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Figure 2A Effect of STAT1Y701F homozygosity on STAT1 expression in mouse cells and organs. Spleens, livers or bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) were isolated from wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice. Whole cell extracts were collected and tested for levels of total Stat1 in western blot. The blots are representative of more than 3 independent experiments.B Effect of STAT1Y701F homozygosity on STAT1 phosphorylation at Y701. BMDMs were isolated from wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice and stimulated for 30 min with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ or 5 ng/mL of IFNγ. Whole cell extracts were collected and tested for levels of STAT1 phosphorylation on Y701 in western blot. The blots are representative of more than 3 independent experiments.C Effect of STAT1Y701Fhomozygosity on the expression of IFNβ-induced genes. BMDMs of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice were treated with 5 ng/mL of IFNγ for 4 or 48 h. Gene expression was measured by Q-PCR and normalized to Gapdh and to the expression levels in untreated wild type cells. Bars represent a mean value of 3 independent experiments. Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM); asterisks denote the level of statistical significance (ns, p>0.05); the p-values were calculated using paired ratio t-test.D Effect of STAT1Y701Fhomozygosity on the expression of type I IFN-induced genes (ISG). BMDMs were isolated from wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F, Stat1-/-, Stat2-/- and IRF9-/- mice treated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 4, 8, 12, 24 or 48 h. Gene expression was measured by Q-PCR and normalized to Gapdh and to the expression levels in untreated wild type cells. Bars represent a mean value of 3 independent experiments. Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM); asterisks denote the level of statistical significance (ns, p>0.05; *, p≤ 0.05; **, p≤ 0.01); the p-values were calculated using paired ratio t-test.E STAT1 and STAT2 phosphorylation in Stat1-/-, Stat1Y701F, Stat2-/- and Irf9-/- macrophages. BMDMs were isolated from wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF), Stat1-/- (S1), Stat2-/- (S2) and IRF9-/- (IRF9) mice and treated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 30 min or 6, 12 or 24 h. The whole cell extracts were collected and tested in western blot for levels of phosphorylation of STAT1 on Y701 and of STAT2 on Y689. The same cell extracts were tested for total levels of STAT1 and STAT2. The blots are representative of more than 3 independent experiments.
Figure 3A IFNβ-stimulated binding of STAT2 to ISRE sequences of Mx2 and IRF7 promoters. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF), Stat1-/- (S1), Stat2-/- (S2) and IRF9-/- (IRF9) mice were treated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 2 or 24 h. Cells were crosslinked, sonicated and immunoprecipitated with STAT2-specific antibody. The amount of precipitated DNA was measured by Q-PCR. Bars represent a mean value of 3 independent experiments. Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM); asterisks denote the level of statistical significance (**, p≤ 0.01); the p-values were calculated using paired ratio t-test.B Impact of STAT2 deficiency on IFNβ -stimulated STAT1 association with the Mx2 ISRE. BMDMs of wild type (WT), Stat1-/- (S1) and Stat2-/- (S2) mice were treated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 2 or 24 h. Cells were crosslinked, sonicated and immunoprecipitated with STAT1-specific antibody. The amount of precipitated DNA was measured by Q-PCR. Bars represent mean values of three independent experiments; error bars represent standard error of mean (SEM).C Simultaneous association of STAT1 and STAT2 with the Mx2 ISRE analyzed by ChIP-reChIP. BMDMs of wild type (WT) mice were treated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 2 or 24 h. Cells were crosslinked, sonicated and immunoprecipitated with either STAT1-specific antibody and re-immunoprecipitated with STAT2-specific antibody or vice versa. The amount of precipitated DNA was measured by Q-PCR. Bars represent mean values of three independent experiments; error bars represent standard deviation (SD).D Impact of STAT1Y701F on delayed, STAT2-mediated expression of IFN-induced genes. Stat1-/- fibroblasts were transfected with plasmids driving expression of the indicated proteins. 24 h after transfection, 250 IU/ml of IFNβ was added to the transfected cells and ISG expression was determined by Q-PCR after 48h of cytokine treatment. Gene expression was measured by Q-PCR and normalized to Gapdh. Bars represent a mean value of 3 independent experiments. Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM) and asterisks denote the level of statistical significance (*, p≤ 0.05); the p-values were calculated using paired ratio t-test.
Figure 4A Analysis of STAT2 nuclear translocation by immunofluorescence. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF), Stat1-/- (S1), Stat2-/- (S2) and IRF9-/- (IRF9) mice were seeded on cover slips and stimulated with 250 IU/mL of IFNβ for 30 min or 24 h. The cells were fixed and stained for STAT2 specific antibody followed by Alexafluor® 488 conjugated secondary antibody (green). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). Studies are representative of more than three independent experiments. The scale bars represent 10 µm.B Quantitative evaluation of STAT2nuclear translocation. The intensity of STAT2-dependent immunofluorescence over DNA staining (DAPI) was quantified using ImageJ software in 20 cells from two independent experiments. Bars represent a mean with standard deviation (SD) and asterisks denote the level of statistical significance (***, p≤ 0.001); p-value was calculated using unpaired t-test.
