Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: E2F-1 Directly Regulates Thrombospondin 1 Expression
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013442
Figure Lengend Snippet: A, the partial sequence of TSP1 promoter (−393 to +27bp). Three potential E2F-1 binding sites were marked by boxes and substitution mutations in those sites were indicated underline. B, schematic of eight TSP1 promoter mutation constructs in the region −393 to 0bp. The three potential E2F-1 binding sites were marked by dark circles and mutations were marked by “X”. C, quantification of E2F-1 transcriptional activity on eight TSP1 promoter mutation constructs, 0.2 µg Flag tagged E2F-1/per well was used for transfection in 24-well plates. D, schematic depiction of E2F-1 DNA binding region (amino acid 110–194) cloned into pVP16 vector. E, quantification of E2F-1 transcriptional activity on three TSP1 promoter mutants, 0.2 µg VP-16E2F-1(110–194) or VP-16/per well was used for transfection in 24-well plates. F, quantification of wild-type E2F-1 and E2F-1(E132) transcriptional activity on TSP1 promoter (−2033–0) luciferase reporter, 0.2 µg vector/per well was used for transfection. G, the expression of HA-tagged wild-type E2F-1 and E2F-1 DNA binding site mutant (E132) was verified by Western blot using anti-Flag monoclonal antibody. H, quantification of pRB influence on E2F-1 transcriptional activity on TSP1 promoter (−2033–0) luciferase reporter construct, the expression of HA tagged human pRB was verified by Western blot and the amounts of HA-pRB for transfection were indicated. I, quantification of E2F-1 deletion mutants on TSP1 promoter (−2033–0) luciferase reporter construct. J, the expression of flag-tagged E2F-1 deletion constructs was verified by Western blot using anti-Flag monoclonal antibody, 0.2 µg different construct/per well was used for transfection. K, quantification of E2F-1 siRNA on TSP1 promoter (−2033–0) luciferase reporter activity. L, the knockdown of E2F1 by siRNA in U2OS cells was verified by Western blot using anti-E2F1 monoclonal antibody, a siRNA targeting GFP was used as control, 0.6 µg siRNA expression vector/per well targeting E2F-1 or GFP was used for transfection in 6-well plates.
Article Snippet: U2OS cells growing 6-well plate were used for verifying E2F-1 knockdown by E2F-1 siRNA using a monoclonal antibody against E2F-1(Santa Cruz).
Techniques: Sequencing, Binding Assay, Mutagenesis, Construct, Activity Assay, Transfection, Clone Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Luciferase, Expressing, Western Blot