Journal: Gastroenterology Report
Article Title: Targeting transglutaminase 2: pathways to celiac disease therapies
doi: 10.1093/gastro/goaf086
Figure Lengend Snippet: SiRNA knockdown of ERp57, TRX, and TG2, and the effect on cellular/extracellular TG2 activity. Caco-2 cells were incubated with specific siRNAs or mock siRNA for 48 h. The efficacy of the siRNA knockdown was determined by using Western blotting. Expression of ERp57, TRX, and TG2 was normalized against the housekeeping protein GAPDH. (A–C) SiRNA treatment significantly reduced expression of (A) ERp57, (B) TRX, and (C) TG2. Incubation with mock siRNA did not affect protein expression ( n = 4). (D) Treatment with ERp57-siRNA und TRX-siRNA did not show any off-target effects on TG2 expression ( n = 3). (E) Cellular expression of ERp57, TRX, and TG2 determined by fluorometry after siRNA knockdown. Protein levels of all three target proteins were reduced by siRNA-mediated knockdown. (F) Cellular TG2 activity was determined by fluorometry after siRNA treatment. SiRNA knockdown of TRX and TG2 reduced cellular TG2 activity ( n = 5). (G) Extracellular expression of ERp57, TRX, and TG2 was investigated in unpermeabilized Caco-2 cells by fluorometry. Protein levels of all three target proteins were significantly reduced by siRNA-mediated knockdown. (H) Extracellular TG2 activity was investigated in unpermeabilized Caco-2 cells by fluorometry. SiRNA knockdown of TRX and TG2 significantly reduced extracellular TG2 activity ( n = 5). All data are shown as mean ± SD. Statistical significance was tested by using Student’s t -test with Welch correction where appropriate. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. GAPDH = glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
Article Snippet: LDN27219 , , GTP antagonism, stabilization of closed (inactive) conformation of TG2 , HY-16693, MedChemExpress, Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA.
Techniques: Knockdown, Activity Assay, Incubation, Western Blot, Expressing