Figure 7: Depletion of DNMTs correlates with reduced CTCF binding during iAs-meditated transformation.

(a) qPCR of DNMT cDNA (upper) shows a depletion in gene expression, which is confirmed by western blot analysis (lower). (b) qPCR (upper) and western blot analysis (lower) showing that the transcription factor CTCF is downregulated (about 20% in iAsT) during iAs-induced transformation. (c) Chromatin immunoprecipitation shows that CTCF binds significantly less at the three DNMT promoter regions during iAs-mediated EMT. All qPCR were performed in triplicate and gene expression was normalized to GAPDH expression, while ChIP occupancy studies were normalized to the 1% of Input. Error bars are S.E.M.