Table 1 Antibodies and sequences used for Western blotting and RT-qPCR. And sequences of siRNA923 and scrambled siRNA

From: Alpha-fetoprotein inhibits autophagy to promote malignant behaviour in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling

Protein

Mfrs. /Made in

Cat No.

Primary antibodies

AFP

Santa Cruz BiotechInc./USA

sc-8399

PTEN

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

9188S

LC3

Sigma/USA

L7543-100UL

PI3K

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

4249P

AKT

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

2920P

mTOR

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

2983P

p-PI3K

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

4228P

p-AKT

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

4060P

p-mTOR

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

5536P

P62

Cell Signaling Technology/USA

5114S

Flag

Sigma/USA

F7425

GAPDH

Sigma/USA

G9545

Secondary antibodies

  

HRP-conjugated anti-mouse IgG

Zhongshan Boil Tech Co/China

IH-0031

HRP-conjugated anti- rabbitIgG

Zhongshan Boil Tech Co/China

IH-0011

Alexa Fluor 568

Thermo Fisher Scientific/USA

A-11004

Alexa Fluor 488

Thermo Fisher Scientific/USA

A-11034

Gene

Primer sequences

Product size (bp)

 

RT-qPCR

 

P62

Sense

5′-GGTGGCACTTGTTATGCTATCCT-3'75

 

Antisense 5′-GCCCATGGGAACTCACAATC-3′

 

AFP:

Sense

5′-CCAACAGGAGGCCATGCTT-3'61

 

Antisense

5′-GAATGCAGGAGGGACATATGTTT-3′

GAPDH

Sense

5′-TGAAGGTCGGAGTCAACGGA-3'232

 

Antisense

5′-CCTGGAAGATGGTGATGGGAT-3′

AFP

SiRNA

 

SiRNA923

Sense

5′-CACCGAACGTGGTCAATGTATAATTCAAGAGATTATACATTGACCACGTTCTTTTTTG-3′

 

Antisense

5′-GATCCAAAAAAGAACGTGGTCAATGRATA

  

ATCTCTTGAATTATACATTGACCACGTTC-3′

Scrambled siRNA

Sense

5′-CACCGTTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGTCAAGA

  

GATTACGTGACACGTTCGGAGAATTTTTG-3′

 

Antisense

5′-GATCCAAAAAATTCTCCGAACGTGTCA

  

GTCTCTTGACGTGACACGTTCGGAGAAC-3′