Journal: Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Article Title: Critical role of cytochrome c1 and its cleavage in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nonstructural protein 4-induced cell apoptosis via interaction with nsp4

doi: 10.1016/s2095-3119(17)61670-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 1 Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) nonstructural protein 4 (nsp4) interacts with cytochrome c1 (cyto.c1). A, yeast two hybrid assay. The plasmids pGBKT7-nsp4 and pGADT7-cyto.c1 were co-transformed into the yeast strain Y2HGold and selected on QDO/X/ABA plates. The top and second panels are the respective positive and negative controls. B, HEK 293T cells were transfected to express Flag-cyto.c1, or HA-nsp4 or together. At 24 h post-transfection, the cells were either subjected to direct Western blot analysis or lysed and immunoprecipitated with anti-HA antibodies. The proteins bound to sepharose beads were separated by SDS-PAGE, transferred to PVDF membranes, and probed with the antibodies to Flag and HA. C, the same as B except that nsp4 truncation mutants were used. D, MARC-145 cells were transduced with letiviruses that were expressing GFP or nsp4-GFP in the presence of 8 µg mL–1 polybrene, respectively. The cells were harvested 48 h post-transduction and cell lysates were immunoprecipitated using anti-GFP beads. The proteins bound to sepharose beads were subjected to Western blot analysis using an anti-cytochrome c1 polyclonal antibody or anti-GFP mAb. E, PRRSV nsp4 interacts with cyto.c1 in mammalian cells. Vero cells grown on coverslips in six-well plates were transfected when 60–70% to express the indicated proteins, either alone or pairwise. At 18–24 h post-transfection, the cells were fixed, permeablized, and stained with antibodies to HA and Flag, and examined by confocal microscopy. For double transfections, the merged images are shown at the right.

Article Snippet: Mouse anti-green fluorescent protein (GFP) mAb (66002-1-Ig) and rabbit anti-cytochrome c1 polyclonal antibodies (10242-1-AP) were purchased from Proteintech (Chicago, IL, USA).

Techniques: Virus, Y2H Assay, Transformation Assay, Transfection, Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, SDS Page, Transduction, Expressing, Staining, Confocal Microscopy

Journal: Oral Science International

Article Title: Down‐regulated expression of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B), in oral squamous cell carcinoma

doi: 10.1016/s1348-8643(12)00004-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 1. Family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B) mRNA expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)-derived cell lines. FAM3B mRNA levels were

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical analysis Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 4- m sections of paraffin-embedded specimens using anti-FAM3B polyclonal antibody (Proteintech).

Techniques: Sequencing, Expressing, Derivative Assay

Journal: Oral Science International

Article Title: Down‐regulated expression of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B), in oral squamous cell carcinoma

doi: 10.1016/s1348-8643(12)00004-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. Family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B) protein expression in oral

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical analysis Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 4- m sections of paraffin-embedded specimens using anti-FAM3B polyclonal antibody (Proteintech).

Techniques: Sequencing, Expressing

Journal: Oral Science International

Article Title: Down‐regulated expression of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B), in oral squamous cell carcinoma

doi: 10.1016/s1348-8643(12)00004-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3. Expression profile of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B) mRNA

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical analysis Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 4- m sections of paraffin-embedded specimens using anti-FAM3B polyclonal antibody (Proteintech).

Techniques: Expressing, Sequencing

Journal: Oral Science International

Article Title: Down‐regulated expression of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B), in oral squamous cell carcinoma

doi: 10.1016/s1348-8643(12)00004-3

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 4. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of family with sequence similarity 3, member B (FAM3B) protein expression in primary oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) samples. Representative results of IHC analysis for FAM3B in normal oral tissue (A, B) and primary OSCC (C, D). Original magnification: ×100 (A, C) and ×400 (B, D). Positive immunoreactions

Article Snippet: Immunohistochemical analysis Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on 4- m sections of paraffin-embedded specimens using anti-FAM3B polyclonal antibody (Proteintech).

