Journal: International journal of molecular medicine
Article Title: Eya2 overexpression promotes the invasion of human astrocytoma through the regulation of ERK/MMP9 signaling.
doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3132
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. Eyes absent (Eya) 2 interacts with Six1 and regulates ERK signaling. (A) ERK inhibitor, PD98059, blocked the promoting effect of Eya2 on A172 inva- sion. *P<0.05 Eya2 plasmid vs control plasmid in A172 cells. (B) Western blot analysis revealed that ERK inhibitor, PD98059, abolished the promoting effect of Eya2 on MMP9 mRNA and protein expression. *P<0.05 Eya2 plasmid vs control plasmid in A172 cells. (C) Eya2 co-immunoprecipitated with Six1 in U251 cells. (D) Transfection with Six1 siRNA significantly downregulated its protein in A172 cells. In Six1-depleted cells, transfection with Eya2 expression plasmid could not upregulate MMP9 expression at both the mRNA and protein level. *P<0.05 Eya2 plasmid vs control plasmid in A172 cells. Densitometry of western bands was measured using ImageJ software and relative intensity was calculated and indicated.
Article Snippet: The sections were deparaffinized and antigen retrieval was performed in citrate buffer for 2 min using an autoclave. endogenous peroxidase was then blocked using hydrogen peroxide. eya2 rabbit polyclonal antibody (1:300 dilution; 11314-1-aP; Proteintech inc., chicago, il, uSa) was used to incubate the tissue sections at 4̊C overnight.
Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, Control, Western Blot, Expressing, Immunoprecipitation, Transfection, Software