Figure 5A Legionella pneumophila growth in unstimulated macrophages. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F, Stat1-/- mice were seeded on in the 24-well plates and infected with L. pneumophila (JR32 Fla-, MOI 0.25). The numbers of colony forming units (CFUs) were determined 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after infection on charcoal yeast extract plates (CYE). The 0 time point was collected 1.5 h after the infection.B Legionella pneumophila growth in IFNβ-treated macrophages. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F, Stat1-/- mice were seeded in 24-well plates, treated with 500 U/mL of IFNβ and then infected with L. pneumophila (JR32 Fla-, MOI 0.25). The numbers of colony forming units (CFUs) were determined 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after infection on charcoal yeast extract plates (CYE). The 0 time point was collected 1.5 h after the infection.
Figure 6A Western blot analysis of STAT1 tyrosine phosphorylation. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice were infected with L. monocytogenes (LO28, MOI 10) for 5 or 6 h. Whole cell extracts were collected and tested in western blot for levels of total STAT1 and phosphorylation of STAT1 on tyrosine (Y701). The blots are representative of more than 3 independent experiments.B Impact of Stat1Y701F mutation, or of deletion of ISGF3 subunits on the expression of the IFNβ gene. BMDMs of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F, Stat1-/-, Stat2-/- and IRF9-/- mice were infected with L. monocytogenes (LO28, MOI 10) for 4, 8, 12, 24 or 48 h. Levels of Ifnβ gene expression were determined by Q-PCR. Bars represent mean values of three independent experiments. Error bars represent standard error of mean (SEM).
Figure 7A Impact of Stat1 deficiency or of STAT1Y701F mutation on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in macrophages. Bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) of wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F and Stat1-/- mice were infected with L. monocytogenes (LO28, MOI 10). Colony forming unit (CFU) numbers were determined 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8 h after infection by plating on brain-heart-infusion (BHI) agar plates. The graph represents biological triplicates and the data are represented as mean values. Error bars represent standard deviation (SD) and asterisks denote statistically significant differences (ns, p>0.05; **, p≤0.01; ***, p≤ 0.001); p-values were calculated using unpaired t-test.B Survival of mice infected with L. monocytogenes. 10 wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F and Stat1-/- mice per group were infected by intraperitoneal injection of 1x 102 viable L. monocytogenes. Survival was monitored over 10 days. The study is representative of more than 3 independent experiments.C Organ pathogen burdens of mice infected with L. monocytogenes. Wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice were infected by intraperitoneal injection of 1x 102 viable L. monocytogenes. Number of colony forming units (CFU) in organs was determined at 48 h, 72 h or at the terminal stage of infection by plating homogenates on brain-heart-infusion (BHI) agar plates or Oxford agar plates (for lungs). Dots represent pooled data of 3 independent experiments. Lines represent the median and asterisks denote statistically significant differences (ns, p>0.05; *, p≤ 0.05; **, p≤ 0.01; ***, p≤ 0.001; ****, p≤ 0.0001); p-values were calculated using Mann-Whitney test.
Figure 8A Immunohistochemical analysis of infection and inflammatory infiltrates. Wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F and Stat1-/- mice were infected by intraperitoneal injection of 1x102 viable L. monocytogenes for 48 h. Liver sections were examined by immunohistochemistry with L. monocytogenes or Ly6C/Ly6G specific antibody. The scale bars on 20x magnification images represent 100 µm and 50 µm on the 63x magnification images.B Quantitative evaluation of inflammatory infiltrates. Infiltrates representing the entire surface of sections from five animals per genotype were counted and categorized according to their size.C Liver pathology in infected mice. Wild type (WT), Stat1Y701F (YF) and Stat1-/- (S1) mice were infected by intraperitoneal injection of 1x105 viable L. monocytogenes for 72 h. Serum was collected and tested for ALT activity. Lines represent the median and asterisks denote statistically significant differences (*, p≤ 0.05; ***, p≤ 0.001); p-values were calculated using unpaired t-test.
Figure 1(B) Downstream polarization of VE-PTP (red) in endothelial cells in the thoracic aorta. Blood flow: left to right. VE-cadherin, green. (C) Higher magnification views of a region similar to B, showing variability of VE-PTP polarization ranging from conspicuous (upper) to subtle (lower). Nuclei, blue (lamin A/C). ((D) Dot plot of proportions of VE-PTP staining in upstream and downstream halves of endothelial cells in thoracic aorta of wild-type mouse. Each dot is one endothelial cell. Mean ± SEM, n = 15 cells.
