Journal: Journal of Virology
Article Title: Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP2 Suppresses Host Innate Immunity against Influenza A Virus by Regulating EGFR-Mediated Signaling
doi: 10.1128/JVI.02001-20
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of the EGFR/ERK pathway reduces IAV replication. (A and B) A549 cells were pretreated with 1 μM afatinib (Afa), 10 μM U0126, or DMSO as a vehicle control for 12 h, followed by WSN, PR8, or CA04 infection (MOI = 1) for 30 min, and the protein samples were harvested. The expression levels of p-EGFR and p-ERK were detected by Western blotting. (C and D) Culture supernatants were harvested at 15 h postinfection and subjected to plaque assay to determine the virus titer. (E) A549 cells were transfected with siRNA corresponding to EGFR (siEGFR) or scrambled control siRNA (siCtrl) for 24 h, and the knockdown efficiency of siEGFR was determined by Western blotting. (F) After transfection with siEGFR or siCtrl at 80 nM for 24 h, the cells were exposed to WSN (MOI = 1) for 15 h, and then the culture supernatants were collected for plaque assay. Data are means and standard deviations (SD). *, P < 0.05.
Article Snippet: The membrane was soaked in 5% skim milk at room temperature for 1 h. After blocking, the membrane was incubated with primary antibodies specific to EGFR, phospho-EGFR (Y1068), SHP2, phospho-SHP2 (Y542), ERK, phospho-ERK (T202/Y204) (Cell Signaling Technology), β-actin, and Flag (TransGen) at 4°C overnight prior to treatment with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-mouse and -rabbit IgG at room temperature incubation for 1.5 h. The protein band was developed with NcmECL Ultra Reagent (NCM Biotech) and detected using a FluorChem M imaging system (ProteinSimple).
Techniques: Inhibition, Control, Infection, Expressing, Western Blot, Plaque Assay, Virus, Transfection, Knockdown