Research Paper Volume 14, Issue 10 pp 4556—4571

The impact of ALDH7A1 variants in oral cancer development and prognosis

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Figure 3. Correlations of ALDH7A1 rs13182402 genotypes with ALDH7A1 mRNA levels in five oral cancer cell lines. (A) Upper panel, ALDH7A1 rs13182402 genotypes in oral cancer cell lines (SCC-14, SAS, CA9-22, HSC-3, and OECM-1) were detected by a TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay. Lower panel, mRNA level of ALDH7A1 was detected by quantitative real time-PCR analysis. (B) The migratory ability in oral cancer cell lines (SCC-14, SAS, CA9-22, HSC-3, and OECM-1) was detected by Boyden chamber migration assays. (C) Western blot analysis and real time-PCR assay for ALDH7A1 protein and mRNA expressions of SAS cells after siRNA directly against the ALDH7A1 expression were conducted. (D) Western blot analysis and real time-PCR assay for ALDH7A1 protein and mRNA expressions of CA9-22 cells after transfection with vectors containing a constitutively active ALDH7A1 cDNA were conducted. (E and F) Boyden chamber migration assays for cell migratory ability in SAS cells and CA9-22 cells were conducted.