Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Aurora A kinase activation contributes to the fibrotic phenotype in Systemic Sclerosis through primary cilia shortening

doi: 10.64898/2026.03.13.711548

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Representative immunofluorescence images of primary cilia in healthy control (HC), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and VEDOSS (very early SSc) dermal fibroblasts under basal conditions (CTR) or following 24 h TGFβ stimulation. Acetylated α-tubulin marks the axoneme (red) and nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (B) Quantification of primary cilium length in HC, SSc, and VEDOSS fibroblasts under basal conditions. n=3 donors per group, a minimum of 100 cilia were quantified per sample. (C) Time course of TGFβ-induced cilia shortening in HC and SSc fibroblasts. n=3 donors per group, a minimum of 100 cilia were quantified per sample. (D) Quantification of cilium length in HC and SSc fibroblasts subjected to a 24 h TGFβ pulse followed by washout and recovery in 0.5% serum for 24 and 48 h. n=3 experimental repeats. (E) Quantification of cilium length in HC and SSc fibroblasts after sequential serum starvation, TGFβ exposure, and two passages in 10% serum. n=3 experimental repeats. (F) Cilium length in HC and SSc fibroblasts treated with the TGFβ receptor inhibitor SD208 in the presence or absence of exogenous TGFβ. n=3 experimental repeats. (G) Representative western blot of pSMAD3, total SMAD3, and βactin in HC and SSc fibroblasts treated with TGFβ and/or SD208. n=3 donors per group. (H) Quantification of cilium length in HC and SSc fibroblasts cultured in full growth medium in the presence of DMSO (CTR) or SD208 for 2 passages. n=3 experimental repeats. All data panels were analysed by ANOVA (ns, non-significant; ** P<0.01; *** P<0.001; ****P<0.0001).

Article Snippet: Fibroblasts were treated with recombinant TGFβ1 ligand (10 ng/mL, Merck), TGFβRI inhibitor SD208 (1 μM, Selleckchem), ROCK2 inhibitor KD025 (5 μM, Cayman Chemical), HDAC6 inhibitor Tubacin (10 μM, Sigma), and AURKA inhibitor MLN8054 (10 μM, APExBIO).

Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Control, Staining, Western Blot, Cell Culture

Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 1. Expression of CXCL12 (A) and CXCR4 (B) mRNA in the endometrium during

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

Techniques: Expressing

Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2. Localization of CXCL12 (A) and CXCR4 (B) proteins by

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

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Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 3. Immunoblot analysis of CXCL12 proteins in uterine flushings on Day 15 of

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

Techniques: Western Blot

Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. Expression of CXCL12 and CXCR4 in conceptuses from Days 12 and 15 of

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

Techniques: Expressing

Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. Effects of IFNG on CXCL12 and CXCR4 mRNA in endometrial explant

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

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Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 6. Effect of CXCL12 on pTr cell proliferation and migration. (A) RT-PCR

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

Techniques: Migration, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal: Biology of reproduction

Article Title: Cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 12 and its receptor CXCR4: expression, regulation, and possible function at the maternal-conceptus interface during early pregnancy in pigs.

doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy147

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 7. Effects of CXCL12 on migration of PBMCs and CD4+, CD8+, CD4+CD8+ T

Article Snippet: Blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal anti-CXCL12 antibody (R&D Systems), 1 μg/ml mouse monoclonal antiCXCL12 antibody neutralized with 100 ng recombinant human CXCL12 protein (rCXCL12; R&D Systems), or 1 μg/ml isotype-matched normal mouse IgG1 (Vector Laboratories) diluted in 2% (w/v) fat-free milk in TBST.

Techniques: Migration

Journal: Breast Cancer Research : BCR

Article Title: Loss of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) expression in human ductal carcinoma correlates with disease stage and contributes to metastasis

doi: 10.1186/bcr3053

Figure Lengend Snippet: Genes differentially regulated by IRF5 in MDA-MB-231 cells.

Article Snippet: Briefly, 100 ng/ml human recombinant CXCL12/SDF-1 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) was added to 600 μl of phenol red-free DMEM medium supplemented with 10% FBS in the lower chamber.

Techniques: Expressing