Fig. 2.
Knockdown of lnc-TALC restores TMZ sensitivity in TMZ-resistant GBM cells in vitro. a Determination of TMZ IC50 by CCK-8 assay analysis after knockdown of the top 10 upregulated lncRNAs in 229R and HG7R cells upon TMZ treatment (100 μM) at the indicated concentrations for 72 h (n = 3). b Association heatmap between lnc-TALC expression and functional gene sets. c CCK-8 assay analysis revealed the effect of lnc-TALC knockdown on the TMZ-resistant cells with TMZ treatment at the indicated concentrations for 72 h (n = 3). d Flow cytometric analysis revealing the effect of lnc-TALC knockdown on the apoptosis of TMZ-resistant cells with TMZ treatment (100 μM) for 72 h (n = 3). e Colony formation assay detecting the effect of lnc-TALC knockdown on the growth of TMZ-resistant cells with TMZ treatment in a 6-well dish (300 cells per well) for 11 days (n = 3). Representative images and the average number of colonies are shown. f EdU assay showing the effect of lnc-TALC knockdown on DNA replication activity of TMZ-resistant cells with TMZ treatment (100 μM) for 72 h (n = 3). g Western blot analysis of indicated proteins in TMZ-resistant and parental GBM cells transfected with LV-CRISPR-lnc-TALC, LV-lnc-TALC or scramble. Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. P value was determined by Student’s t-test or one-way ANOVA. Significant results were presented as NS non-significant, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, or ***P < 0.001