Techniques: Immunohistochemical staining, Sequencing, Expressing

Journal: Carcinogenesis

Article Title: miR-29c induces cell cycle arrest in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by modulating cyclin E expression.

doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgr078

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 1. miR-29c regulates the expression of cyclin E at the posttranscriptional level by targeting 3# UTR of cyclin E mRNA in ESCC cells. (A) The public miRNA database (microRNA Targets Version 5) predicted that cyclin E might be a target for miR-29c, and the 3# UTR of human cyclin E mRNA contains a highly conserved binding site from Position 470 to 492 for miR-29c. (B) The full-length 3# UTR of cyclin E complementary DNA containing miR-29c-binding site was cloned directly downstream of the firefly luciferase gene to create the pMIR-CCNE-Wt plasmid (Wt). The full-length 3# UTR of cyclin E complementary DNA (cDNA) deleted 22 nt miR-29c-binding sequence was cloned directly downstream of the firefly luciferase gene to create the pMIR-CCNE-Mut plasmid (Mut). (C) KYSE150 cells and EC9706 cells were transfected with 800 ng Wt or Mut reporter plasmid and the increasing doses of Pre-miR-29c or Pre-Scramble (0 nmol/l, 10 nmol/l, 20 nmol/l and 30 nmol/l). After transfected for 24 h, luciferase activity was measured by a dual-luciferase reporter assay. The result was expressed as relative luciferase activity (firefly LUC/renilla LUC). Columns, mean for three experiments; bars, SE. (D) EC9706 cells and KYSE150 cells were transfected with either 30 nmol/l Pre-miR-29c or Pre-Scramble for 48 h. Cyclin E protein levels were measured by western blotting and cyclin E mRNA levels were measured by reverse transcription–PCR.

Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used were as follows: cyclin E antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA), cyclin D1 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz, CA), cyclin D2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:800; Proteintech Group Inc., Chicago, IL), CDK2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), CDK6 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), b-actin (mouse monoclonal, 1:5000; Proteintech Group Inc.).

Techniques: Expressing, Binding Assay, Clone Assay, Luciferase, Plasmid Preparation, Sequencing, Transfection, Activity Assay, Reporter Assay, Western Blot, Reverse Transcription

Journal: Carcinogenesis

Article Title: miR-29c induces cell cycle arrest in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by modulating cyclin E expression.

doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgr078

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. Inverse correlation between miR-29c expression and cyclin E protein in ESCC cell lines. (A) miR-29c expression in KYSE150, KYSE410, KYSE450, KYSE510 and EC9706 cells was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. The results were presented as relative miR-29c expression, RNU6B served as internal control. The relative value of miR-29c expression of KYSE450 is set at 1. (B and C) The cell lysates of KYSE150, KYSE410, KYSE450, KYSE510 and EC9706 cells were prepared and analyzed by western blotting. The density of each protein band was quantified using LANE 1D Analyzer V4.0 software (Beijing Sage Creation) and b-actin served as loading control. The relative value of cyclin E expression in KYSE450 is set at 1. (D) KYSE150 cells were transfected with the increasing doses of Pre-miR-29c (0 nmol/l, 10 nmol/l, 20 nmol/l and 30 nmol/l). Forty-eight hours after transfection, miR-29c level was detected by using quantitative real-time PCR. (E and F) The expression of cyclin E was measured by western blotting, after transfecting KYSE150 cells with the increasing doses of Pre-miR-29c (0 nmol/l, 10 nmol/l, 20 nmol/l and 30 nmol/l) for 48 h. The density of each protein band was quantified by LANE 1D Analyzer V4.0 software (Beijing Sage Creation) and b-actin served as loading control. Columns, mean for three experiments; bars, SE.

Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used were as follows: cyclin E antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA), cyclin D1 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz, CA), cyclin D2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:800; Proteintech Group Inc., Chicago, IL), CDK2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), CDK6 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), b-actin (mouse monoclonal, 1:5000; Proteintech Group Inc.).

Techniques: Expressing, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Control, Western Blot, Software, Transfection

Journal: Carcinogenesis

Article Title: miR-29c induces cell cycle arrest in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by modulating cyclin E expression.

doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgr078

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3. miR-29c induced G1/S cell cycle arrest by suppression of cyclin E expression. (A) EC9706 and KYSE150 cells were transfected with 30 nmol/ l Pre-miR-29c, Pre-Scramble or only Lipofectmine 2000 (Mock). Forty-eight hours after transfection was treated with 100 ng/ml nocodazole for 20 h, cells were collected for cell cycle analysis by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometer analysis. The percentage value of G1 fraction between Pre-miR-29c transfected cells and Pre-Scramble or Mock transfected cells was analyzed. P , 0.01. (B) EC9706 cells were transfected with 30 nmol/l Pre-miR-29c along with the expression plasmid pEF-cyclin E, which contains cyclin E open reading frame without 3# UTR. Forty-eight hours after transfection, cells were treated with 100 ng/ml nocodazole for 20 h. The percentage of cells in G1/G0 was determined by flow cytometer. (C) EC9706 cells and KYSE150 cells were transfected with 30 nmol/l Pre-miR-29c, Pre-Scramble or Mock for 48 h. The cells were collected for western blotting using antibody against cyclin D1, cyclin D2, CDK2 and CDK6. b-Actin was used as loading control. Columns, mean for three experiments; bars, SE.

Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used were as follows: cyclin E antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA), cyclin D1 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Santa Cruz, CA), cyclin D2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:800; Proteintech Group Inc., Chicago, IL), CDK2 Antibody (rabbit polyclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), CDK6 Antibody (mouse monoclonal, 1:1000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), b-actin (mouse monoclonal, 1:5000; Proteintech Group Inc.).

Techniques: Expressing, Transfection, Cell Cycle Assay, Staining, Cytometry, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot, Control

Journal: Virology

Article Title: DDB1 is a cellular substrate of NS3/4A protease and required for hepatitis C virus replication.

doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.10.025

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 1. DDB1 interacts with and cleaved by NS3/4A. (A) DDB1 interacts with NS3/4A in overexpression system. The 293 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids. Coimmunoprecipitation was performed with anti-Flag or control IgG. The immunoprecipitates were analyzed by immunoblot with anti-Flag anti-HA. The lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-HA. (B) Endogenous DDB1 interacts with NS3/4A in JFH-1 infected cells. Huh-7 cells (5 107) were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (Multiplicity of Infection, MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Coimmunoprecipitation was performed with anti-DDB1 or control IgG. The immunoprecipitates were analyzed by immunoblot with anti-DDB1 and anti-NS3. The lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-NS3.

Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against Flag, HA, and b-actin (Sigma), HCV-NS3 (Abcam), HCV-Core(Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of DDB1 (Epitomics), rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminus of DDB1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Proteintech Group); horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG and anti-rabbit IgG (Thermo); Alexa Fluor 555-conjugated anti-human IgG, Alexa Fluor 532-conjugated anti-mouse IgG; Hoechst 33258 (Invitrogen); and the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950 (Selleck) were purchased from the indicated companies.

Techniques: Over Expression, Transfection, Control, Western Blot, Infection

Journal: Virology

Article Title: DDB1 is a cellular substrate of NS3/4A protease and required for hepatitis C virus replication.

doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.10.025

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 2. NS3/4A cleaves DDB1 at C378. (A) Cleavage of DDB1 by NS3/4A is inhibited by the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950. The 293 cells were transfected with N-terminal or C-terminal Flag-tagged DDB1 (N-Flag-DDB1 or DDB1-C-Flag respectively) and HA-NS3/4A. The transfected cells were treated with VX-950 (0.2 mM) or left untreated for 1 day before immunoblot analysis with anti-Flag or anti-HA. (B) Alignment of the junction sequences of NS proteins of HCV and the potential NS3/4A cleavage sites in TC-PTP, VISA, TRIF and DDB1. (C) NS3/4A cleaves DDB1 at C378. The 293 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids and cells lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-Flag or anti-HA. (D) DDB1 N-terminal cleavage product migrated similarly to overexpressed DDB1(1–378) mutant. The 293 cells were transfected with the indicated plasmids, treated with VX-950 or left untreated for 1 day before immunoblot analysis with with anti-Flag or anti-HA.

Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against Flag, HA, and b-actin (Sigma), HCV-NS3 (Abcam), HCV-Core(Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of DDB1 (Epitomics), rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminus of DDB1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Proteintech Group); horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG and anti-rabbit IgG (Thermo); Alexa Fluor 555-conjugated anti-human IgG, Alexa Fluor 532-conjugated anti-mouse IgG; Hoechst 33258 (Invitrogen); and the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950 (Selleck) were purchased from the indicated companies.

Techniques: Transfection, Western Blot, Mutagenesis

Journal: Virology

Article Title: DDB1 is a cellular substrate of NS3/4A protease and required for hepatitis C virus replication.

doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.10.025

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3. DDB1 plays a critical role in HCV replication. (A) Overexpression of DDB1 potentiates HCV RNA replication. Huh-7 cells (1 106) were transfected with the indicated amounts of Flag-DDB1 plasmid for 24 h and then cells were split and mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Intracellular HCV RNA levels were determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to cellular GAPDH mRNA levels. The uninfected cell lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-Flag or anti-b-actin. Graphs show mean7SD, n¼3. (B) Knockdown of DDB1 inhibits HCV RNA replication. Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Intracellular HCV RNA levels were then determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to GAPDH mRNA levels. The uninfected cells lysates were also analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-b-actin. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (C) Knockdown of DDB1 inhibits HCV protein expression. Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 for 3 days, and the cells were then analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 (red), and Hoechst (blue). (D) Knockdown of DDB1 inhibits production of infectious HCV particles. Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 for 24 h. The cells were completely washed and fresh complete medium was added for 48 h. The JFH-1 infected medium was collected and diluted for infection of Huh-7.5.1 cells. Three days later, cells were analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 and HCV titers were calculated by counting positive stained cells foci. Graphs show mean7SD, n¼3. (E) Knockdown of DDB1 inhibits RNA replication of HCV subgenomic replicon. Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells and Huh-7 Con1 subgenomic replicon cells were cultured for 3 days. The cells (2 106) were collected and intracellular HCV RNA levels were determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to cellular GAPDH mRNA levels. Cell lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-b-actin. Graphs show mean7SD, n¼3. (F) DDB1 has no effects on HCV entry. Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells were infected with HCVpp for 3 days (NC: Negative Control, HCVpp pakaging without HCV E1E2). The lysates of infected cells were assayed by luciferase reporter assays and immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-b-actin. Graphs show mean7SD, n¼3. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against Flag, HA, and b-actin (Sigma), HCV-NS3 (Abcam), HCV-Core(Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of DDB1 (Epitomics), rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminus of DDB1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Proteintech Group); horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG and anti-rabbit IgG (Thermo); Alexa Fluor 555-conjugated anti-human IgG, Alexa Fluor 532-conjugated anti-mouse IgG; Hoechst 33258 (Invitrogen); and the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950 (Selleck) were purchased from the indicated companies.

Techniques: Over Expression, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Infection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Knockdown, Control, Expressing, Staining, Cell Culture, Negative Control, Luciferase

Journal: Virology

Article Title: DDB1 is a cellular substrate of NS3/4A protease and required for hepatitis C virus replication.

doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.10.025

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 4. DDB1 cleavage is required for HCV replication. (A) The indicated stable cell lines were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Intracellular HCV RNA levels were then determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to GAPDH mRNA levels. The uninfected cells lysates were also analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-b-actin. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (B) The indicated stable cells were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. The cells were then analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 (red), and Hoechst (blue). (C) The indicated stable cell lines were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 24 h. The cells were completely washed and fresh medium was added for 48 h. The JFH-1-containing medium was collected and diluted for infection of Huh-7.5.1 cells. Three days later, cells were analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 and HCV titers were calculated by counting positive stained cells foci. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (D) Control or DDB1-RNAi knockdown Huh-7 cells were stably transduced with empty vector, DDB1, DDB1(C378R), off-target nonsense mutants of DDB1 or DDB1(C378R) respectively. Two days later, cells were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Intracellular HCV RNA levels were then determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to GAPDH mRNA levels. The cells lysates were also analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-actin. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against Flag, HA, and b-actin (Sigma), HCV-NS3 (Abcam), HCV-Core(Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of DDB1 (Epitomics), rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminus of DDB1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Proteintech Group); horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG and anti-rabbit IgG (Thermo); Alexa Fluor 555-conjugated anti-human IgG, Alexa Fluor 532-conjugated anti-mouse IgG; Hoechst 33258 (Invitrogen); and the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950 (Selleck) were purchased from the indicated companies.

