Journal: The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Article Title: LOXL2-induced PEAR1 Ser891 phosphorylation suppresses CD44 degradation and promotes triple-negative breast cancer metastasis
doi: 10.1172/JCI177357
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) The interaction between LOXL2 and PEAR1 was detected by pulldown with Dynabeads in the supernatant of MDA-MB-231 cells, to which 15 μg exogenous PEAR1-ECD-his was added. ( B ) LOXL2 levels in the supernatants of various TNBC cell lines were quantified by ELISA (MDA-MB-231, red; MDA-MB-468, orange; SUM159, yellow). The complete culture medium served as a negative control (blue) ( n = 2; mean ± SD). ( C and D ) Quantification of invasive cells in Transwell assay; and relative migration area in wound healing assay of MDA-MB-231 cells treated with 0, 5, or 10 ng/mL LOXL2 ( n = 3; mean ± SEM). ( E ) Phosphorylated PEAR1, full-length CD44, and CD44-ICD levels were detected in MDA-MB-231 cells and SUM159 cells treated with 0, 5, 10, 20, or 50 ng/mL LOXL2. ( F ) Schematic showing the structures of full-length LOXL2 protein, the LOXL2-SRCR1-3 truncation, and the LOXL2-SRCR1-2 truncation. ( G – I ) Quantification of invasive cells in Transwell assay and relative migration area in wound healing assay ( n = 3; mean ± SEM) and detection of PEAR1 phosphorylation levels with Western blotting in MDA-MB-231 cells treated with 0.2 nM full-length LOXL2 or its truncation construct. ( J ) Interaction of PEAR1-ECD–His with LOXL2 in the supernatant of MDA-MB-231 cells was inhibited by 20 μg/mL simtuzumab. ( K and L ) Quantification of invasive cells in Transwell assay and relative migration area in wound healing assay in MDA-MB-231 cells treated with 0, 5, 10, or 20 μg/mL simtuzumab ( n = 3; mean ± SEM). ( M ) Levels of phosphorylated PEAR1, CD44, and CD44-ICD were determined in MDA-MB-231 cells treated with 0, 5, 10, or 20 μg/mL simtuzumab. One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test was used for C , D , G , H , K , and L . * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. The Western blotting results are representative of 3 independent experiments.
Article Snippet: An anti–phospho-PEAR1 Ser891 antibody (p-PEAR1 Ser891 Ab) was generated by Shanghai GL Biochem Co. Rabbit antiserum against PEAR1 Ser891 phosphorylation was generated using the peptide Cys-RGSSRLDRSY(pS)YSYSNGP coupled to the carrier protein keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), the Ser891 of which is phosphorylated and indicated as pS.
Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Negative Control, Transwell Assay, Migration, Wound Healing Assay, Phospho-proteomics, Western Blot, Construct