Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: DLX2 acts as a pioneer factor and drives Msx1 + ectomesenchyme formation from embryonic stem cells
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aea0685
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Schematic of FLAG-tagged DLX2-binding partner identification and validation. m/z , mass/charge ratio; WB, Western blot. ( B ) Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) heatmap of day-2 Dlx2 -OE (FLAG +Dox) EBs. Proteins were labeled by UniProt entry names, with FC indicated by color intensity (red). ( C ) Immunostaining of Dlx2 -OE cells. DAPI for nuclear staining. Scale bars, 50 μm (EBs) and 10 μm (single cells). ( D and E ) Co-IP of DLX2 and LAP2 isoforms in day-2 Dlx2 -OE EBs. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as the loading control. ( F ) Schematic of DLX2 truncation mutants: WT and four mutants with deletions in the N-terminal (ΔN), C-terminal (ΔC), homeodomain (ΔHD), or 38 amino acids in the homeodomain, retaining the NLS. aa, amino acids. ( G ) Co-IP of LAP2α, LAP2β, and FLAG-DLX2 mutants in day-2 EBs using anti-FLAG antibody. ( H ) Predicted DLX2-LAP2α protein complex structure. ( I ) Flow cytometry quantification of Msx1 + cells in day-8 EBs. Data shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistics: one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test. ( J ) RT-qPCR of ectomesenchymal marker genes in day-8 EBs. Data shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistics: one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test. ( K ) RT-qPCR of Tmpo KD efficiency in day-8 Dlx2 -OE EBs, with two shRNA mix delivered into cells. Data shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistics: two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. ( L ) Flow cytometry quantification of Msx1 + cells in day-8 Dlx2 -OE EBs with Tmpo KD. Data shown as mean ± SD from four independent experiments. Statistics: one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test. ( M ) RT-qPCR of ectomesenchymal marker genes in day-8 Dlx2 -OE EBs with Tmpo KD. Data shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistics: two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, and **** P < 0.0001. n.s., not significant.
Article Snippet: After preclearing with magnetic beads, the lysates were incubated overnight at 4°C with anti-FLAG, anti-pan LAP2, anti-H3K27ac, or control IgG antibodies, followed by a 4-hour incubation with Protein G or Protein A/G magnetic beads (Invitrogen, catalog no. 10004D; MedChemExpress, catalog no. HY-K0202).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Biomarker Discovery, Western Blot, Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Labeling, Immunostaining, Staining, Co-Immunoprecipitation Assay, Control, Flow Cytometry, Quantitative RT-PCR, Marker, shRNA, Two Tailed Test