Techniques: Stable Transfection, Infection, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Staining, Control, Knockdown, Transduction, Plasmid Preparation

Journal: Virology

Article Title: DDB1 is a cellular substrate of NS3/4A protease and required for hepatitis C virus replication.

doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.10.025

Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 5. DDB1 cleavage products do not affect the HCV infection. (A) Huh-7 cells stably transduced with the indicated DDB1 truncation mutants were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. Intracellular HCV RNA levels were then determined by RT-qPCR and normalized to GAPDH mRNA levels. The uninfected cell lysates were analyzed by immunoblots with anti-DDB1 or anti-b-actin. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (B) Huh-7 cells stably transduced with the indicated DDB1 truncation mutants were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 3 days. The cells were then analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 (red), and Hoechst (blue). (C) Huh-7 cells stably transduced with the indicated DDB1 truncation mutants were mock-infected or infected with JFH-1 (MOI: 0.3) for 24 h. The cells were completely washed and fresh complete medium was added for 48 h. The JFH-1 infected medium was collected and diluted for infection of Huh-7.5.1 cells. Three days later, cells were analyzed by immunofluorescent staining with anti-E2 and HCV titers were calculated by counting positive stained cells foci. Graphs show meanþSD, n¼3. (D–F) Control or DDB1-RNAi-#1 (targeted sequence is within the cDNA fragment encoding aa379–1140) transduced Huh-7 cells were further transfected with empty vector, Flag-DDB1(1–378), Flag-DDB1(379–1140*) (*, a RNAi off-target mutant),or a combination of Flag-DDB1(1–378) and Flag-DDB1(379–1140*) by Lipofectamine 2000. One day post transfection, the cells were split and mock infected or infected with JFH-1(MOI: 0.3) for 3 (D, E) or 1 (F) day. Intracellular HCV RNA levels (D), intracellular viral particles (E), or viral titers in the medium (F) were then determined as described in (A–C). (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)

Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal antibodies against Flag, HA, and b-actin (Sigma), HCV-NS3 (Abcam), HCV-Core(Santa Cruz Biotechnology); rabbit monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of DDB1 (Epitomics), rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the N-terminus of DDB1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Proteintech Group); horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG and anti-rabbit IgG (Thermo); Alexa Fluor 555-conjugated anti-human IgG, Alexa Fluor 532-conjugated anti-mouse IgG; Hoechst 33258 (Invitrogen); and the NS3/4A inhibitor VX-950 (Selleck) were purchased from the indicated companies.

Techniques: Infection, Stable Transfection, Transduction, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Staining, Control, Sequencing, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Mutagenesis

Journal: Blood

Article Title: The serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1) influences platelet calcium signaling and function by regulation of Orai1 expression in megakaryocytes.

doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-359976

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. Orai1 protein abundance in sgk1/ and sgk1/ platelets and megakaryocytes. (A) Confocal microscopy of Orai1 protein abundance in platelets from sgk1/

Article Snippet: For measuring Orai1 surface expression, washed platelets were incubated for 60 minutes (37°C) with Orai1 rabbit anti–mouse antibody (Proteintech), washed once in PBS, and stained in 1:500 diluted FITC-labeled goat anti–rabbit secondary antibody (Invitrogen) for 30 minutes (37°C).

Techniques: Quantitative Proteomics, Confocal Microscopy

Journal: Blood

Article Title: The serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1) influences platelet calcium signaling and function by regulation of Orai1 expression in megakaryocytes.

doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-359976

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. SGK1-dependent Orai1 membrane abundance and SOCE in megakaryocytic cell line MEG-01. (A) Confocal microscopy of Orai1 membrane abundance in nontransfected (control plasmid), S422DSGK1-transfected, and K127NSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells (left). Red represents actin; green, Orai1; and blue, nuclei. Scale bar represents 10 m. Statistical analysis of Orai1 immunofluorescence membrane abundance (right). *P .05. **P .01. n 4. (B) Western blot analysis of Orai1 membrane abundance in nontransfected (control plasmid), S422DSGK1-transfected, and K127NSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells. Arithmetic mean SEM (n 7) of Orai1 protein abundance. *P .05. **P .01. (C) SOCE in SGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells. Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2 concentration [Ca2]i of MEG-01 cells transfected with control-plasmid (gray), S422DSGK1 (black), or K127NSGK1 (red) after exposure to 5M thapsigargin (Ca2 store depletion) in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2 for 10 minutes and subsequent addition of 1mM extracellular Ca2. Representative tracings (top) and arithmetic mean (bottom) of maximal [Ca2]i SEM (n 15 per group) before and after addition of 1mM Ca2. **P .01. (D) Western blot analysis of Orai1 membrane abundance in nontransfected (control plasmid) MEG-01 cells and in S422DSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells treated with the SGK1 inhibitor GSK650394 (1M) or DMSO as solvent control. Arithmetic mean SEM (n 4) of Orai1 protein abundance. **P .01. (E) SOCE in MEG-01 cells treated with the specific SGK1 inhibitor GSK650394. Fura-2 fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2 concentration [Ca2]i of MEG-01 cells transfected with control plasmid (gray) or S422DSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells after treatment with GSK650394 (1M, red) or DMSO (black) as solvent control. Representative tracings (top) and arithmetic mean (bottom) of maximal [Ca2]i SEM (n 9 per group) after exposure to 5M thapsigargin (Ca2 store depletion) in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2 for 10 minutes and subsequent addition of 1mM extracellular Ca2. **P .01.

