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. 2023 Dec 8;5(12):2148–2168. doi: 10.1038/s42255-023-00936-2

Extended Data Fig. 6. Inducible knockout of SLC6A14/12A4 and SLC6A14/25A15 SLC transporters.

Extended Data Fig. 6

a. Schematic of DOX-inducible iCas9-GFP - NTCs, SLC6A14/12A4 or SLC6A14/25A15 gRNAs cell line generation. b. Left; mRNA expression levels of SLC6A14 and SLC12A4 genes in HCT116 PHGDH-depleted cells expressing iCas9-GFP; NTC or SLC6A14/SLC12A4 gRNAs following 72 hours of DOX. Right; mRNA expression levels of SLC6A14 and SLC25A15 genes in HCT116 PHGDH-depleted cells expressing iCas9-GFP; NTC or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs following 72 hours of DOX. Values are mean±s.d. from n = 3 independent experiments. Statistical significance assessed with two-tailed one-sample t-test on natural log-transformed values. c. Cell number (Ratio to DO) over time (hours) of HCT116 PHGDH-depleted cells expressing iCas9-GFP; NTC or SLC6A14/SLC12A4 gRNAs (left) or NTC or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs (right) following 72 hours of DOX. Values are mean±s.d. from n = 3 biological replicates. d. [13C3,15N]L-Serine consumption in DOX-inducible iCas9-GFP; PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing either a combination of NTCs, SLC6A14/12A4 or SLC6A14/25A15 gRNAs and treated with ±DOX for 48 hr and FACS sorted for selecting GFPneg and GFPpos populations. Values are mean±s.d. from n = 3 biological replicates. Statistical significance was assessed with ordinary one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test comparing the GFPpos ( + DOX 48 hr) group. e. Left; Tumor volume over time of tumors from PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing SLC6A14/25A15 gRNAs ±DOX. Values are mean±s.e.m. from n = 9 -DOX and n = 11 + DOX mice. Statistical significance was assessed with two-tailed unpaired t-test. Right; Kaplan–Meier plot showing probability of survival on mice from left. Statistical significance was assessed with Gehan–Breslow-Wilcoxon test. f. Leucine levels in tumors formed by PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing NTC, SLC6A14/SLC12A4 or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs ±DOX induction. g. Leucine levels in circulating blood serum of mice with tumors formed by PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing NTC, SLC6A14/SLC12A4 or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs ±DOX induction. In f, g: Values are mean±s.d. from n = 6 mice per condition. h. Levels of detected amino acids, glucose, lactic acid and ornithine in tumors formed by PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing NTC, SLC6A14/SLC12A4 or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs ±DOX induction. i. Levels of detected amino acids, glucose, lactic acid and ornithine in circulating blood serum of mice with tumors formed by PHGDH-depleted HCT116 cells expressing NTC, SLC6A14/SLC12A4 or SLC6A14/SLC25A15 gRNAs ±DOX induction. In h, i: Values are log-scale of mean±s.d. from n = 6 mice per condition.