Journal: Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Article Title: GABP Promotes Mesangial Cell Proliferation and Renal Fibrosis Through GLI1 in Diabetic Nephropathy.
doi: 10.1002/advs.202407462
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 6. Specific Expression of GLI1 in Mesangial Cells and Positive Regulation of GLI1 Expression by GABP in vivo. A) The protein expression levels of GLI1 in glomerular mesangial cells (MC), endothelial cells (EC), podocytes (PC), renal tubular epithelial cells (RTEC), and mononuclear macrophages cells (RAW) n = 3; B) Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the expression of GLI1 and PDGFR𝛽in the kidney of db/m and db/db mice (PDGFR𝛽, green fluorescence; GLI1, red fluorescence; Scale bar: 20 μm); C) The protein and mRNA expression levels of GLI1 in glomerular mesangial cells; D,E) The mRNA expression of GLI1 in mesangial cells; F,G) The protein expression levels of GLI1 in mesangial cells. n = 3; H) ChIP-qPCR was used to detect the binding of GABP to the GLI1 promoter in mesangial cells; I) Dual luciferase reporter assay of transcription activation for GABP𝛼and 𝛽on GLI1; J) Prediction of potential binding sites of GABP and GLI1 via JASPAR; K) Dual-luciferase reporter assay to detect the predicted binding site of mutant GLI1 to GABP; L,M) The mRNA expression levels of PTCH1, VEGFC, VEGFD and Snail in mesangial cells. NG: normal mesangial cell; OV: normal mesangial cell with vector; OE: normal mesangial cell with GABP𝛼/𝛽-overexpression lentivirus; HG: mesangial cell with 30 mM glucose; HKV: high glucose cultured mesangial cell with vector; HKD: high glucose cultured mesangial cell with GABP𝛽-knockdown lentivirus. Data are expressed as mean ± s.e.m. Statistical significance was assessed using an unpaired t-test (C, L, M, K) or one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s test (D, E, F, G, I, N) or two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, compared to NG, OV or HKV.
Article Snippet: Antibodies: The following antibodies were used: GABPα (21542-1-AP, Proteintech, WB: 1:2000, IHC: 1:50, IF/ICC: 1:200), GABPβ (12597-1-AP, Proteintech, WB: 1:1000, IHC: 1:50, IF/ICC: 1:500), GLI1 (66905-1-Ig, Proteintech, WB: 1:5000, IF/ICC: 1:400) and Fibronectin (15613-1-AP, Proteintech, WB: 1:2000, IHC: 1:2000, IF/ICC: 1:50) for Western blotting, IHC and Adv.
Techniques: Expressing, In Vivo, Staining, ChIP-qPCR, Binding Assay, Luciferase, Reporter Assay, Activation Assay, Mutagenesis, Plasmid Preparation, Over Expression, Cell Culture, Knockdown