Confirmation of Connexin45 Underlying Weak Gap Junctional Intercellular Coupling in HeLa Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagent
2.2. Cell Culture
2.3. Constructs
2.4. Lentiviral Production and Transduction
2.5. I-YFP GJIC Assay
2.6. Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
2.7. T7E1 Assay
2.8. Immunoblot Analysis
2.9. Measurement of Junctional Conductance (Gj) and its Dependence on Junctional Potential (Vj)
2.10. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Functional Expression of Endogenous GJs in HeLa Cells
3.2. Identification of Cx45 as a Major Cx Isotype in HeLa Cells
3.3. Electrophysiological Measurement of GJ Activity in HeLa Cells
3.4. Identification of the Cx Responsible for GJIC in A549 Cells
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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sgRNA | Sequences |
---|---|
GJB2 (Cx26) gRNA1 | sense: 5′-CACCGCCTCCTTTGCAGCCACAACG-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACCGTTGTGGCTGCAAAGGAGGC-3′ | |
GJB2 (Cx26) gRNA2 | sense: 5′-CACCGTCCACGCCAGCGCTCCTAG-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACCTAGGAGCGCTGGCGTGGAC-3′ | |
GJB5 (Cx31.1) gRNA1 | sense: 5′-CACCGAACTCATCAAAGCAGACGT-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACACGTCTGCTTTGATGAGTTC-3′ | |
GJB5 (Cx31.1) gRNA2 | sense: 5′-CACCGGGCGCCTCTACCTGAACCC-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACGGGTTCAGGTAGAGGCGCCC-3′ | |
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA1 | sense: 5′-CACCGAATCCTGCTGCTGGGGACA-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACCTGTCCCCAGCAGCAGGATT-3′ | |
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA2 | sense: 5′-CACCGTTTTCTCCGTGGGGCGAGAG-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACCTCTCGCCCCACGGAGAAAA-3′ | |
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA3 | sense: 5′-CACCGCACCACTGGTCGCATGGTAA-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACTTACCATGCGACCAGTGGTG-3′ | |
GJC1 (Cx45) gRNA1 | sense: 5′-CACCGCTAAGCATGATGGCCGACGA-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACTCGTCGGCCATCATGCTTAGC-3′ | |
GJC1 (Cx45) gRNA2 | sense: 5′-CACCGATAGCCCAGGTACATCACAG-3′ |
antisense: 5′-AAACCTGTGATGTACCTGGGCTATC-3′ |
Target | Sequences | Amplicon Size |
---|---|---|
GJB2 (Cx26) | F: 5′-TTCCTCCCGACGCAGAGCAAAC-3′ | 428 bp |
R: 5′-AGCCTTCGATGCGGACCTTCTG-3′ | ||
GJB5 (Cx31.1) | F: 5′-GCTGCTTGCTGAGTCCTATTGCC-3′ | 514 bp |
R: 5′-TCCACGCTCGCCTTGAACACTAG-3′ | ||
GJA1 (Cx43) | F: 5′-AGGCGTGAGGAAAGTACCAAACAG-3′ | 461 bp |
R: 5′-CGCATCACATAGAACACATGAGCCAG-3′ | ||
GJC1 (Cx45) | F: 5′-AGGAGAGGCGAGGGTGAAGG-3′ | 545 bp |
R: 5′-TCCGAGCTGCCTTCTTGTCTGC-3′ |
Target Locus | Sequences | Amplicon Size |
---|---|---|
GJB2 (Cx26) gRNA1 & 2 | F: TGCTTACCCAGACTCAGAGAAG | 547 bp |
R: ATGACATAGAAGACGTACATGAAG | ||
GJB5 (Cx31.1) gRNA1 & 2 | F: TGTTCTTGTTTCCCTGCAGTAG | 527 bp |
R: CCACAGGAGGGAGGATATATTTG | ||
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA1, 2, & 3 (outer PCR) | F: AGGGAAGGTGTGGCTGTCAGTAC | 1200 bp |
R: ATAAGGCTGTTGAGTACCACC | ||
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA1 (inner PCR) | F: AGGGAAGGTGTGGCTGTCAGTAC | 204 bp |
R: CGCATCACATAGAACACATGAGCCAG | ||
GJA1 (Cx43) gRNA2 & 3 (inner PCR) | F: GTGGTACATCTATGGATTCAGCTTGAGTG | 303 bp |
R: GGTGAGGAGCAGCCATTGAAATAAGC | ||
GJC1 (Cx45) gRNA1 & 2 | F: TAGAGGAGATTCACAACCATTC | 590 bp |
R: AAACGGGTGGACTTGGAAG |
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Choi, E.J.; Palacios-Prado, N.; Sáez, J.C.; Lee, J. Confirmation of Connexin45 Underlying Weak Gap Junctional Intercellular Coupling in HeLa Cells. Biomolecules 2020, 10, 1389. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10101389
Choi EJ, Palacios-Prado N, Sáez JC, Lee J. Confirmation of Connexin45 Underlying Weak Gap Junctional Intercellular Coupling in HeLa Cells. Biomolecules. 2020; 10(10):1389. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10101389
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Eun Ju, Nicolás Palacios-Prado, Juan C. Sáez, and Jinu Lee. 2020. "Confirmation of Connexin45 Underlying Weak Gap Junctional Intercellular Coupling in HeLa Cells" Biomolecules 10, no. 10: 1389. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10101389