Journal: Research
Article Title: CCN5 Drives Leydig Cell Aging and Testicular Dysfunction: Insights into Fibrosis, Lipid Dysregulation, and Therapeutic Potential
doi: 10.34133/research.0762
Figure Lengend Snippet: CCN5 promotes LCs senescence by down-regulating RNF213. (A) This table shows the top 10 proteins that combined with CCN5 identified by LC-MS/MS. (B) Bar plot shows the enrichment analysis of proteins that combined with CCN5. (C) The LCs (top panel) and 293t (bottom panel) cells lysates were immunoprecipitated by anti-FLAG antibody (fused with CCN5) or IgG with protein A/G magnetic beads. The precipitated proteins were analyzed by Western blot using anti-DOCK7 and anti-RNF213 antibody, respectively. (D) Immunofluorescence co-staining of RNF213 (red) and CCN5 (green) in young and old mice testis. The scale bar represents 100 μm. n = 10 different regions. (E) Scatter plot showing the correlation between CCN5 and RNF213 expression levels in the testicular interstitial region. (F) Western blot shows the level of RNF213 in LCs after recombinant CCN5 protein with CCN5(ΔSP) or CCN5(wt) overexpression. n = 3 technical repeats. (G) Western blot analysis to validate the knockdown efficiency of RNF213 in LCs. n = 3 technical repeats. (H) Western blot shows the fold change of FOXO1, FOXO3, p16, and p21 in LCs after knockdown of RNF213. n = 3 technical repeats. (I) ELISA was used to measure the change of testosterone concentration in the culture supernatant of LCs after knockdown of RNF213. n = 3 technical repeats. (J) SA-β-gal staining of LCs with RNF213 knockdown. The scale bar represents 20 μm. n = 5 technical repeats. (K) Crystal violet staining marks colony formation in LCs with RNF213 knockdown. n = 2 technical repeats. (L) Oil red staining of LCs with RNF213 knockdown. The scale bar represents 10 μm. n = 10 cells.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used for immunoblotting: DYKDDDDK tag Monoclonal antibody (Proteintech, 66008-4-IG, 1:5,000), RNF213 Antibody (Novus, NBP1-88466, 1:1,000), Smad2 (D43B4) XP Rabbit mAb (CST, 5339T, 1:1,000), Phospho-SMAD2 (Ser465/Ser467) (E8F3R) Rabbit mAb (CST, 4511T, 1:1,000), Smad3 Rabbit pAb (Abclonal, A11471, 1:1,000), Phospho-Smad3-S423/S425 Rabbit mAb (Abclonal, AP0727, 1:1,000), alpha-SMA Antibody (Affinity Biosciences, AF1032, 1:1,000), ccn5-rabbit-polyclonal-antibody (Origene, TA383325; 1:1,000), and DOCK7 Polyclonal antibody (proteintech, 13000-1-AP, 1:1,000).
Techniques: Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Immunoprecipitation, Magnetic Beads, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Expressing, Recombinant, Over Expression, Knockdown, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Concentration Assay