Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Integrin beta 1 and mannose receptor 2 are involved in the antifungal activity of bronchial epithelial cells through Aspergillus fumigatus lectin FleA interactions
doi: 10.64898/2026.02.26.708144
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) mRNA Laminin B3 and C2 expression after BECs transfection with siRNA-LAMB3 or siRNA-LAMC2. Data are expressed as percentage of control (siCtl) and presented as mean ± SD, n = 7 independent experiments. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (ANOVA test). ( B) Microscopic score of A. fumigatus filament formation after infection of BECs transfected with siRNA-LAMB3 and siRNA-LAMC2. BECs were transfected 48 h then infected for 15 h. Data are expressed as percentage of control (siCtl) and presented as mean ± SD, n = 10 independent experiments. *** p < 0.001 (ANOVA test). ( C ) Measure of galactomannan released in supernatant of infected BECs transfected with siRNA-LAMB3 or siRNA-LAMC2. Data are expressed as percentage of control (siCtl) and presented as mean ± SD, n= 8 independent experiments. * p < 0.05 (Student’s t-test). ( D ) Measure of galactomannan released in supernatant of BECs infected with A. fumigatus in presence of different concentrations of exogenous laminin-332. Data are expressed as percentage of control (0 µg/mL laminin-332) and presented as mean ± SEM, n = 3 independent experiments. * p < 0.05 (ANOVA test followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test). (E) Conidia adhesion on BECs cells after 1 h of pre-incubation with laminin-332 (5 µg/mL) or FleA lectin (2 µM) and infection with 300 conidia/well during 2 h or 4 h. Control: Conidia adhesion to non-treated BECs. Data are expressed as % of control and presented as mean ± SD, n = 4 independent experiments. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 (ANOVA test followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test).
Article Snippet: Reverse transcriptionwas was performed from 1μg RNA using a 2X RT Master Mix on a ProFlex thermocycler (Applied Biosystems, ThermoFischer), with the following program: 25°C for 10 min; 37°C for 2 h and 85°C for 5 min. Quantitative PCR was carried out using 2 μL of cDNA, 5 μL 2× TaqMan mix (Low ROX), 2.5 μL of RNase-free H 2 0 and 0.5 μL of the TaqMan probe: GAPDH (Hs02786624_g1); ITGB1 (Hs01127536_m1); MRC2 (Hs00195862_m1); LAMP1 (Hs00931461_m1); LAMB3 (Hs00165078_m1); LAMC2 (Hs01043717_m1) (Applied Biosystem).
Techniques: Expressing, Transfection, Control, Infection, Comparison, Incubation