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. 2010 Oct 29;5(10):e13764. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013764

Figure 4. Epigenetic alterations coinciding with CSC-mediated activation of miR-31.

Figure 4

A) RT-PCR analysis demonstrating up-regulation of LOC554202 expression in SAEC following 5-day CSC exposure. Consistent with data pertaining to up-regulation of miR-31 by CSC, expression of LOC554202 persisted for 20 days following cessation of CSC exposure. B) qRT-PCR analysis demonstrating expression levels of LOC554202 in primary lung cancers relative to adjacent normal lung tissues. C) Schematic representation of LOC554202, the putative host gene of miR-31. A, B, C, and D represent positions of paired primers used for ChIP analysis. D) ChIP analysis depicting H3K4Me3 and H3K9/14 acetylation levels within four regions of the LOC554202 promoter (∼1 kb, 2 kb, 3 kb, and, 5 kb from the TSS) in SAEC cultured with or without CSC. Increased activation marks were observed in the proximal promoter region following CSC exposure.