Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Article Title: A Novel Role of PP2A Methylation in the Regulation of Tight Junction Assembly and Integrity
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.911279
Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression of the L309Δ mutant in MDCK cells alters PP2A distribution and complex formation with TJ proteins and Par3. (A) Polarized MDCK monolayers were analyzed by confocal microscopy for the distribution of WTC and L309Δ using anti-HA antibodies. Representative apical x-y and transversal x-z sections are shown; the arrow indicates the monolayer thickness. (B) Representative distribution of PP2A-Bα in MDCK-WTC and MDCK-L309Δ cells 20 h after a Ca 2+ switch. (C) Western blot analysis of HA-PP2Ac and PP2A-Bα in total lysates and NP40-detergent-insoluble fractions prepared from MDCK-WTC and MDCK-L309Δ cells cultured in NC medium. Sodium potassium pump (Na,K-ATPase), membrane marker. (D) Western blot analyses of ZO-1 and occludin in total lysates and HA-immunoprecipitates (IP) prepared from MDCK cells transfected with WTC, L309Δ, or empty vector (EV). (E) Western blot analyses of endogenous Par3 and aPKCζ in total lysates and HA immunoprecipitates (IP) prepared from WTC-, L309Δ- or EV-, transfected MDCK cells. (F) Western blot analyses of myc-Par3 and HA-PP2Ac in total lysates and corresponding myc immunoprecipitates (IP) prepared from MDCK-Par3 cells stably expressing myc-Par3, that were transfected with either WTC, L309Δ, or EV. IgG, immunoglobulin. For (A–F) , similar results were obtained in three separate experiments. Scale bars = 10 μm.
Article Snippet: Antibodies used in this study included: Mouse (clone 16B12, Covance) and rabbit (clone C29F4, Cell Signaling Technology) anti-HA; mouse anti-Myc (clone 9B11, Cell Signaling Technology); mouse anti-methyl PP2Ac (clone 2A10, Merck Millipore); mouse anti-demethyl-PP2Ac (clone 1D6; Merck Millipore); mouse anti-PP2Ac (#610556, BD Transduction); mouse anti-LCMT1 clone 4A4 (Merck Millipore); mouse anti-PME-1 ( ); rabbit ( ) and mouse (clone 2G9, Merck Millipore) anti-Bα; rabbit anti-Na + /K + ATPase (#3010, Cell Signaling Technology); mouse anti-occludin (clone OC-3F10; Thermo Fisher Scientific); mouse anti-ZO-1 (clone ZO1-1A12, Thermo Fisher Scientific); rabbit anti-Par3 (#07-330, Merck-Millipore); rabbit anti-aPKCζ (sc-216, Santa Cruz Biotechnology); mouse (clone C4, Merck Millipore) and rabbit (#AAN01, Cytoskeleton Inc.) anti-actin; mouse anti-α-tubulin (clone DM1A; Sigma).
Techniques: Expressing, Mutagenesis, Confocal Microscopy, Western Blot, Cell Culture, Membrane, Marker, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Stable Transfection