Journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Article Title: Hepatic TM6SF2 Is Required for Lipidation of VLDL in a Pre-Golgi Compartment in Mice and Rats
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.12.008
Figure Lengend Snippet: Generation and characterization of Tm6sf2 -/- rats using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. ( A ) Diagram of CRISPR/Cas9-targeted disruption of rat Tm6sf2 by insertion of T in exon 1 (c.80_81insT). Sequences of the guide RNA (gRNA) binding site, protospacer adjacent motif (PAM), and introns (green) are indicated. ( B ) TM6SF2 mRNA levels in female rat livers (n = 3–5/group, 3–4 wk) were determined using real-time PCR and normalized to levels of cyclophilin B mRNA. ( C ) Immunoblot of liver lysates ( left ) and enterocytes ( right ) from 4- to 5-week-old rats. ( D ) Body weights, liver weights, and hepatic lipids of chow-fed male rats (n = 11–19/group, 3–4 wk) after a 4-hour fast. ( E ) Plasma lipid levels were measured in the same rats as used in panel D ( left ). Plasma samples from WT and Tm6sf2 -/- male rats (4/group, 5–6 wk) were pooled and size-fractionated by fast performance liquid chromatography. Cholesterol and TG levels were measured in each fraction ( right ). ( F ) Plasma (1 μL) was size-fractionated by 4%–15% gradient SDS–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Levels of APOB were determined by immunoblot analysis using a rabbit polyclonal antibody (ab20737). Bars indicate means ± SD. Differences between groups were analyzed using the Student unpaired 2-tailed t test. ∗ P < .05, ∗∗ P < .01, and ∗∗∗ P < .001, compared with the WT group. All experiments were repeated twice, and results were similar. C, colon; CANX, calnexin; D, duodenum; FN1, fibronectin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; I, ileum; J, jejunum.
Article Snippet: Co-immunoprecipitation of TM6SF2 with ApoB and ACSL5. ( A ) Hepatic lysates from mice expressing adeno-associated virus (AAV)–human V5-tagged TM6SF2 (hTM6SF2-V5) or AAV-luciferase were precleaned with A/G agarose beads and then (500 μg, input) was incubated with anti-V5 agarose beads ( right ) or with rabbit anti-mouse ApoB polyclonal antibody (Abcam Cambridge MA) at 4°C overnight.
Techniques: CRISPR, Binding Assay, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Western Blot, Liquid Chromatography, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis