Journal: Cell

Article Title: LAP2 Proteins Chaperone GLI1 Movement Between Lamina and Chromatin to Regulate Transcription

doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.054

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) BASU-GLI1 vicinal labeling in ASZ followed by streptavidin pulldown ± CRT0329868 (CRT) (+biotin, +CRT, 5hr). (B) APEX2-GLI1 vicinal labeling in ASZ followed by streptavidin pulldown ± PSI. (C) Co-IP of FLAG-GLI1 in ASZ ± PSI followed by immunoblot. (D) PLA between total GLI1 and LAP2α (top) or LAP2β (bottom) in ASZ treated with indicated inhibitors for 2hr (scale bar=20μm, n=10 fields, ANOVA). (E) PLA between total GLI1 and LAP2α (left) or LAP2β (right) in 1º human BCCs treated with vorinostat ex vivo (scale bar= 66μm, n=10 fields, ANOVA). (F) Co-IP of in vitro translated HA-GLI1 zinc-finger domain (HA-GLI1ZF) from WCE. Inputs in Figure S5B. (G) LAP2-binding mutants mapped onto GLI1:DNA crystal structure (pdb:2GLI). Mutations which inhibit (red) or are permissive of (grey) LAP2 binding are illustrated as spheres. Co-IP in Figure S5C. (H) Co-IP of HA-GLI1WT/T296E transfected into HEK293T followed by immunoblot of endogenous LAP2. Inputs in Figure S5D. (I) qRT-PCR of GLI1 and GAPDH following transfection of GLI1WT/T296E into NIH3T3 (n=9, ANOVA). Associated immunoblot in Figure S5E. (J) Co-IP of full length GLI1 (GLI1 FL) or zinc-finger domain GLI1 (GLI1 ZF) with recombinant LAP2 constant region (−/+ indicate the addition of LAP2 peptide). Input in Figure S5F. (K) Co-IP of wheat germ cell extract in vitro translated HA-GLI1 with chemically synthesized biotin-LEM-like (residues 5–48), biotin-LEM (residues 109–153), or biotin-scrambled LEM-like domains. Associated inputs and saturation binding experiment in Figure S5G and S5H. (L) Co-IP of FLAG-GLI1 co-transfected into HEK293T with a gradient of LAP2α, followed by immunoblot for total LAP2 (n=3). Input and reciprocal IP in Figures S5I and S5J. (M) GLI1 transfected in HEK293T (top, cellular IP) or in vitro translated and incubated in WCE (bottom three, in vitro IP) with indicated mutations/truncations co-IP with associated epitope tag. IP washed over a gradient of high salt conditions prior to immunoblot. Complex strength=−slope(x)−1−slope(α)−1 Error bars represent standard error, error bars omitted when smaller than the width of associated data point symbol, ns=not significant, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001. See also Figure S5.

Article Snippet: Curve fitting for FRAP analysis and saturation binding was also performed in GraphPad PRISM 6.

Techniques: Labeling, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Western Blot, Ex Vivo, In Vitro, Binding Assay, Transfection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Recombinant, Synthesized, Incubation

Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Article Title: Parallel Evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol Conformal Coating and Alginate Microencapsulation as Immunoisolation Strategies for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.886483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Diffusion coefficients obtained through FRAP analysis and used for COMSOL Multiphysics simulations.

Article Snippet: COMSOL Multiphysics simulations of dynamic glucose-stimulated insulin secretion of NC and microencapsulated HIs were performed using a previously validated computational model ( ) and the diffusion coefficients measured experimentally here by FRAP analysis ( ).

Techniques: Diffusion-based Assay

Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Article Title: Parallel Evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol Conformal Coating and Alginate Microencapsulation as Immunoisolation Strategies for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.886483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching of FITC-IgG. Cell-free CC and alginate SCs and DCs incubated at 4°C overnight with 1 mg/ml FITC-IgG and imaged for FRAP analysis.

Article Snippet: COMSOL Multiphysics simulations of dynamic glucose-stimulated insulin secretion of NC and microencapsulated HIs were performed using a previously validated computational model ( ) and the diffusion coefficients measured experimentally here by FRAP analysis ( ).

Techniques: Fluorescence, Incubation

Journal: Cancers

Article Title: Characterization of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein Dynamics and Localization at the Centrosome

doi: 10.3390/cancers8050047

Figure Lengend Snippet: APC full-length and mutant dynamics at the centrosome are slowed by nocodazole treatment. ( A ) pAPC-FL-GFP and pAPC1-1309-GFP ( green ) were each co-transfected with pRFP-PCNT-C241 (red) into HeLa cells. APC-GFP was analysed for dynamic recruitment at the centrosome by FRAP in the presence and absence of 33 µM nocodazole. The effect of γ-tubulin on APC dynamics was also tested where FRAP was performed after depletion with γ-tubulin siRNA. ( B ) Fluorescence recovery curves were plotted as shown for APC-FL, indicating relative rates of recovery and equilibration (plateau) at the centrosome for up to 100 s after bleaching. The presence of nocodazole ( black dashed line ) significantly reduced the rate of recovery of APC-FL-GFP compared to that of untreated cells ( blue line ) ( n = 20–30). This was also indicated by comparison of T 1/2 values for the fast recovery pools (T = 0–40 s) ( p < 0.0001), and extrapolated retention levels, calculated from the recovery curve data using Graph Pad Prism software as above (see ). ( C ) The dynamic exchange profile of APC1-1309 at the centrosome +/− nocodazole ( black dotted line ) showed a small difference in the dynamic rate of recruitment compared to untreated cells ( p = 0.0447). There was a small but significant difference in T 1/2 value; however, no change in retention after nocodazole treatment. ( D ) Fluorescence recovery curves are shown for APC1-1309 for siCTRL ( red ) and γ-tubulin siRNA ( green ) transfected cells ( n = 9–10). Confirmation of γ-tubulin knockdown was by Western blot, and vinculin was used as loading control. Column graph shows the T 1/2 of the fluorescence recovery over 40 s, which was significantly increased after the knockdown of γ-tubulin ( p = 0.0194). No significant change in the maximum recovery (retention) was detected. (*, p < 0.05; ****, p < 0.0001).

Article Snippet: The FRAP assay data was analysed in GraphPad Prism 5 (GraphPad Software Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA) to determine the rate of fluorescence recovery over time, and the relative size of the dynamic and immobile pools of APC ( B–D).

Techniques: Mutagenesis, Transfection, Fluorescence, Comparison, Software, Knockdown, Western Blot, Control