Journal: Cell stem cell
Article Title: Genetic reconstruction of mouse spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal in vitro by Ras-cyclin D2 activation.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2009.04.020
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. Phenotypic Characterization of H-RasV12-GSCs and cyclin-Transfected Cells (A) Cell-cycle distribution. Significantly more cells are in the G2/M phase in the H-RasV12-GSCs and cyD2E-GSCs. (B) Characterization of cell surface antigens by flow cytometry. Note the weaker expression of EpCAM and a6- and b1-integrin in cyD1E-GSCs and cyD3E-GSCs. Red line, specific antibody; black line, unstained control. Values indicate mean fluorescence intensity. (C) Statistically significant reduction in laminin binding of cyD1E- and cyD3E-GSCs. (D) RT-PCR analysis. Neurog3 expression was weaker in both cyD2E- and cyD3E-GSCs. (E) Immunocytochemistry of p27 and cyclin D2 in transfected cells. The transfectants were cultured on laminin without cytokines for 6 days and stained with anti-cyclin D2 (top) or p27 (bottom) antibody. Cyclin D2 was strongly expressed in both WT and H-RasV12-GSCs. p27 staining was predominantly found in the cytoplasm of H-RasV12-GSCs and cyD2E-GSCs, whereas nuclear staining was found in cyD1E-GSCs and D3E-GSCs. Counterstained by DAPI. (F) COBRA. Open arrows indicate the sizes of the methylated DNA, whereas closed arrows indicate the size of the unmethylated DNA. Percent methylation, as estimated by the intensity of each band, is indicated below the gels. U, uncleaved; C, cleaved. Scale bar, 10 mm (E). E, EGF; F, bFGF; G, GDNF. Error bars indicate SEM.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: polyclonal rabbit anti-mouse Akt, polyclonal rabbit anti-mouse Akt-P (Ser 473), polyclonal rabbit anti-mouse p27, polyclonal rabbit anti-human cdk2, polyclonal rabbit anti-human cdk2-P (Thr 160), polyclonal rabbit anti-human Erk1/2-P, polyclonal rabbit anti-human cyclin D2 (Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA), mouse anti-human p27-P (Thr 187) (Invitrogen), and mouse anti-Ras (Thermo Scientific).
Techniques: Transfection, Cytometry, Expressing, Control, Binding Assay, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Immunocytochemistry, Cell Culture, Staining, Combined Bisulfite Restriction Analysis Assay, Methylation