Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: MK2/p38/p53 Suppress Basal IL-1β and Non-Canonical NF-κB Signaling in Macrophages
doi: 10.3390/ijms27073232
Figure Lengend Snippet: The level of IL-1β is increased in immortalized MK2 -KO (i MK2 -KO) cells. ( a ) i MK2 -KO cells transduced with an empty vector (+ GFP ) showed elevated levels of Il1b mRNA compared to MK2 -rescued cells (+ MK2 ) (right, n = 8), similar to those observed in MK2/3 -DKO and WT bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) (left; WT n = 9, DKO n = 8). ( b ) i MK2 -KO + GFP cells show increased Il1b mRNA after IL-1α treatment (5 ng/mL) compared to MK2 -rescued cells. n = 3. ( c ) RAW cells treated with MK2 siRNA have higher Il1b mRNA levels compared to the control after IL-1α stimulation. ( d ) Similar to MK2 , rescuing MK3 decreases the level of Il1b mRNA in resting or ( e ) IL-1α (5 ng/mL, 1 h)-treated i MK2 -KO cells, ( f ) as well as the basal level of IL-1β protein. Histone H3 serves as a control. ( a , c ) Student’s t -test, ( b ) 2W-RM-ANOVA with Bonferroni posttests, ( d , e ) 1W-ANOVA with Tukey’s Multiple Comparison Test, mean ± SEM, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: BMDM (5 × 10 5 cells/well), i MK2 -KO or RAW 264.7 cells (both 2 × 10 5 cells/well) were seeded, and treated one day later with the indicated concentrations and durations of recombinant murine IL-1α (211-11A, PeproTech GmbH, Hamburg, Germany), LPS ( Escherichia coli 0127:B8; Sigma-Aldrich, Merck, St. Louis, MO, USA), Actinomycin D (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann-Arbor, MI, USA), B022 (MedChemExpress, Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA), BMS-345541 (Axon Medchem B.V., Groningen, Netherlands), CAY10657 (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann-Arbor, MI, USA), SML1160 (Sigma-Aldrich, Merck, St. Louis, MO, USA), IKK inhibitor XII (HPN-01, Sigma-Aldrich, Merck, St. Louis, MO, USA), sc-514 (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann-Arbor, MI, USA), T-5224 (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann-Arbor, MI, USA), Takinib (MedChemExpress, Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA) or Nutlin-3 (SCBT, Dallas, TX, USA).
Techniques: Transduction, Plasmid Preparation, Derivative Assay, Control, Comparison