Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: HER2 Signaling Implicated in Regulating Alveolar Epithelial Permeability with Cyclic Stretch
doi: 10.3390/ijms20040948
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of cyclic stretch (ΔSA 37%, 0.25 Hz, 10 min) and HER pathway inhibition on ( A ) human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) activation and ( B ) permeability. ( A ) HER2 activation was measured by Western blot analysis of pHER2 after IP by (separately) anti-HER3 or anti-HER2 antibody. ( B ) Permeability was measured by BODIPY-ouabain fluorescence. Treatment with the NRG1-cleavage inhibitor TAPI2 (50 µM), anti-HER3 antibody (10 µg/mL), and HER2 phosphorylation AG825 (50 µM) mitigated stretch-induced increases in pHER2 and permeability. Values are normalized to unstretched cells. n = 5; p values represent the result of ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey.
Article Snippet: In some experiments, cells were treated for 2 h prior to and during stretch with either the ADAM17 inhibitor TAPI2 (50 μM; Calbiochem, Burlington, MA, USA), competitive anti-HER3 antibody to prevent ligand binding (10 μg antibody/mL DMEM; Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA), the HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG825 (50 μM; Calbiochem), or vehicle control (DMSO).
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Permeability, Western Blot, Fluorescence, Phospho-proteomics