Journal: Journal of Innate Immunity
Article Title: HMGB1 Binds to Lipoteichoic Acid and Enhances TNF-a and IL-6 Production through HMGB1-Mediated Transfer of Lipoteichoic Acid to CD14 and TLR2
doi: 10.1159/000369972
Figure Lengend Snippet: HMGB1 interacts with LTA and mediates the transfer of LTA to sCD14. a Native PAGE mobility shift assay of the transfer of LTA to sCD14 following HMGB1-LTA binding. A mixture of sLTA and sCD14 was incubated with HMGB1 for 12 h at 37°C and then subjected to native PAGE analysis on a 4–15% gradient gel, with subsequent silver staining (upper panel). LBP was used as a positive control. Lower panel represents SDS-PAGE analysis as a protein loading control. The position of uncomplexed sCD14 and HMGB1 is indicated by the asterisk. b Western blot analysis using an anti-CD14 Ab after native PAGE. Asterisk indicates uncomplexed sCD14. c HMGB1-mediated transfer of BODIPY FL-LTA to CD14. A mixture of BODIPY FL-sLTA and sCD14 was incubated in the presence or absence of HMGB1 for 10 h at 25°C and the fluorescence level was measured. LBP was used as a positive control, and 2% SDS was used to solubilize the disaggregated BODIPY FL-sLTA completely to maximize the fluorescence. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (n = 4). d Transfer of BODIPY FL-sLTA to TLR2. BO = BODIPY FL. HEK293-hTLR2/6 cells were stimulated with a mixture of 1 μg/ml of BODIPY FL-sLTA and 0.5 μg/ml of sCD14 in the presence or absence of 1 μg/ml of HMGB1 for 4 h. LBP (1 μg/ml) was used as a positive control. The cells were then fixed and stained with an anti-TLR2 Ab. Scale bar = 10 μm.
Article Snippet: The cells were washed with PBS, blocked with 1% BSA in PBS for 10 min and incubated with mouse anti-TLR2 Ab (eBioscience) overnight at 4°C.
Techniques: Clear Native PAGE, Mobility Shift, Binding Assay, Incubation, Silver Staining, Positive Control, SDS Page, Control, Western Blot, Fluorescence, Staining