Research Article

The m6A Methylation-Regulated AFF4 Promotes Self-Renewal of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells

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AFF4 mimic the phenotype of METTL3 in regulating the stemness of BCSCs. The knockdown effect of specific siRNAs (si-AFF4-1 and si-AFF4-2) in 5637 and UM-UC-3 cells was verified at both the mRNA ((a) by qRT-PCR) and protein levels ((b) by Western blot). Ratio of cells with high ALDH activity (c, d); number and size of spheres formed in stem cell medium (e, f) of the BCa cells transfected with indicated siRNAs are plotted, and representative images are presented. , compared to the scramble group, by Student -test. Scale bar, 250 μm.
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