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Investigating TGF-βRII Protein Interactions

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To investigate association of membrane proteins, cells were lysed using a 1% Nonidet-P40 buffer containing a cocktail of protease and phosphatase inhibitors (Pierce). 400μg total protein lysate per tube was incubated overnight at 4°C under gentle end-over-end mixing with anti-TGF-βRII (1 μg, Santa Cruz). Subsequently, the immune complex was captured with protein A/G agarose resin, thoroughly washed with lysis buffer and eluted with non-reducing sample buffer. Proteins were then separated on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel (BioRad) and transferred to a PVDF membrane. Following blocking with 5% milk in TBS with 0.1% Tween-20, membranes were incubated with anti-Iβ3 (Santa Cruz, 1:1000) or anti-TGF-β RII (Santa Cruz, 1:1000) at 4°C overnight. After washing, membranes were blotted with anti-rabbit or anti-mouse IgG (1:5000 Santa Cruz), and bands were detected by enhanced chemiluminescence using an In Vivo MS FX Pro (Bruker). The Iβ3 and TGF-βRII co-precipitation was quantified by normalizing the band intensity of Iβ3 pulled down with TGF-βRII to total protein (anti-TGF-βRII). Analysis was performed using Image J software.
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Western Blotting of EMT Markers

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Western blotting was carried out as previously described [27 (link)]. The primary antibodies used were anti-N-Cadherin (BD Biosciences, Breda, Netherlands #610920), anti-α-Smooth Muscle Actin (Sigma, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands #A2547), anti-Snail (Cell Signaling, Leiden, Netherlands #3879), anti-Smad2 (BD Biosciences, Breda, Netherlands #610842), anti-p-Smad2 (Cell Signaling, Leiden, Netherlands #3108), anti-Smad4 (Santa Cruz #sc7966), anti-TGFβRI (Santa Cruz, Heidelberg, Germany #sc 398), anti-TGFβRII (Santa Cruz, Heidelberg, Germany #sc-400), anti-Smad3 (Epitomics, Duiven, Netherlands #1735–1), anti-p-Smad3 (a kind gift from Dr Edward B Leof, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota) and anti-β-actin (Sigma, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands #A5441). All the secondary antibodies were from Sigma, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands. Western quantification was performed using image J software.
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Quantifying Phosphorylated SMAD3 Signaling

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After isolation, content determination and electrophoresis, proteins were electroblotted [31 (link)] and incubated with a monoclonal rabbit anti-phosphorylated SMAD3 (1:1000; S423 + S425, EP823Y; Abcam), anti-SMAD3 (1:1000; EP568Y; Abcam), polyclonal rabbit anti-TGFβ-RI (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-TGFβ-RII (1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), mouse anti-VDR (1:100, D-6; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA, 1:000 Dako Cytomatic, Glostrup, Denmark), anti-total tubulin and anti-GAPDH antibodies (Sigma Aldrich) following horseradish peroxidase conjugate goat anti-rabbit or anti-mouse IgGs (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). Specific complexes were revealed and quantified and densitometric blot analysis performed in three independent experiments [32 (link)].
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Investigating TGF-β RII and Iβ3 Interaction

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To investigate the association of TGF-β RII and Iβ3, we performed Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) and confocal microscopy. Briefly, the donor antibody (anti Iβ3 (SantaCruz)) was labeled with Alexa Fluor® 488 Carboxylic Acid, Succinimidyl Ester (Life Technologies) (Iβ3-488) and the acceptor antibody (anti TGF-β RII (SantaCruz)) was labeled with Alexa Fluor® 546 Carboxylic Acid, Succinimidyl Ester (Life Technologies) (TGF-β RII-546) in a 2.25:1 molar ratio of antibody:dye overnight at 4°. Labelled antibody was purified with size exclusion chromatography using PD-10 Desalting Columns (GE Healthcare). MDA-MB-231, RWGT2, and PC3 cells were grown on discs of rigid and compliant 2D PURs. After 24 hours of culture, cells were fixed with 10% Formaldehyde in PBS and stained overnight at 4° with Iβ3-488, TGF-β RII-546, Iβ3-488 + TGF-β RII-546 or IgG control (1ug/1×106 cells). FRET experiments were performed on a BioTek Synergy 2 plate reader using excitation filter 485/20 and emission filter 590/35. Data were subtracted from the fluorescence of IgG control. Representative images of MDA-MB-231 cells grown on glass coverslips were taken with a Zeiss LSM 510 inverted confocal microscope. Images were obtained for Iβ3-488 (ex: 488, em: BP 505-550), TGF-β RII-546 (ex: 543, em: BP 560-615), colocalization (merge) and FRET (ex: 488, em: LP 585).
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FRET Characterization of BMPR1 and Iβ1 Interaction

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To investigate the association of BMPR1 and Iβ1, we performed Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)23 (link), 27 (link). Briefly, the donor antibody (anti Iβ1 (SantaCruz)) was labeled with Alexa Fluor® 488 Carboxylic Acid, Succinimidyl Ester (Life Technologies) (Iβ1-488) and the acceptor antibody (anti TGF-β RII (SantaCruz)) was labeled with Alexa Fluor® 546 Carboxylic Acid, Succinimidyl Ester (Life Technologies) (BMPRI-546) in a 2.25:1 molar ratio of antibody:dye overnight at 4°C. Labelled antibody was purified with size exclusion chromatography using PD-10 Desalting Columns (GE Healthcare). Rat MSCs were plated on pre-soaked compliant (5 MPa) and rigid (266 MPa) PUR films. After 24 hours of culture, cells were fixed with 10% Formaldehyde in PBS and stained overnight at 4° with Iβ1-488 and Iβ1-488 + BMPRI-546 (1 ug/1×106 cells). FRET experiments were performed on a BioTek Synergy 2 plate reader using excitation filter 485/20 and emission filter 530/35.
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