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. 2015 Sep 25;6(33):34206–34220. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5275

Figure 4. a2V inhibition increases Notch signaling in TNBC.

Figure 4

A–D. TNBC cell line MDA-MB-231 was transfected with siRNA oligonucleotides against a2V or Notch1 along with scrambled control siRNA. Cells were harvested 48 hrs after transfection. Fold change in mRNA expression levels of (A) Notch receptors, (B) Notch Ligands and (C) Notch target genes is shown by qRT-PCR performed on the Notch signaling PCR array. Prior to fold-change calculation, the values were normalized to signal generated from endogenous control 18srRNA. (D) Protein level of Notch1 intracellular domain (N1ICD) following a2V gene silencing is shown by western blot analysis. β actin was used as loading control. E–I. MDA-MB-231 cells were treated with Vehicle Control (DMSO), Bafilomycin A1 (Baf A1 – 0.1 or 0.5 μM) or Gamma Secretase Inhibitor (GSI – 2 μM) for 24 hrs. (E) Protein level of Notch1 intracellular domain (N1ICD) following treatment with Baf A1 or GSI is shown by western blot. β actin was used as loading control. (F) Gene expression expression levels of Hes1 relative to endogenous control 18srRNA is shown. (G) Hes1 protein expression is shown by immunofluorescence (H and I). Independently, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 were transfected with a RBP-j Notch reporter construct and then treated with Vehicle control, 0.5 μM BafA1 or 2 μM GSI for 24 hrs. Notch reporter levels in (H) MDA-MB-231 and (I) MDA-MB-468 as measured by luciferase assay. Data represent mean ± standard error, n = 4. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001 compared to control. RBPj: Recombinant Binding Protein Suppressor of Hairless.