Journal: Bioactive Materials

Article Title: Mechanically sensitized hydrogel microspheres trigger membrane receptor switch for cartilage repair

doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.03.017

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of OBNC microspheres on regulating MSCs. A) The expression of FAK and p-FAK detected by Western blot analysis. B) Quantitative analysis of the Western blot results. C) The expression of the integrin-α5 gene. D) The expression of the integrin-α8 gene. E) The expression of the Lamb-2 gene. F) The expression of the Spp-1 gene. G) The expression of the Vav-3 gene. H) The expression of the CDC-42 gene. I) Detection of the CDC-42 active protein by a GLISA kit. J) Detection of Rac-1 active protein by a GLISA kit. K) Detection of Rho A active protein by a GLISA kit. L) Mechanism of OBNC hydrogels triggering the membrane receptor switch and activating integrin receptors. (ns: non-significant, ∗ P < 0.05, ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗ P < 0.001).

Article Snippet: RhoA GLISA Activation Assay (No. BK124, Cytoskeleton, USA), CDC42 GLISA Activation Assay (No. BK127, Cytoskeleton, USA), and Rac1 GLISA Activation Assay (No. BK128, Cytoskeleton, USA) were used to measure the activation of the GTPase protein family.

Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Membrane

Journal: Poultry Science

Article Title: Pathogenic mechanism of Eimeria tenella Et MIC2 promotes Eimeria tenella invasion and inhibits host cell apoptosis through binding to the ITGAV receptor

doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106922

Figure Lengend Snippet: The mRNA expression of ITGAV, FAK, PLC, PKC, p65, ERK, JNK, p38, PI3K, Akt, Bax, Bcl2 , and Caspase 3 in E.tenella host cells.

Article Snippet: According to the instructions of the Caspase-3 Enzyme Activity Assay Kit (Beyotime, Shanghai, China), cells from each group were lysed for 15 min on ice using lysis buffer.

Techniques: Expressing

Journal: Poultry Science

Article Title: Pathogenic mechanism of Eimeria tenella Et MIC2 promotes Eimeria tenella invasion and inhibits host cell apoptosis through binding to the ITGAV receptor

doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106922

Figure Lengend Snippet: The protein activity changes of ITGAV, FAK, PLC, PKC, p65, ERK, JNK, p38, PI3K, Akt, Bax, Bcl2, and Caspase 3 in E.tenella host cells.

Article Snippet: According to the instructions of the Caspase-3 Enzyme Activity Assay Kit (Beyotime, Shanghai, China), cells from each group were lysed for 15 min on ice using lysis buffer.

Techniques: Activity Assay

Journal: Poultry Science

Article Title: Pathogenic mechanism of Eimeria tenella Et MIC2 promotes Eimeria tenella invasion and inhibits host cell apoptosis through binding to the ITGAV receptor

doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106922

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of Et MIC2 on E.tenella infection rate and Caspase 3 Activity through ITGAV.

Article Snippet: According to the instructions of the Caspase-3 Enzyme Activity Assay Kit (Beyotime, Shanghai, China), cells from each group were lysed for 15 min on ice using lysis buffer.

Techniques: Infection, Activity Assay

Journal: STAR Protocols

Article Title: Protocol to identify covalent inhibitors targeting RhoA Cys16

doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104494

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of CL16 binding to RhoA by gel-based ABPP experiment (A) Rationale of gel-based ABPP for screening compound binding to RhoA in vitro . Purified RhoA protein was pre-treated with solvent control or library compounds followed by labelling with fluorescent activity-based probes. (B) Expected outcomes in gel-based ABPP. In the 1 st round of screening, compound binding to RhoA results in a decrease in in-gel fluorescence (FL) intensity. Further validation of the binding can be performed by experiments using varying concentrations of the hit compounds. In the 2 nd round of screening, selected hits are examined for their binding to Cdc42 and Rac1 to determine their selectivity for RhoA.

Article Snippet: Rac1 Pull-Down Activation Assay Biochem Kit , Cytoskeleton , Cat# BK035.

Techniques: Binding Assay, In Vitro, Purification, Solvent, Control, Activity Assay, Fluorescence, Biomarker Discovery

Journal: STAR Protocols

Article Title: Protocol to identify covalent inhibitors targeting RhoA Cys16

doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104494

Figure Lengend Snippet: Biochemical assays to Investigate RhoA inhibition by CL16 (A) Expected results of RhoGTPase activity assay in which CL16 selectively impairs the activation of RhoA and not Rac1 and Cdc42. (B) Schematic diagram illustrating the workflow of the co-immunoprecipitation experiment. (C) Expected results of co-immunoprecipitation whereas CL16 interferes with interactions between RhoA and ARHGEF1.

Article Snippet: Rac1 Pull-Down Activation Assay Biochem Kit , Cytoskeleton , Cat# BK035.

Techniques: Inhibition, Activity Assay, Activation Assay, Immunoprecipitation

Journal: STAR Protocols

Article Title: Protocol to identify covalent inhibitors targeting RhoA Cys16

doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104494

Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of CL16 binding to RhoA by gel-based ABPP experiment (A) Rationale of gel-based ABPP for screening compound binding to RhoA in vitro . Purified RhoA protein was pre-treated with solvent control or library compounds followed by labelling with fluorescent activity-based probes. (B) Expected outcomes in gel-based ABPP. In the 1 st round of screening, compound binding to RhoA results in a decrease in in-gel fluorescence (FL) intensity. Further validation of the binding can be performed by experiments using varying concentrations of the hit compounds. In the 2 nd round of screening, selected hits are examined for their binding to Cdc42 and Rac1 to determine their selectivity for RhoA.

