cells. (B) The effect of a PRMT5 inhibitor, EPZ01566, on PGC1α, SLC7A11, and SDMA protein levels in Yamato cells. (C) The effect of a NF-κB inhibitor, SC- 514, on PGC1α protein, SLC7A11 protein, and IL-6 mRNA levels in Yamato cells. (D) Kaplan–Meier curve showing the relationship between DFS and SHARPIN and/or TFRC gene amplification (AMP), based on a TCGA dataset of all types of cancer. Subjects were divided into SHARPIN only AMP, TFRC only AMP, SHARPIN and TFRC AMP, and no AMP groups. (E) Kaplan–Meier curve showing the relationship between OS and SHARPIN and/or TFRC gene amplification (AMP), based on a TCGA dataset of soft tissue sarcoma samples. Subjects were divided into SHARPIN only AMP or HIGH (z-score ≥2), TFRC only AMP or HIGH, SHARPIN and TFRC AMP or HIGH, and no AMP or HIGH groups. (A,C) Statistical significance was calculated via a one-way ANOVA or Student’s t-test. Quantitative data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). * p < 0.05. (D,E) Statistical significance was calculated using a log-rank test. The p-value is shown in each figure. The uncropped blots are shown in File S1.

Article Snippet: Antibodies targeting the following proteins were used: TFRC (ab214039, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), FPN (NBP1-21502, Novus Biologicals, Englewood, CO, USA), FTH1 (ab65080, Abcam), SLC7A11 (600-401-GU3, Rockland Immunochemicals, Pottstown, PA, USA), GPX4 (ab125066, Abcam), GAPDH (sc-32233, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA), PGC1α (NBP1-04676, Novus Biologicals), SHARPIN (ABF128, Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA), β-actin (#4970, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), VDAC1/3 (ab14734, Abcam), PRMT5 (sc-376937, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), SDMA (SYM10; 07- 412, Millipore), SOX10 (sc-365692, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), MITF (ab12039, Abcam), LC3B (NB100-2220, Novus Biologicals), NRF2 (#12721, Cell Signaling Technology), Parkin (#4211, Cell Signaling Technology), and BNIP3L/NIX (#12396, Cell Signaling Technology).

Techniques: Western Blot, Knockdown, Expressing