Journal: Research
Article Title: Visomitin Attenuates Pathological Bone Loss by Reprogramming Osteoclast Metabolism via the STAT3/LDHB Axis
doi: 10.34133/research.0784
Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT3 functions as a direct target of Visomitin to modulate LDHB transcription. (A) The potential transcription factors (TFs) for LDHB were predicted using the KnockTF, ENCODE, and ChIP_Atlas databases. (B) The potential targets of Visomitin were predicted using the SuperPRED database. (C and D) The mRNA and protein expression levels of LDHB under Stattic treatment ( n = 3). (E) The thermal stability of FLAG-STAT3 under Visomitin treatment was detected using WB ( n = 3). (F) The stability of FLAG-STAT3 in the presence of protease following treatment with Visomitin (0, 75, 150, and 300 nmol/l) was detected using WB ( n = 3). (G) Three-dimensional image of molecular docking between Visomitin and STAT3. (H) Representative immunoblots for the indicated nuclear, phosphorylated, or total proteins following treatment with Visomitin (0, 75, 150, and 300 nm) ( n = 3). (I) Representative Immunofluorescence images of STAT3 in BMMs after treatment with RANKL or Visomitin (0, 75, 150, and 300 nm) as indicated. Scale bars, 20 μm. (J) Quantification of Pearson’s correlation coefficient between STAT3 and DAPI in panel (I) ( n = 3). (K) STAT3 ChIP assay of LDHB promoter region. (L) Quantification of the binding affinity between STAT3 and the LDHB promoter ( n = 3). Data are mean ± SD; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, and *** P < 0.001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Recombinant soluble mouse macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) (Cat. No. CB34) was supplied by Novoprotein; Recombinant soluble mouse RANKL (Cat. No. 462-TEC-010) were purchased from R&D Systems; Total Antioxidant Capacity (T-AOC) Assay Kit (Cat. No. S0121), ROS Assay Kit (Cat. No. S0033S), Mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit with JC-1 (Cat. No. C2006), MitoSOX Assay Kit (Cat. No. S0061S), DHE (Cat. No. S0063), and Antifade Mounting Medium (Cat. No. P0126) were supplied by Beyotime. iF488-wheat germ agglutinin (Cat. No. G1730) was purchased from Servicebio.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Binding Assay