Journal: Journal of Cell Science
Article Title: Apical integrins as a switchable target to regulate the epithelial barrier
doi: 10.1242/jcs.263580
Figure Lengend Snippet: Nanowires alter epithelial barrier function. (A) TER measurements on Caco-2 cells for 2 h following treatment as indicated. Measurements were taken every 10 min with a cellZscope impedance system, and all points were normalized to baseline TER readings before treatment. Each point is the average TER for that treatment±s.d. ( n wells/treatment: AIIB2, n =9; 9EG7, n =7; bare, n =6; untreated, n =10). **** P <0.0001 (all treatments were significantly different from the others). (B) Dye flux permeability, as assayed using calcein (630 Da), for Caco-2 cells with the indicated treatments. Each point is the average permeability for that treatment±s.d. ( n wells/treatment: AIIB2, n =7; 9EG7, n =8; bare, n =7; untreated, n =5). * P =0.017 (untreated versus AIIB2 nanowires), **** P <0.0001 (untreated versus 9EG7 nanowires). (C) Dye flux permeability, as assayed using whole fluorescently tagged IgG (160 kDa), for Caco-2 cells with the indicated treatments. Each point is the average permeability for that treatment±s.d. ( n wells/treatment: AIIB2, n =6; 9EG7, n =4; bare, n =4; untreated, n =6). ** P =0.016 (untreated versus AIIB2 nanowires), ** P =0.013 (untreated versus bare nanowires), **** P <0.0001 (AIIB2 nanowires versus bare nanowires and 9EG7 nanowires). In each case, significance was determined by two-way ANOVA with Tukey correction for multiple comparisons.
Article Snippet: Nanowires were conjugated with either AIIB2 blocking anti-integrin β1 antibody (Millipore, MABT409), mAb13 blocking anti-integrin β1 antibody (Millipore, MABT821), 9EG7 activating anti-integrin β1 antibody (BD Pharmingen, 553715), 12G10 activating anti-integrin β1 antibody (Millipore, MAB2247) or an isotype control antibody (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 31933).
Techniques: Permeability