Journal: eLife
Article Title: Kinesin Kif2C in regulation of DNA double strand break dynamics and repair
doi: 10.7554/eLife.53402
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) HeLa cells expressing GFP-Kif2C were subjected to laser micro-irradiation as described in Materials and methods—immunofluorescence and imaging. The fluorescent signal of GFP is shown at the indicated time points. ( B ) The intensity of the GFP signal at laser-cut sites was normalized to that outside of the laser-cut sites for the relative enrichment of GFP-Kif2C. The mean values and standard deviations are shown (quantification shown in 5 cells, consistent pattern observed in >10 cells and >3 independent experiments). ( C ) HeLa cells expressing GFP-Kif2C were treated with 10 Gy IR, the fluorescent signal of GFP and immunofluorescent signal of γ-H2AX are shown. Pre-extraction was performed by placing the dish on ice for 5 min with 0.1% Triton X-100 in 10 mm HEPES (pH 7.4), 2 mm MgCl2, 100 mm KCl, and 1 mm EDTA. ( D ) GFP-Kif2C was expressed in HeLa cells. Prior to laser-micro-irradiation, these cells were pre-treated with PARPi (olaparib, 10 μM), ATM/ATRi (caffeine, 2 mM), ATMi (Ku55933, 5 μM), or ATRi (Ve-821, 10 μM), as indicated. The localization of GFP-Kif2C at the indicated time points is shown. The white lines mark the regions of laser micro-irradiation. Consistent results were observed in >10 cells for each treatment. ( E ) The DNA damage recruitment of Kif2C was examined as in panel D. The intensity of the GFP signal at laser-cut sites was normalized to that outside of the laser-cut sites for the relative enrichment of GFP-Kif2C. The mean values and standard deviations are shown (N = 5). ATM/ATRi showed similar kinetics as ATMi. P values were determined by two-tailed Student’s t-test (*<0.05, **<0.01, ***<0.001). ( F ) The N-terminus, middle segment ( M ), and C-terminus of MCAK was expressed with a GFP tag to examine their localization in laser-treated HeLa cells. The white lines mark the regions of laser micro-irradiation. Consistent results were observed in >10 cells for each segment. ( G ) The DNA damage recruitment of Kif2C-N, M, and C was examined as in panel F. The intensity of the GFP signal at laser-cut sites was normalized to that outside of the laser-cut sites for the relative enrichment. The mean values and standard deviations are shown (N = 5). ( H ) A series of truncation mutants were generated from the N-terminus of Kif2C. These mutants, tagged with GFP, were analyzed for recruitment to laser-stripes 10 min after the treatment. The result of positive or negative recruitment was determined by consistent results in >10 cells. ( I ) GFP-Kif2C deleted of aa 86–90 or neck-motif was expressed in HeLa cells which were micro-irradiated by laser (as marked by white lines). Both the aa 86–90 and neck-motif of Kif2C are required for the efficient recruitment of Kif2C to laser stripes. The white line marks the path of laser. ( J ) The recruitment to laser stripes, as in panel I, was quantified for Kif2C (WT, or deleted of the aa 86–90 or neck-motif). The intensity of the GFP signal at laser-cut sites was normalized to that outside of the laser-cut sites for the relative enrichment. The mean values and standard deviations are shown (N = 5, **p<0.01).
Article Snippet: The human Kif2C expression vector was obtained from Addgene (mEmerald-MCAK-C-7, a gift from Michael Davidson via Addgene, plasmid # 54161).
Techniques: Expressing, Irradiation, Immunofluorescence, Imaging, Extraction, Two Tailed Test, Generated