Journal: International Journal of Molecular Medicine
Article Title: Mutated SASH1 promotes Mitf expression in a heterozygous mutated SASH1 knock-in mouse model
doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4652
Figure Lengend Snippet: Mitf, but not GNAS, and phospho-ERK1/2 were uniformly increased in heterozygous hSASH1(Y551D) gene knock-in BABL/cJ mice compared to wild-type mice. (A) Downregulation of SASH1 was induced by the Y551D SASH1 mutation in homozygous mice of the F2 generation compared to that of wild-type mice. GNAS and Mitf expression was attenuated by the downregulation of SASH1; however, phospho-ERK1/2 expression was increased (left panel). The total densitometry values of these proteins were also compared collectively (lower right panel). Upper right panel: # P<0.01 vs. all 3 wild-type mice, ** P<0.001 vs. all 3 wild-type mice; ns, not significant vs. all 3 wild-type mice. Lower right panel: # P<0.01, homozygous mice vs. wild-type mice, ** P<0.001 vs. all 3 wild-type mice. (B) SASH1, GNAS and Mitf expression was not attenuated by the Y551D-SASH1 mutation in the F3 generation, as indicated by western blot and statistical analyses. ns: No significance vs. all four wild-type mice. Mitf, but not GNAS, and phospho-ERK1/2 were uniformly increased in heterozygous hSASH1(Y551D) gene knock-in BABL/cJ mice compared to wild-type mice. (C-E) Tail biopsies of wild-type mice and heterozygous mice of the F2 generation were lysed, ultrasonicated and subjected to western blot analysis. The results of western blot analysis indicated that the expression of SASH1, GNAS, phospho-ERK1/2 and Mitf was enhanced in the heterozygous hSASH1(Y551D) gene knock-in BABL/cJ mice of the F2 generation compared to wild-type mice. (D) The densitometry values of SASH1, GNAS, phospho-ERK1/2 and Mitf of 11 heterozygous and 3 wild-type mice were compared, and (E) the total densitometry values of these proteins were also compared collectively. (D) * P<0.05 vs. all 3 wild-type mice, # P<0.01 vs. all 3 wild-type mice, ** P<0.001 vs. all 3 wild-type mice. (E) * P<0.05 vs. wild-type mice; # P<0.01 vs. wild-type mice, ** P<0.001 vs. wild-type mice. Mitf, but not GNAS, and phospho-ERK1/2 were uniformly increased in heterozygous hSASH1(Y551D) gene knock-in BABL/cJ mice compared to wild-type mice. (F-H) Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of Mitf was enhanced in heterozygous human Y551D SASH1 gene knock-in mice of the F3 generation compared with wild-type mice. (G) The densitometry values of SASH1, GNAS, phospho-ERK1/2 and Mitf of 10 heterozygous and 4 wild-type mice were compared, and (H) the total densitometry values of these proteins were also compared collectively. (G) * P<0.05 vs. all 3 wild-type mice, # P<0.01 vs. all 3 wild-type mice; ** P<0.001 vs. all 3 wild-type mice. (H) ** P<0.001 vs. wild-type mice. For all panels, ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: The sections were then incubated with the rabbit anti-Mitf (C5) monoclonal antibody (1:200 dilution, cat. no. NB110-10872, Novus Biologicals, LLC), rabbit anti-SASH1 polyclonal antibody (1:200 dilution, cat. no. NBP-26650, Novus Biologicals, LLC), rabbit anti-Mitf (C5) monoclonal antibody (1:200 dilution, cat. no. NB110-10872, Novus Biologicals, LLC) at 37°C for 1 h and then at 4°C for at least 8 h. After washing with PBS 3 times, the sections were incubated with the horseradish peroxidase-linked anti-rabbit and anti-mouse universal secondary antibodies provided by the Immunochromogenic Kit (KIT-5006, MXB Biotechnologies) for 1 h at 37°C.
Techniques: Gene Knock-In, Mutagenesis, Expressing, Western Blot