Article Snippet: For measuring Orai1 surface expression, washed platelets were incubated for 60 minutes (37°C) with Orai1 rabbit anti–mouse antibody (Proteintech), washed once in PBS, and stained in 1:500 diluted FITC-labeled goat anti–rabbit secondary antibody (Invitrogen) for 30 minutes (37°C).

Techniques: Membrane, Confocal Microscopy, Control, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, Western Blot, Quantitative Proteomics, Concentration Assay, Solvent

Journal: Blood

Article Title: The serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1) influences platelet calcium signaling and function by regulation of Orai1 expression in megakaryocytes.

doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-359976

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 6. SGK1-sensitive NF-B–dependent transcription in MEG-01 cells und primary megakaryocytes. (A) Arithmetic mean SEM (n 4) of mRNA encoding Orai1 in platelets (left) and megakaryocytes (right) from sgk1/ (black bar) and sgk1/ mice (gray bar). **P .01. (B) Arithmetic mean SEM (n 6) of mRNA encoding Orai1 in nontransfected (control plasmid), S422DSGK1-transfected, and K127NSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells of Orai1 mRNA abundance. **P .01. (C) Western blot analysis of phospho-IKK/ in nontransfected (control plasmid), S422DSGK1-transfected, and K127NSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells. Arithmetic mean SEM (n 5) of IKK/ phosphorylation. **P .01. (D) Western blot analysis of phospho-IB in nontransfected (control plasmid), S422DSGK1-transfected, and K127NSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells. Arithmetic mean SEM (n 5) of IB phosphorylation. **P .01. (E) Arithmetic mean SEM (n 6) of mRNA encoding Orai1 in nontransfected (control plasmid) and S422DSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells incubated with SGK1 inhibitor GSK650394 (1M), IKK inhibitor BMS-345541 (10M), or DMSO as solvent control. **P .01. (F) SOCE in MEG-01 cells treated with the highly specific IKK inhibitor BMS-345541. Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2 concentration [Ca2]i of MEG-01 cells transfected with control-plasmid (gray), S422DSGK1-transfected MEG-01 cells treated with the IKK inhibitor BMS-345541 (10M, red), or DMSO as solvent control (black) after exposure to 5M thapsigargin (Ca2 store depletion) in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2 for 10 minutes and subsequent addition of 1mM extracellular Ca2. Representative tracings (left) and arithmetic mean (right) of maximal [Ca2]i SEM (n 8 per group) before and after addition of 1mM Ca2. **P .01. (G) Confocal microscopy of nuclear translocation of the NF-B subunit p65 (RelA) in murine megakaryocytes cultivated from bone marrow of sgk1/ (top) and sgk1/ (bottom) mice. Red represents GPIb; green, p65; and blue, nuclei. White arrows point to nuclear translocated p65. Bar represents 10 m.

Article Snippet: For measuring Orai1 surface expression, washed platelets were incubated for 60 minutes (37°C) with Orai1 rabbit anti–mouse antibody (Proteintech), washed once in PBS, and stained in 1:500 diluted FITC-labeled goat anti–rabbit secondary antibody (Invitrogen) for 30 minutes (37°C).

Techniques: Control, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics, Incubation, Solvent, Concentration Assay, Confocal Microscopy, Translocation Assay