Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Article Title: Inhibitor of DNA-Binding 3 Is a Novel Regulator of Limbal Epithelial Cell Migration Via the EphA2/Akt Signaling Pathway
doi: 10.1167/iovs.66.9.2
Figure Lengend Snippet: ID3 knockdown increases phosphorylation of Akt and ligand-independent activation of EphA2. ( a , b ) After transfection with siControl or siID3, cells were treated with LY294002, an Akt inhibitor ( a ), or EphrinA1 peptide, a ligand of EphA2 that can block the ligand-independent activation of EphA2 ( b ). Protein lysates were subjected to western blot, and densitometry was conducted using Image Studio. It showed that knockdown of ID3 had no significant effect on phosphorylation of ERK. A significant increase of p-Akt, EphA2, and p-EphA2 (S897, a ligand-independent phosphorylation site) in cells transfected with siID3 was detected. Such increases were reversed by LY294002 or EphrinA1 peptide, respectively ( n = 3). * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: GAPDH (MAB374, 1:1000 dilution; Sigma-Aldrich), ID3 (9837, 1:500 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology), ERK1 (sc-94; 1:1000 dilution; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), p-ERK (sc-7383, 1:1000 dilution; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), Akt (4691, 1:1000 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology), p-Akt S473 (4060, 1:1000 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology), EphA2 (AF3035, 1:250 dilution; R&D Systems), and p-EphA2 S897 (6347, 1:1000 dilution; Cell Signaling Technology).
Techniques: Knockdown, Phospho-proteomics, Activation Assay, Transfection, Blocking Assay, Western Blot