Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Macrophage Tim-4 protects against deep vein thrombosis by binding CK2β to suppress inflammatory responses
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1634230
Figure Lengend Snippet: Tim-4 hijacks CK2β to prevent the activation of the NF-κB pathway. (A) Tim-4 binding proteins in PEMs were identified by RNA-Seq combined with LC-MS/MS assay. (B) Predicted docking module of Tim-4 and CK2β. (C, D) IP validation of Tim-4 binding to CK2β in PEMs. (E) Co-IP assay using either anti-HA or anti-Flag antibodies with lysates from HEK293T cells 48 hours after co-transfection with HA-tagged Tim-4 and Flag-tagged CK2β plasmids. (F, G) Representative colocalization IF images of Tim-4 and CK2β in HEK293T cells or PEMs. Scale bar, 10μm. (H-K) THP-1 cells were transfected with Lv-shTim-4 or Lv-NC for 72 hours and treated with LPS for 0.5 hours, and inhibitor groups were treated with CX-4945 for another 1 hour and co-cultured with HUVECs. (H, I) Relative mRNA and protein levels of vWF and TF in HUVECs. (J, K) Relative mRNA levels of IL-1β and TNF-α, and western blot analysis of pP65, P65, pIκBα, and IκBα expression in THP-1. (L-O) Representative ultrasound images and photographs (Scale bar, 1 mm) of thrombi, weight statistics, and HE staining of thrombi (scale bar, 500 μm) and spleens (scale bar, 0.100 mm) from Tim-4 fl/fl and LysM-Cre; Tim-4 fl/fl mice with or without CX-4945 treatment. (P) Western blot analysis of vWF and TF expression in IVCs from Tim-4 fl/fl and LysM-Cre; Tim-4 fl/fl mice with or without CX-4945 treatment. (Q) qPCR analysis for IL-1β and TNF-α in PEMs and BMDMs from Tim-4 fl/fl and LysM-Cre; Tim-4 fl/fl mice with or without CX-4945 treatment. (R) Western blot analysis of pP65, P65, pIκBα, and IκBα expression in PEMs and BMDMs from Tim-4 fl/fl and LysM-Cre; Tim-4 fl/fl mice with or without CX-4945 treatment. Error bars indicate SD of at least three biological replicates per group in one experiment. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The membrane was blocked with 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) (A8020, Solarbio, Beijing, China) at room temperature for 2 hours and then incubated with the appropriate primary antibodies against Tim-4 (12008-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), CK2β (GB113852-50, Servicebio, Wuhan, China), TF (CY5807, Abways, Shanghai, China), vWF (11778-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), P65 (CY5034, Abways, Shanghai, China), pP65 (3033S, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), IκBα (10268-1-AP, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), pIκBα (82349-1-RR, Proteintech, Wuhan, China), and GAPDH (AB0037, Abways, Shanghai, China) overnight at 4°C.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Binding Assay, RNA Sequencing, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Biomarker Discovery, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Cotransfection, Transfection, Cell Culture, Western Blot, Expressing, Staining