Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Caveolin 1 and 2 enhance the proliferative capacity of BCAM-positive corneal progenitors
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-81283-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: Maintenance of cell surface FGFR2 expression by CAV1 and CAV2. (a ) Representative immunostaining analyses of CAV1 (green), CAV2 (yellow) and FGFR2 (red) expression in the limbus and cornea. Nuclei are visualized with Hoechst 33342 (blue). n = 3. Scale bar, 50 μm. ( b ) Gene expression of FGFR2 in control and CAV1 and CAV2 siRNA-treated limbal epithelial cells. n = 5. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, KD, knockdown. ( c ) Left, western blot analyses of FGFR2 expression in CAV1 and CAV2 KD limbal epithelial cells. Right, bar graph illustrates quantitative analyses of FGFR2 protein expression. n = 4. * p < 0.05. ( d ) Left, representative flow cytometry analyses of FGFR2 expression in CAV1 and CAV2 KD limbal epithelial cells. Right, the bar graphs represent the quantitative analyses of FGFR2 expression. n = 5, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, KD, knockdown, FSC, forward scatter; A, area.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-CAV1 mAb (1:100, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA) for co-staining with FGFR2, rabbit anti-CAV1 pAb (1:200, GeneTex, Irvine, CA) for co-staining with CAV2, Laminin α5 and Laminin α3, goat anti-CAV2 pAb (1:100, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN), rabbit anti-BCAM polyclonal antibody (pAb) (1:100, Novus Biologicals, Centennial, CO), mouse anti-Laminin α5 mAb (1:50, Atlas Antibodies, Bromma, Sweden), mouse anti-Laminin α3 mAb (1:100, Atlas Antibodies), rabbit anti-FGFR2 mAb (1:100, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA).
Techniques: Expressing, Immunostaining, Gene Expression, Control, Knockdown, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry