Figure 6.
Blockade of epigenetic modifications restores E-cadherin expression and cellular sensitivity to chemotherapy in EMT memory. (A) A schematic diagram of the experimental design. (B) Pre-treatment of TSA and EPZ prevented E-cadherin downregulation upon the acute IL-1β exposure. (C) AZA treatment restored E-cadherin expression in EMT memory. (D) Epigenetic inhibitors did not alter E-cadherin expression in chronic EMT. (E) Apoptosis markers were evaluated in chronic EMT and EMT memory following the combination of AZA and chemotherapy agents. Quantification of E-cadherin expression was normalized to samples without IL-1β exposure. Epi I, epigenetic inhibitors. AZA, 5′-azacytidine-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine), DNA methyltransferase inhibitor; TSA, pan HDAC inhibitor; EPZ, EPZ-6438, EZH2 inhibitor; BIX, BIX01294, G9a inhibitor; OG-L, OG-L002, LSD1 inhibitor. “p”, previously treated with IL-1β. “n.d.”, non-detectable. See also Fig. S6.