Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Article Title: Lipopolysaccharide Interaction with Cell Surface Toll-like Receptor 4-MD-2
doi: 10.1084/jem.20031076
Figure Lengend Snippet: Lipid A–TLR4-MD-2 complexes. (a) Ba/F3 cells expressing TLR4-MD-2 and CD14 (10 8 /10 ml sample) were incubated with 5 μg/ml lipid A at 37°C for 30 min. Cells were subjected to washing, detergent lysis, immunoprecipitation (with mAbs to TLR4-MD-2, MTS510, and Sa15-21, or an mAb to CD14, Sa2-8, and SDS-PAGE [17.5% for lipid A, 10% for CD14, and 7.5% for TLR4; under nonreducing conditions]), and electroblotting. Precipitates were probed with anti-TLR4 polyclonal Ab, anti-CD14 mAb (Sa2-8), or anti–lipid A mAb, followed by alkaline phosphatase–conjugated secondary antibodies. Nonspecific signals detecting IgG heavy chains were observed in the precipitates probed with anti-CD14 mAb (left four lanes). (b) A variety of Ba/F3 stable transfectants (2.5 × 10 7 /sample) were stimulated with 3 H-lipid A (0.75 μCi/sample) at 37°C for 30 min. Cells were subjected to washing, detergent lysis, and immunoprecipitation with MTS510, Sa15-21, anti-flag, or anti-CD14 mAbs. Precipitated radioactivity was counted by scintillation counter. Similar results were obtained from three independent experiments using 3 H-lipid A.
Article Snippet: The mAbs used were as follows: rat anti–mouse TLR4-MD-2 (MTS510 and Sa15-21); rat anti–mouse CD14, 4C1 ( ); or anti-LPS (Hycult Biotechnology).
Techniques: Expressing, Incubation, Lysis, Immunoprecipitation, SDS Page, Radioactivity