The siRNA primer sequences for DNMT1 were 5′-UUAUGUUGCUCACAAACUUCUUGUC-3′ (forward) and 5′-GACAAGAAG UUUGUGAGCAACAUAA-3′ (reverse), which were custom synthesized by Shanghai Sangon (Shanghai, China). After transfection, the inhibition efficiency was examined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Transfections were performed with Lipfectamine TM2000 according to the protocol (Invitrogen Co.). Real-time qPCR assay QPCR was used to analyze mRNA expression level of DNMT1. PI3K inhibitor Total RNA was extracted using Trizol reagent and reversely transcribed into cDNA. The primers for DNMT1 were 5′-AACCTTCACCTAGCCCCAG-3′ (forward) and 5′-CTCATCCGATTTGGCTCTTCA-3′(reverse); for GAPDH
were 5′-CAGCCTCAAGATCATCAGCA-3′(forward) buy Compound C and 5′-TGTGGTCATGAGTCCTTCCA-3′ (reverse). QPCR was performed in a 20 μl volume containing 1 μl cDNA template, 10 μl SYBR Green Real-time PCR Master Mix and 1 μl of each primer. Levels of seven tumor suppressor genes mRNA expression were also assayed with qPCR. This cycle was defined at 95°C for 5 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturing at 95°C for 45s, annealing at 59°C for 35 s and extension at 72°C for 1 min, and followed by the final extension at 72°C for 10 min. The primers were
shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 Primers used in RNA expression gene Sequences Tm (°C) Product Size(bp) QPCR GAPDH F:5′GGGAAACTGTGGCGTGAT3′ DOK2 R:5′GAGTGGGTGTCGCTGTTGA3′ 59 299 FHIT F:5′GGAGATCAGAGGAGGAAATGG3′ R:5′GGGAGTTGGAGTGACCGAG3′ 59 233 PTEN F:5′ACACGACGGGAAGACAAGTT3′ R:5′CTGGTCCTGGTATGAAGAATG3′ 59 157 CHFR F:5′GCGTAGAAATGCCCAAACC3′ R:5′TCCATCCAGCCCGAGTAGC3′ 59 171 SFRP4 F:5′GGCCTCTTGATGTTGACTGTAA3′ R:5′GAGGGATGGGTGATGAGGA3′ 59 204 PAX1 F:5′GGTAGGAGTAGGGAGCACAGG3′ R:5′CAAGTGTTGCGAGTGGAGG3′ 59 100 TSLC1 F:5′TTATTTCAGGGACTTCAGGC3′ R:5′TTCCACCGCAGTGTCTTTC3′ 59 223 CCNA1 F:5′GCCTGGCAAACTATACTGTGAAC3′ R:5′GTGCAGAAGCCTATGACGATTA3′ 59 295 Table 2 Primers used in MeDIP-qPCR assay gene Sequences Tm (°C) Product Size(bp) MSP FHIT F:5′GAAAGCCATAGTGACAGTAACCC3′ R:5′AAAGCCAAAGATTGTGCGATT3′ 59 121 CCNA1 F:5′CTCCCGAGCCAGGGTTCT3′
R:5′CGTTCTCCCAACAGCCGC3′ 59 76 PTEN F:5′GAGCGAATGCAGTCCACG3′ R:5′AGGCAGGGTAGGCTGTTGT3′ 59 232 CHFR F:5′TTGCCTCAGTATCTCACTTCTT3′ R:5′TCGCCGTCTTTACTCCTCT3′ 59 118 SFRP4 F:5′CCCCATTCTTTCCCACCTC3′ R:5′TCGCCTGAAGCCATCGTC3′ 59 164 PAX1 F:5′AGGAGACCCTGGCATCTTTG3′ R:5′GACGGCGGCTGCTTACTT3′ 59 168 TSLC1 F:5′GGGAGAACGGCGAGTTTAG3′ R:5′GGCTGAGGGCATCTGTGAG3′ 59 215 Western blot analysis Cells were harvested and rinsed twice in ice-cold PBS, and kept on ice for 30 min in cell lysis buffer containing 1 mM PMSF while agitating constantly, and insoluble cell debris was discarded by centrifugation for 10 min at 12,000 rpm at 4°C. The protein samples were separated with 12% SDS-PAGE and subsequently transferred to PVDF membranes (Millipore).