Onconase Restores Cytotoxicity in Dabrafenib-Resistant A375 Human Melanoma Cells and Affects Cell Migration, Invasion and Colony Formation Capability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. ONC Strongly Affects Cell Viability of both Parental and Dabrafenib Resistant A375 Cells
2.2. ONC Does not Affect Cell Viability of Normal Melanocytes
2.3. ONC Decreases the Proliferation Rate of both A375P and A375DR Cell Subpopulations
2.4. ONC Induces Apoptotic Cell Death Mainly in A375DR Cells
2.5. ONC Affects NF-κB Activation in both A375 Cell Subpopulations
2.6. The A375DR Cell Subpopulation Displays the Presence of CSC Biochemical Markers
2.7. ONC Reduces the Ability of both A375P and A375DR Cells to Form Soft Agar Colonies
2.8. ONC Reduces Either Cell Migration Rate or Invasion
2.9. ONC Reduces MMP2 Activity in both A375P and A375DR Cells
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. ONC Expression and Purification
4.2. Cell Cultures
4.3. Cell Viability Assay
4.4. 5-Br-2’-Deoxyuridine Cell Proliferation Assay
4.5. Soft Agar Colony Formation Assay
4.6. Wound Closure Cell Migration Assay
4.7. Transwell Invasion Assay
4.8. Gelatin Zymography
4.9. Total and Nuclear Protein Purification
4.10. Quantitative Real Time-PCR Analysis
CD133: | (Fw) 5’GCATTGGCATCTTCTATGGTT3’, (Rev) 5’CGCCTTGTCCTTGGTAGTGT-3’ |
NANOG: | (Fw) 5’AGTCCCAAAGGCAAACAACCCAGTTC3’, (Rev) 5’TGCTGGAGGCTGAGGTATTTCTGTCTC-3’ |
TBP: | (Fw) 5’TGTATCCACAGTGAATCTTGG-3’, (Rev) 5’-ATGATTACCGCAGCAAACC-3’ |
4.11. WB Assays
4.12. Statistics
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Raineri, A.; Fasoli, S.; Campagnari, R.; Gotte, G.; Menegazzi, M. Onconase Restores Cytotoxicity in Dabrafenib-Resistant A375 Human Melanoma Cells and Affects Cell Migration, Invasion and Colony Formation Capability. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 5980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20235980
Raineri A, Fasoli S, Campagnari R, Gotte G, Menegazzi M. Onconase Restores Cytotoxicity in Dabrafenib-Resistant A375 Human Melanoma Cells and Affects Cell Migration, Invasion and Colony Formation Capability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019; 20(23):5980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20235980
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaineri, Alice, Sabrina Fasoli, Rachele Campagnari, Giovanni Gotte, and Marta Menegazzi. 2019. "Onconase Restores Cytotoxicity in Dabrafenib-Resistant A375 Human Melanoma Cells and Affects Cell Migration, Invasion and Colony Formation Capability" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 23: 5980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20235980