Journal: Bone Research
Article Title: Collagen type II suppresses articular chondrocyte hypertrophy and osteoarthritis progression by promoting integrin β1−SMAD1 interaction
doi: 10.1038/s41413-019-0046-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: COL2A1 repressed BMP-SMAD1 signaling activation through facilitating the ITGB1−SMAD1 interaction and weakening the BMPR1A/B−SMAD1 interaction. a , b Immunoprecipitation was performed on 293T extracts with anti-SMAD1 antibody or anti-ITGB1 antibody, followed by immunoblotting with anti-SMAD1 antibody and anti-ITGB1 antibody. c 293T cells were transfected with SMAD1-Flag, ITGB1-HA or vector-Flag plasmids, and immunoprecipitation was carried out with anti-Flag antibody followed by immunoblotting with anti-HA antibody and anti-Flag antibody. d 293T cells were transfected with SMAD1-Flag, ITGB1-HA, or vector-HA plasmids, and immunoprecipitation was carried out with anti-HA antibody, followed by immunoblotting with anti-HA antibody and anti-Flag antibody. e SMAD1 protein was purified from 293T cell extracts expressing SMAD1-Flag and identified by Coomassie blue staining (left panel) and mass spectrometry (right panel). f Purified SMAD1-Flag protein was incubated with the product expressing ITGB1-HA, which had been linked to HA affinity agarose beads for 4 h at 4 °C, followed by bead washing and immunoblotting. g , h Immunoprecipitation was performed on 293T cells treated with 100 μg·mL −1 COL2A1 or vehicle (0.05 mol·L −1 acetic acid) for 1 h with anti-SMAD1 antibody ( g ) or anti-ITGB1 antibody ( h ), followed by immunoblotting with anti-SMAD1 antibody and anti-ITGB1 antibody. i , j Immunoprecipitation was performed on 293T cells treated with COL2A1 or vehicle with anti-SMAD1 antibody ( i ) or anti-BMPR1A antibody ( j ), followed by immunoblotting with anti-SMAD1 antibody and anti-BMPR1A antibody. k , l Immunoprecipitation was performed with anti-SMAD1 antibody ( k ) or anti-BMPR1B antibody ( l ) on 293T cells treated with COL2A1 or vehicle followed by immunoblotting with anti-SMAD1 antibody and anti-BMPR1B antibody. m , n 293T cells were pretreated with 10 μg·mL −1 ITGB1 blocking antibody or anti-human IgG antibody for 1 h and then treated with COL2A1 or vehicle for 1 h. Immunoprecipitation with anti-SMAD1 antibody ( m ) or anti-ITGB1 antibody ( n ) was conducted, followed by immunoblotting with anti-SMAD1 antibody and anti-ITGB1 antibody. Blk ab, blocking antibody
Article Snippet: The pCMV3-FLAG-negative control vector plasmid (CV012), pCMV3-FLAG-SMAD1 plasmid (HG10715-CF), and pCMV3-HA-ITGB1 plasmid (HG10587-CF) were obtained from Sino Biological Inc.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Purification, Expressing, Staining, Mass Spectrometry, Incubation, Blocking Assay