Journal: Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Article Title: The stiffness and collagen control differentiation of osteoclasts with an altered expression of c-Src in podosome.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149636
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3. RGD sequences promote osteoclast differentiation with enhanced expression of podosome-related factors. Raw264.7 cells were treated with 100 ng/mL of sRANKL for 4 days on non-coated (RGD-), BSA-coated (RGD-), or collagen-coated (RGD+) plates. (A) Osteoclasts were stained for TRAP on the indicated days. The scale bar indicates 200 μm. (B–F) Total RNA was extracted, and the mRNA expression of the osteoclast marker genes Nfatc1 (B) and Ctsk (C) and the podosome- related factors Itgαv (D), Itgβ3 (E), and Vcl (F) were analyzed by RT-qPCR. β-Actin was used as a normalized gene. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM from three independent experiments. Asterisks indicate significant differences between the groups: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001. (D) Total protein was extracted and subjected to Western blotting to detect Src and β-actin. β-Actin was used as a reference. (E) The relative intensity of Src, shown in (D), was measured.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against mouse β-actin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Dallas, TX, USA) and Src (Cell Signaling Technology Inc., Danvers, MA, USA) were used.
Techniques: Expressing, Staining, Marker, Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot