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A Macrophage Reporter Cell Assay to Examine Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated NF-kB/AP-1 Signaling on Adsorbed Protein Layers on Polymeric Surfaces
Published on: January 7, 2020
Cellular expression of A20 and ABIN-3 in response to Toll-like receptor-4 stimulation
Kelly Verhelst1, Lynn Verstrepen, Beatrice Coornaert
1Department of Molecular Biomedical Research, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Abstract:
Although Toll-like receptor (TLR)-induced expression of several proinflammatory genes is required to provoke an efficient immune response, excessive or prolonged activation of TLR signaling can contribute to the development of septic shock and several inflammatory diseases. Given this inherent danger of unrestrained TLR signaling to the organism, it is not surprising that many negative feedback mechanisms have evolved to hold TLR signaling in check. In this context, TLR stimulation induces several negative regulators of TLR-induced signaling to nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB dependent gene expression. Here we describe the use of Western blotting and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to study respectively the cellular protein and mRNA expression levels of the NF-kappaB inhibitory proteins A20 and ABIN-3 in response to TLR4 stimulation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
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