Activate the MAGE-A1 promoter and to which extent, we compared its influence with the stimulatory effect of 5-aza-CdR and/or TSA on MAGE-A1 transcription in cancer cell line settings. For our current investigations, we chose 3 breast cancer cell lines: MDA-MB-468, MCF-7 and BCM1 because of their different levels of MAGE-A1 and BORIS transcripts. As shown in Table 1 and measured by quantitative rea
Upregulate MAGE-A1 expression in this cell line. BORIS-specific shRNA reduced the BORIS mRNA expression nearly completely in presence and absence of scramble shRNA (Figure 3D, p = 0.0001). Likewise, the downregulation of MAGE-A1 expression by BORIS-specific shRNA was more prominent in MCF-7 cells than in MDA-MB-468 cells. As measured by quantitative real time PCR, BORIS-specific shRNA reduced the
Ults show that changes in the BORIS transcript levels are associated with those of MAGE-A1 and corroborate that BORIS is involved in the activation of MAGE-A1 gene expression.BORIS affects the DNA methylation pattern of MAGE-A1 geneFigure 2 BORIS mRNA expression in MDA-MB-468, MCF-7 and BCM1 cells, untreated or treated with 5-aza-CdR. RT-PCR products of BORIS mRNA were separated on an agarose gel.
E experiments, we chose, therefore, MCF-7 cells, because they do not express MAGE-A1 mRNA (Table 1). Based on the usually low transfection efficiency we sorted the transfected MCF-7 cells from untransfected cells by FACS and observed a transfection efficiency of about 10 . Subsequently, sodium bisulfite mapping showed a demethylation of the MAGE-A1 promoter of approximately 56 (range from 44 to 6
E experiments, we chose, therefore, MCF-7 cells, because they do not express MAGE-A1 mRNA (Table 1). Based on the usually low transfection efficiency we sorted the transfected MCF-7 cells from untransfected cells by FACS and observed a transfection efficiency of about 10 . Subsequently, sodium bisulfite mapping showed a demethylation of the MAGE-A1 promoter of approximately 56 (range from 44 to 6
Ontrol. At 48 or 72 hour post-transfection, we quantified the changes in the BORISSchwarzenbach et al. BMC Cancer 2014, 14:796 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/14/Page 7 ofAMAGE-A1 429 bp _ ?Actin 202 bp _MCF-BMAGE-A1 429 bp _ ?Actin 202 bp _BCMMAGE-A1 mRNA Expression ( )C80000 60000 40000 20000 2000 1500 1000 500MCF-p=0.p=0.p=0.001 p=0.basalAZATSAAZA + TSABorisFigure 1 Comparison of the MAG
Ontrol. At 48 or 72 hour post-transfection, we quantified the changes in the BORISSchwarzenbach et al. BMC Cancer 2014, 14:796 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/14/Page 7 ofAMAGE-A1 429 bp _ ?Actin 202 bp _MCF-BMAGE-A1 429 bp _ ?Actin 202 bp _BCMMAGE-A1 mRNA Expression ( )C80000 60000 40000 20000 2000 1500 1000 500MCF-p=0.p=0.p=0.001 p=0.basalAZATSAAZA + TSABorisFigure 1 Comparison of the MAG
Upregulate MAGE-A1 expression in this cell line. BORIS-specific shRNA reduced the BORIS mRNA expression nearly completely in presence and absence of scramble shRNA (Figure 3D, p = 0.0001). Likewise, the downregulation of MAGE-A1 expression by BORIS-specific shRNA was more prominent in MCF-7 cells than in MDA-MB-468 cells. As measured by quantitative real time PCR, BORIS-specific shRNA reduced the