Journal: Bioactive Materials
Article Title: Dynamic hydrogels orchestrate the differentiation fate of mesenchymal stem cells through epigenetic regulation of SETD7 to accelerate bone defect repair
doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.01.019
Figure Lengend Snippet: SETD7-mediated β-catenin methylation enhances its nuclear accumulation and requires binding to nuclear YAP for osteogenic activity. (a) GO analysis of predicted miRNA targets (top 20 terms). (b) Co-IP of cytoplasmic β-catenin complexes from hMSCs in HA-CA and HA-ADA hydrogels, immunoblotted for SETD7 and methyl-lysine. (c) Nuclear β-catenin and H3 levels. (d, e) Quantification of (b) and (c). (f) Co-IP analysis following SETD7 overexpression (MOI = 20, 12 h transduction, 48 h culture). (g) Nuclear β-catenin levels after SETD7 overexpression. (h, i) Quantification of (f) and (g). (j) Co-IP analysis following SETD7 knockdown (MOI = 10, 24 h transduction, 48 h culture). (k) Nuclear β-catenin levels after SETD7 silencing. (l, m) Quantification of (j) and (k). (n, o) Nuclear YAP and H3 expression with quantification. (p, q) Co-IP analysis of nuclear YAP-β-catenin interaction in hMSCs cultured in HA-CA and HA-ADA hydrogels. (r) β-catenin/YAP co-localization by immunofluorescence. (s) β-catenin and YAP staining after gene silencing. (t, u) ARS staining and quantification of osteogenic differentiation following knockdown. n = 3. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: After blocking with 5 % non-fat milk for 1 h at room temperature, membranes were incubated with primary antibodies including β-catenin (1:800, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, #sc-7963), YAP (1:1000, ABclonal, #A19134), SETD7 (1:1000, Proteintech, #24840-1-AP), methylated lysine (1:1200, Abcam, #ab23366), Runx2 (1:1000, ABclonal, #A2851), OCN (1:1000, ABclonal, #A20800), and PPARγ (1:1000, ABclonal, #A11183) overnight at 4 °C, followed by HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies for 1 h at room temperature.
Techniques: Methylation, Binding Assay, Activity Assay, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Over Expression, Transduction, Knockdown, Expressing, Cell Culture, Immunofluorescence, Staining