MGMT (O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase) is transcriptionally activated in response to DNA damage and functions to repair mutagenic and cytotoxic O6-alkylguanine lesions caused by carcinogens or cytostatic drugs. MGMT induction by ionising radiation does not occur in p53-deficient mice, suggesting that MGMT induction may require p53. Similarly, MGMT mRNA and protein were shown to be inducible by ionising radiation, only in cell lines that express functional p53, and not in cell lines that do not express wild type p53. In contrast, high MGMT activity was associated with the presence of mutant p53, in a study of oral cancer cell lines. Similarly, MGMT activity was significantly lower in ovarian tumors with wildtype p53 than in tumors with mutant p53, supporting the view that wildtype p53 down-regulates the basal MGMT promoter.
Background References
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Western blot analysis of MGMT on different lysates with Rabbit anti-MGMT antibody (ET1701-55) at 1/5,000 dilution.
Lane 1: MCF7 (Human breast cancer cell) cell lysate Lane 2: MDA-MB-231 (Human breast cancer cell) cell lysate Lane 3: Jurkat (Human T-lymphoblastic cells) cell lysate Lane 4: HCT 116 (Human colon cancer cell) cell lysate Lane 5: MOLT-4 (Human acute T-Cell leukemia cell) cell lysate Lane 6: HeLa (Human cervical adenocarcinoma cell) cell lysate Lane 7: HT-29 (Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell) cell lysate
Lysates/proteins at 15 µg/Lane. Exposure time: 25 seconds; ECL: K1801
Blocking: 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature Primary antibody: ET1701-55, 1/5,000 in primary antibody dilution buffer (K1803), overnight at 4 ℃ Secondary antibody: Goat anti-Rabbit IgG-HRP (HA1001), 1/50,000 in 5% NFDM/TBST, 1 hour at room temperature
Predicted band size: 22 kDa Observed band size: 22 kDa
☑ Knockdown (KD)
Western blot analysis of MGMT on different lysates with Rabbit anti-MGMT antibody (ET1701-55) at 1/2,000 dilution.
Lane 1: HAP1-parental cell lysate Lane 2: HAP1-MGMT KD cell lysate
Lysates/proteins at 10 µg/Lane.
Predicted band size: 22 kDa Observed band size: 22 kDa
Exposure time: 2 minutes 40 seconds; ECL: K1801;
4-20% SDS-PAGE gel.
Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane and blocked with 5% NFDM/TBST for 1 hour at room temperature. The primary antibody (ET1701-55) at 1/2,000 dilution was used in primary antibody dilution (K1803) at 4℃ overnight. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG - HRP Secondary Antibody (HA1001) at 1/50,000 dilution was used for 1 hour at room temperature.
Immunocytochemistry analysis of MCF7 cells labeling MGMT with Rabbit anti-MGMT antibody (ET1701-55) at 1/100 dilution.
Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 15 minutes at room temperature, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS for 15 minutes at room temperature, then blocked with 1% BSA in 10% negative goat serum for 1 hour at room temperature. Cells were then incubated with Rabbit anti-MGMT antibody (ET1701-55) at 1/100 dilution in 1% BSA in PBST overnight at 4 ℃. Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (iFluor™ 488, HA1121) was used as the secondary antibody at 1/1,000 dilution. PBS instead of the primary antibody was used as the secondary antibody only control. Nuclear DNA was labelled in blue with DAPI.
Beta tubulin (HA601187, red) was stained at 1/100 dilution overnight at +4℃. Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (iFluor™ 594, HA1126) was used as the secondary antibody at 1/1,000 dilution.
Application: Flow Cytometry (Intra)
Species: Human Sample: MCF7 (Human breast cancer cell)
Fixation: 4% Paraformaldehyde, 15 minutes at room temperature. Permeabilization: 0.1% Tween-20, 15 minutes at room temperature. Blocking: 1% BSA + 10% normal goat serum, 15 minutes at room temperature. Antibody dilution buffer: 1x PBS.
Primary antibody: ET1701-55(1 μg/mL, Red) compared with Rabbit IgG Isotype Control (HA722127, Green), 15 minutes at room temperature. Secondary antibody: Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (iFluor™ 488, HA1121), 15 minutes at room temperature.
Application: Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P)
Species: Human Tissue: Tonsil Sample: Paraffin-embedded section