Article Snippet: RhoA Pull-down Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull-down format) , Cytoskeleton , Cat# BK036.

Techniques: Binding Assay, In Vitro, Purification, Solvent, Control, Activity Assay, Fluorescence, Biomarker Discovery

Journal: STAR Protocols

Article Title: Protocol to identify covalent inhibitors targeting RhoA Cys16

doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104494

Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of CL16-RhoA binding by LC-MS/MS experiments (A) Workflow of LC-MS/MS experiments to detect RhoA-CL16 engagement in HCT116 cells. CL16-treated cells were harvested, digested and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. (B) Representative MS/MS showing CL16 modification on RhoA Cys16 in HCT116 cells. (C) Workflow of LC-MS/MS experiments using CL16-alkyne (a CL16-molecular probe) to study target profile of CL16. (D) Volcano plot revealing protein targets of CL16 identified by CL16-molecular probe. Statistical analyses were performed by two-tailed Student’s t-test by MS Excel. (E) Venn diagram summarizing the protein targets of CL16 identified in (A) and (C), highlighting RhoA as the primary target.

Article Snippet: RhoA Pull-down Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull-down format) , Cytoskeleton , Cat# BK036.

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Binding Assay, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Tandem Mass Spectroscopy, Modification, Two Tailed Test

Journal: STAR Protocols

Article Title: Protocol to identify covalent inhibitors targeting RhoA Cys16

doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104494

Figure Lengend Snippet: Biochemical assays to Investigate RhoA inhibition by CL16 (A) Expected results of RhoGTPase activity assay in which CL16 selectively impairs the activation of RhoA and not Rac1 and Cdc42. (B) Schematic diagram illustrating the workflow of the co-immunoprecipitation experiment. (C) Expected results of co-immunoprecipitation whereas CL16 interferes with interactions between RhoA and ARHGEF1.

Article Snippet: RhoA Pull-down Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull-down format) , Cytoskeleton , Cat# BK036.

Techniques: Inhibition, Activity Assay, Activation Assay, Immunoprecipitation

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Article Title: Triptolide exerts antiviral effects and alleviates influenza A-induced pneumonia by inhibiting the overactivation of absent in melanoma 2 signaling in immune cells

doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2026.5829

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of TP on AIM2 signaling, LDH leakage, and pyroptosis in HBEpiCs and THP-1 cells. (A) RT-qPCR analysis revealed that TP treatment did not alter AIM2 mRNA expression in HBEpiCs but markedly reduced AIM2 mRNA levels in THP-1 cells. (B) TP did not affect the LDH leakage rate in HBEpiCs but markedly reduced LDH leakage in THP-1 cells. (C) Dual-fluorescence staining revealed that TP treatment decreased the formation of ASC-AIM2 complexes in THP-1 cells (scale bar, 10 μ m). (D) Western blot analysis indicated that TP treatment did not markedly affect the expression of these proteins in HBEpiCs. (E) TP treatment reduced the protein expression of AIM2, caspase-1, and GSDMD in THP-1 cells. (F) Flow cytometry revealed no difference in cell death between HBEpiCs treated with 20 nM TP and the control. (G) In THP-1 cells infected with H1N1 and treated with 20 nM TP, a significant reduction in cell death was identified compared with that in the H1N1 infection group. The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, *** P<0.001 vs. control. TP, triptolide; AIM2, absent in melanoma 2; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; HBEpiCs, human bronchial epithelial cells; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR; H1N1, influenza A; GSDMD, gasdermin D; Con, control.

Article Snippet: After treatment, 50 μ l of the supernatant from each well was transferred to a new plate, and an equal volume of LDH reaction mix from the Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Activity Assay Kit (cat. no. E-BC-K046-M; Elabscience Bionovation Inc.) was added.

Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Fluorescence, Staining, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Control, Infection, Standard Deviation, Reverse Transcription, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Article Title: Triptolide exerts antiviral effects and alleviates influenza A-induced pneumonia by inhibiting the overactivation of absent in melanoma 2 signaling in immune cells

doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2026.5829

Figure Lengend Snippet: AIM2 overexpression reverses the immunosuppressive effects of TP in THP-1 cells. (A) Transfection with Ad-AIM2 upregulated the expression of AIM2 compared with that of Ad-NC in THP-1 cells. (B) AIM2 protein levels were elevated in THP-1 cells overexpressing AIM2 compared with control THP-1 cells. (C) In THP-1 cells, AIM2 overexpression increased the LDH leakage rate. (D) AIM2 overexpression reversed the TP-induced reduction in adhesion between THP-1 cells and HBEpiCs (scale bar, 10 μ m). (E) AIM2 overexpression enhanced the migration ability of THP-1 cells compared with that of H1N1-treated control cells and reversed the TP-induced decrease in THP-1 cell migration (scale bar, 50 μ m). (F) AIM2 overexpression reversed the TP-induced reduction in inflammatory cytokine levels. The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, *** P<0.001 vs. Con; # P<0.05, ## P<0.01, ### P<0.001 vs. Ad-AIM2. AIM2, absent in melanoma 2; TP, triptolide; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; HBEpiCs, human bronchial epithelial cells; H1N1, influenza A; GSDMD, gasdermin D; IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; Con, control.

Article Snippet: After treatment, 50 μ l of the supernatant from each well was transferred to a new plate, and an equal volume of LDH reaction mix from the Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Activity Assay Kit (cat. no. E-BC-K046-M; Elabscience Bionovation Inc.) was added.

Techniques: Over Expression, Transfection, Expressing, Control, Migration, Standard Deviation