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. 2021 Jun 18;12:3734. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24099-4

Fig. 2. PLANE promotes cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenicity.

Fig. 2

ac SiRNA knockdown of PLANE (a) inhibited 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation (b) and clonogenicity (c) in multiple cancer cell lines. Relative clonogenicity was quantitated using ImageJ-plugin ‘ColonyArea’. Data are mean ± s.d. or representatives; n = 3 independent experiments, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test. Scale bar, 1 cm. d Induced knockdown of PLANE by the addition of doxycycline (Dox, 500 nM) in A549.shPLANE and H1299.shPLANE cells. Data are mean ± s.d.; n = 3 independent experiments, two-tailed Student’s t-test. e Dox (500 nM)-induced knockdown of PLANE inhibited A549.shPLANE and H1299.shPLANE cell proliferation as shown by decelerated cell number increases. Data are mean ± s.d.; n = 3 independent experiments, two-tailed Student’s t-test. f Induced knockdown of PLANE inhibited A549.shPLANE and H1299.shPLANE cell clonogenicity, which was partially reversed by cession of Dox (500 nM) treatment. Relative clonogenicity of cells was quantitated using ImageJ-plugin ‘ColonyArea’. Data are representatives or mean ± s.d.; n = 3 independent experiments, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. Scale bar, 1 cm. g Representative microscopic photographs of anchorage-independent growth of A549.shPLANE and H1299.shPLANE cells with or without treatment with Dox and cessation of Dox treatment. Quantification of anchorage-independent growth of the cells is also shown. Scale bar, 0.5 mm. Data are representatives or mean ± s.d.; n = 3 independent experiments, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. h, i Representative photographs (h) and growth curves (i) of A549.shPLANE xenografts in nu/nu mice with or without treatment with Dox (2 mg/ml supplemented with 10 mg/ml sucrose in drinking water) and cessation of Dox treatment. Data are representatives or mean ± s.d.; n = 6 mice per group, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test. DOX: 2 mg/ml supplemented with 10 mg/ml sucrose in drinking water. Source data are provided as a Source data file.