Journal: Journal of Molecular Medicine (Berlin, Germany)
Article Title: Targeting EFEMP1 enhances chondrogenesis and inhibits hypertrophic differentiation in a spontaneous osteoarthritis mouse model
doi: 10.1007/s00109-026-02656-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effect of EFEMP1 knockdown by small interfering RNA (siRNA) on chondrocyte phenotype. A The human chondrocyte cell line C20A4 was transfected with either EFEMP1 siRNA (siEFEMP1) or scrambled siRNA (siCtrl). EFEMP1 and MMP-13 protein expression was analyzed by Western blotting. B Chondrocyte-related gene expression, including SOX9, aggrecan (ACAN), MMP13, type X collagen (COL10A1), and type II collagen (COL2A1), was assessed by quantitative PCR in siEFEMP1- and siCtrl-treated C20A4 cells. C Phosphokinase protein arrays were used to profile phosphorylation changes in intracellular proteins extracted from C20A4 chondrocytes. D Spot intensities exhibiting changes greater than ± 25% between groups were quantified using ImageJ software. Red lines indicate baseline levels from the siCtrl group. E Phosphorylation of p70S6K at threonine 421/serine 424 (T421/T424) was further examined by Western blot analysis. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Statistical significance was determined using an independent-samples t-test. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, and *** P < 0.001
Article Snippet: Samples were incubated overnight at 4 °C with primary antibodies against EFEMP1 (1:100, NBP1-77040; NOVUS, USA), SOX9 (1:50, sc-166505; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, USA), MMP-13 (1:100, GTX100665; GeneTex, USA), aggrecan fragments (1:100, AF1220; R&D Systems, USA), COL2A1 (1:100, ab34712; Abcam, UK), and COL10A1 (1:100, GTX37732; GeneTex, USA).
Techniques: Knockdown, Small Interfering RNA, Transfection, Expressing, Western Blot, Gene Expression, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Phospho-proteomics, Software