Journal: Genes
Article Title: Transcriptional Regulation of CD40 Expression by 4 Ribosomal Proteins via a Functional SNP on a Disease-Associated CD40 Locus
doi: 10.3390/genes11121526
Figure Lengend Snippet: Demonstration of RPL26, RPL4, RPL8, and RPS9 , as CD40 transcription regulators in human B cells. ( A ) Knockdown of RPL26, RPL4, RPL8 , and RPS9 , in human BL2 cells using shRNA as shown by real time PCR. ( B ) Western blots showing downregulation of RPL26, RPL4, RPL8, and RPS9 results in decreased expression of CD40 , but not CCR6 in BL2 cells. Whole cell protein was used for Western blots. ( C ) Statistical analysis of Western blots in ( B ) based on relative density. NS: not significant. ( D ) Down-regulation of CD40 expression on mRNA levels in the knockdown cells, suggesting a transcriptional regulation of CD40 expression. α-Tubulin was used for loading control. CCR6 was used as a negative control for translational regulation. ( E ) FACS analysis of CD4 0 surface expression in the RPL26, RPL4, RPL8, and RPS9 shRNA knockdown BL2 cells. Scrambled: scrambled shRNA control. sh: shRNA. **: p value < 0.01.
Article Snippet: Briefly, scrambled shRNA BL2 cells and RPL26 shRNA knockdown BL2 cells were cross-linked with 1% formaldehyde for 10 min. Sonication was carried out at 30% amplitude with 20s on and 50s off for 5 min. 10 μg anti-ribosomal protein L26 antibody (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, CO, USA)(Cat#: NB100-2130) coupled to DynabeadsTM Protein A/G (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA)(Cat#:10001D and 10003D) was used for immunoprecipitation.
Techniques: Knockdown, shRNA, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Expressing, Control, Negative Control