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. 2017 Sep 6;7:10662. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11106-2

Figure 2.

Figure 2

NR2E3 modulates AHR expression and responsiveness in cells. (a,b) MCF-7 and HepG2 cells were transfected with lentiviral-based small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting NR2E3 [shNR2E3 KO I & II] or a nonspecific control shRNA [shCT]. Effect of NR2E3 depletion on AHR and NR2E3 protein expressions and mRNA levels were detected by immunoblotting and qRT-PCR analysis. (c) Effect of NR2E3 depletion on the levels of CYP1A1 mRNAs induced by TCDD treatment (10 nM) in MCF-7 and HepG2 cells. (d,e) Effect of NR2E3 overexpression on AHR protein and mRNA levels in MCF-7 and HepG2 cells. (f) Effect of NR2E3 overexpression on the activity of reporter luciferase linked to consensus dioxin response element (DRE) in MCF-7 and HepG2 cells treated with and without TCDD treatment. Empty plasmid (Empty, pcDNA 4.0) was used as negative control. Results are means ± SE for at least two or three independent experiments with three replicates per experiment, and significantly (P < 0.05) increased (*) or reduced (**) responses are indicated.