Journal: EMBO Reports
Article Title: naRNA-LL37 composite DAMPs define sterile NETs as self-propagating drivers of inflammation
doi: 10.1038/s44319-024-00150-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Confocal microscopy of primary human PMNs stimulated as indicated for 3 h and stained for naRNA (anti-rRNA Y10b, magenta), LL37 (anti-hLL37-DyLight550, yellow), and DNA (Hoechst 33342, white, n = 3 biological replicates, representative images, scale bar 2 or 10 μm as indicated). ( B ) Pearson’s correlation coefficient (co-localization) analysis of ( A ) ( n = 3 biological replicates, combined data, each dot represents one image, three images/condition). ( C ) Line plot analysis of LL37, RNA, and DNA staining of primary human PMNs stimulated as indicated in ( A ) was performed using ZenBlue3 software ( n = 3 biological replicates, representative graph, scale bar 2 µm). White arrows indicate co-localization of RNA and LL37. ( D ) As C but staining with SYTO RNAselect instead of anti-rRNA ( n = 3 biological replicates, representative graph, scale bar 10 µm). White arrows indicate co-localization of RNA and LL37. ( E ) As in ( D ) but showing x,z and y,z projections from multiple z-stacks. White arrows indicate co-localization of RNA and LL37. ( F ) As in ( A / C ) but on 50–60 nm ultrathin sections of unstimulated PMNs ( n = 3 biological replicates, representative image, scale bar 2 µm). Line plot analysis was performed using ImageJ-Win64 software ( n = 3 biological replicates, representative graph). White arrows indicate co-localization of RNA and LL37. ( G ) Transmission electron microscopy of unstimulated human primary PMNs using anti-rRNA and anti-hLL-37 primary and immunogold (6 nm (black arrow) and 12 nm (white arrow), respectively)-labeled secondary antibodies ( n = 3 biological replicates, representative images, scale bars as indicated). ( H ) Quantification of confocal microscopy of primary human PMNs stimulated as indicated with fresh or old NETs generated by incubation in PMN culture medium or human serum treatment, respectively, stained for DNA (Hoechst 33342) and quantified as before ( n = 2 biological replicates, each dot represents the number of NET-positive tiles in one image quantified from three images/condition). ( I ) Levels of IL-8, as measured by triplicate ELISA upon release from primary normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) stimulated for 24 h as indicated in ( F ) ( n = 8 biological replicates, combined data, each dot represents one biological replicate). Data information: In ( B ), ( H ), and ( I ), data are presented as mean + SD. In ( B ) and ( I ), * p < 0.05 according to one-way ANOVA. In ( H ), * p < 0.05 according to Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s correction. Please note that selected panels in ( C ) and ( E ) also appear in Fig. as these two experiments were carried out simultaneously or were part of the same experiment, and hence control conditions (e.g., unstimulated) are identical. .
Article Snippet: Anti-rRNA (Y10b) Alexa Fluor® 647 , Santa Cruz Biotechnology , sc-33678 AF647.
Techniques: Confocal Microscopy, Staining, Software, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy, Labeling, Generated, Incubation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control