Journal: British Journal of Cancer
Article Title: The BMP pathway either enhances or inhibits the Wnt pathway depending on the SMAD4 and p53 status in CRC
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.560
Figure Lengend Snippet: Activation of BMP signalling differentially modulates Wnt signalling dependent on the SMAD4 and p53 status. ( A ) CRC cell lines HCT116, LS174T, HT-29, SW480, RKO and DLD-1 and the embryonic kidney cell line HEK-293 (used as non-cancer cell line) were transfected with WRE-luc and MRE-luc. The next day, the cells were transfected with either BMPR2 (to activate BMP signalling) or the empty control vector pcDNA4/TO. After 24 h, the cells were lysed and luciferase activity was measured. The control (pcDNA) condition was set to 1. ( B ) An overview of APC/ β -catenin, KRAS/BRAF, p53 and SMAD4 mutation status in the cell lines. ( C ) HCT116, HCT116 SMAD4−/−, HCT116 R248 (p53 mutated) and HCT116 p53−/− cells were transfected with WRE-luc and MRE-luc. The next day, the cells were transfected with either BMPR2 (to activate BMP signalling) or the empty control vector pcDNA4/TO. After 24 h, the cells were lysed and luciferase activity was measured. ( D ) DLD-1 (harbouring a p53 mutation) and DLD-1 SIL/+ (one WT copy p53) were transfected with WRE-luc/MRE-luc. The next day, the cells were treated with either 100 ng ml −1 BMP2 or the control vehicle (both diluted in medium with 0,5% FCS). After 24 h, the cells were lysed and luciferase activity was measured. ( E ) SMAD4 was stably knocked down in LS174T cell using lentiviral shRNA transduction. The empty shRNA SHC002 was used to create a control cell line. The cells were transfected with WRE-luc/MRE-luc. The next day the cells were treated with either 100 ng ml −1 BMP2 or the control vehicle (both diluted in medium with 1% FCS). After 24 h, the cells were lysed and luciferase activity was measured. (All the experiments were performed three times. Mean±s.e.m. is shown, * P <0.05, ** P <0.01, *** P <0.001)
Article Snippet: Stock solutions of recombinant human BMP2 ligands (R&D systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) were prepared in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and subsequently dissolved in culture medium (100 ng ml −1 ) containing 0.5% FCS.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Transfection, Control, Plasmid Preparation, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Mutagenesis, Stable Transfection, shRNA, Transduction