Journal: Cell Death & Disease
Article Title: TIGAR maintains intestinal epithelial regeneration by stabilizing HMGCL and promoting β-catenin β-hydroxybutyrylation in burn-induced sepsis
doi: 10.1038/s41419-026-08486-7
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Western blot analysis was performed to detect changes in β-catenin protein levels in the intestinal crypts of mice with burn sepsis on day 7. B The alterations in the nuclear and cytoplasmic distribution of β-catenin in intestinal crypt cells of mice with burn sepsis on day 7 were assessed using nucleocytoplasmic fractionation and western blot analysis. Fibrillarin (FBL) was used as the nuclear internal control and GAPDH served as the cytoplasmic internal control. C The expression levels of β-catenin were evaluated by western blot analysis in IEC-6 cells cultured with or without LPS (100 μg/mL) for 24 h. D, E After overexpression D and knockdown E of TIGAR in IEC-6 cells, the protein levels of β-catenin were verified by western blot. F After the overexpression of TIGAR in IEC-6 cells, nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation was conducted, followed by western blot analysis to assess alterations in the subcellular distribution of β-catenin. G Immunofluorescence was employed to assess the nuclear translocation of β-catenin following TIGAR overexpression in IEC-6 cells. H, I Nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation H and immunofluorescence I were performed to assess the nuclear translocation of β-catenin in vector and TIGAR-overexpressing IEC-6 cells cultured in the presence or absence of LPS (100 μg/mL) for 24 h. J, K Nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation J and immunofluorescence K were performed to assess the nuclear translocation of β-catenin in shNC and TIGAR knockdown IEC-6 cells. L Immunoprecipitation analysis of the interaction of β-catenin with TCF4 by the corresponding antibodies in TIGAR overexpression (left) or knockdown (right) IEC-6 cells. M The specific inhibitor of β-catenin β-catenin-IN-7 (50 μM) and LPS (100 μg/mL) were co-administered to small intestinal organoids for 48 h, and the morphological and growth changes of the organoids were quantitatively assessed under an optical microscope. Scale bars: 100 μm. N, O β-catenin-IN-7 and LPS were co-administered to small intestinal organoids for 48 h, the number of Ki67 + N and LGR5 + O cells were acquired through confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 100 μm. P IEC-6 cells overexpressing TIGAR were treated with LPS (100 μg/mL) and β-catenin-IN-7 (50 μM) for 24 h, followed by assessment of cell proliferation using the EdU assay. Scale bars: 100 μm. Q IEC-6 cells overexpressing TIGAR were treated with LPS and β-catenin-IN-7 for 5 days, the cell growth was detected by colony formation assay. Data presented are representative of three independent experiments. The data are presented as mean ± SD. Two-sided paired Student’s t-test B, F, J and One-way ANOVA H, N–Q were performed to assess statistical significance. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 , *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The intestinal epithelial cell line HIEC-6 and IEC-6, and HEK293T cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Manassas, USA).
Techniques: Western Blot, Fractionation, Control, Expressing, Cell Culture, Over Expression, Knockdown, Immunofluorescence, Translocation Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Immunoprecipitation, Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, EdU Assay, Colony Assay