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. 2023 Oct 16;42(47):3514–3528. doi: 10.1038/s41388-023-02858-5

Fig. 7. The KLHL29-DDX3X-axis regulates TNBC cell cycle progression.

Fig. 7

A Enrichment plot of cell cycle pathways after DDX3X knockdown in MDA-MB-231 cells by GSEA analysis. B The ssGSEA scores of cell cycle pathways according to KLHL29 mRNA levels based on FUSCC-TNBC dataset. C, D Depletion of DDX3X leads to an accumulation of cell cycle at G0/G1 phase in MDA-MB-231 (C) and SUM159PT (D) cells by flow cytometry analysis. Cells were stained with propidium iodide (PI) for the cell cycle assays. The percentage of cells in the G1/S/G2M phase are shown. E, F Ectopic expression of KLHL29 leads to an accumulation of cell cycle at G0/G1 phase in BT549 (E) and CAL51 (F) cells by flow cytometry analysis. G, H Knockdown of KLHL29 leads to a reduction of cell cycle at G0/G1 phase in MDA-MB-231 (G) and SUM159PT (H) cells by flow cytometry analysis. I, J The accumulation of cell cycle at G0/G1 phase induced by ectopic KLHL29 is restored by re-expression of DDX3X in BT549 (I) and CAL51 (J) cells by flow cytometry analysis. K, L Depletion of DDX3X represses the mRNA expression of CCND1 in MDA-MB-231 (K) and SUM159PT (L) cells by RT-qPCR analysis. M, N Ectopic expression of KLHL29 represses the mRNA expression of CCND1 in BT549 (M) and CAL51 (N) cells by RT-qPCR analysis. O DDX3X binds to the transcripts of CCND1. MDA-MB-231 and HEK293T cells were transfected with plasmids encoding Myc-DDX3X, followed by the RIP assays using anti-Myc antibody. P Depletion of DDX3X promotes the destabilization of CCND1 mRNA. ActD (5 μg/ml) was used to block RNA Pol II-mediated transcription in MDA-MB-231 cells. Q Ectopic expression of KLHL29 promotes the destabilization of CCND1 mRNA. R, S RK33 treatment reduces DDX3X and CCND1 mRNA level in MDA-MB-231 (R) and SUM159PT (S) cells by RT-qPCR analysis. T, U RK33 treatment leads to an accumulation of cell cycle at G0/G1 phase in MDA-MB-231 (T) and SUM159PT (U) cells by flow cytometry analysis. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ns, no significance by two-tailed Student’s t test.