Figure 2(C) VE-PTP internalization in HUVEC into EEA1 endosomes (arrowheads) under static conditions and laminar flow of 15 dyn/cm2 of shear force for 5, 10, and 30 min. (D) Quantification of VE-PTP staining signals of images shown in C, which co-localize with EEA1. Mean ± SEM, n= 10 pooled in 3 independent experiments ((E) HUVEC exposed to same conditions as in C, followed by fixation with (upper row) or without (lower row) permeabilization with 0.3% Triton X-100, and staining for VE-PTP (red) and nuclei (blue, Hoechst 33342). (F) VE-PTP on cell surface measured by cell-based ELISA assay of HUVEC after exposure as in C and D. Red and black lines show measurements with anti-VE-PTP antibody and isotype control antibody. Mean ± SEM, n = 6 independent experiments/group. D
Figure 3(C-D) Strong Tie2-pY992 (green) staining at cell borders and VE-PTP (red) downstream polarization in outer curvature in C in contrast to weak, dispersed staining for Tie2-pY992 and VE-PTP in inner curvature in D of aortic arch of wild-type mouse.(E-F) Tie2-pY992 (green) at endothelial junctions marked by VE-cadherin (red). (E) Contrasting patterns and intensity of Tie2-pY992 in outer and inner curvatures. (F) Tie2-pY992 mean fluorescence intensity at junctions (normalized to outer curvature = 1.0). Mean ± SEM, n = 6 mice/group.
Figure 4(E) Comparison of distribution of fluorescence intensities of extravasated antibody showing significantly stronger fluorescence due to greater leakage in inner curvature. (F) Mean fluorescence intensity value for each mouse in the two groups shown in E. Mean ± SEM, n = 7 mice/group. ((G) Localized distribution of intense leakage (red) around ostium of an intercostal artery (arrow). VE-cadherin (green). (H) Opposite distributions of extravasation and VE-PTP polarization in endothelial cells in thoracic aorta. Left and right panels are the same image with colors switched to highlight leakage (red) and polarized VE-PTP (green, arrowheads) on the left, and polarized VE-PTP (red, arrowheads), VE-cadherin (green), and leakage (blue) on the right. D
Figure 5(B) Measurements of Tie2-pY992 staining intensity at intercellular junctions in aortic arch endothelial cells showing lower values in the inner curvature than in the upper curvature of VE-PTPfl/fl mice but equally high values in both regions of VE-PTPiECKO mice. Normalized to mean value for outer curvature of VE-PTPfl/fl mice scaled to 1.0. Mean ± SEM, n = 6 mice/group.(C) HUVEC transfected with control siRNA or VE-PTP siRNA and exposed to static or laminar shear force at 15 dyn/cm2 for 30 min, followed by immunoprecipitation of Tie2. Left. Blot showing immunoprecipitates (top) or cell lysates (bottom) immunoblotted for pan-phosphotyrosine (antibody 4G10), Tie2, or VE-PTP. Ratio of staining for phosphorylated Tie2 and total Tie2 (Tie2-pY to Tie2, n = 4 experiments). Right. Relative Tie2-pY levels in HUVEC after control siRNA or VE-PTP siRNA. Normalized to static control = 1.(D) Effect of shear stress on the phosphorylation levels of Tie2 Y992 at cellular junctions. HUVECs treated with either control siRNA (left) or Tie2 siRNA (right), were exposed to 15 dyn/cm2 shear stress for 5 min. The resulting cells were fixed and stained for Tie2-pY992 (red) and VE-cadherin (green).
Figure 6(E) HUVECs cultured on biotinylated gelatin were treated either with control siRNA, VE-PTP siRNA, Tie2 siRNA or VE-cadherin siRNA, then exposed to 15 dyn/cm2 shear stress for 30 minutes followed by 3 min incubation with Streptavidin-Alexa647 (red), washing, fixation and staining for VE-cadherin (green). (F and G) Quantification of Streptavidin leakage area per image. Mean ± SEM, n = 19 pooled in ten independent experiments (F), and n = 6 pooled in three independent experiments (G). D
Figure 7(B) Fractional area occupied by Oil Red O-stained atheromas in aortic arch, brachiocephalic artery, at intercostal artery ostia, and away from ostia. Each dot is value for one mouse. Mean ± SEM, n = 13-18 mice/group.(D-E) Fluorescence intensity distributions in D and mean intensities in E of extravasated anti-fibrinogen antibody in inner curvature of ApoE-/-/VE-PTPfl/fl mice and ApoE-/-/VE-PTPiECKO mice on high-fat diet for 7 wk. Mean ± SEM, n = 7 mice/group.
Figure 8(C) Measurements of Tie2-pY992 intensity at intercellular junctions in aortic arch of mice shown in B. Mean ± SEM, n = 8 mice/group.(E) Fractional area occupied by Oil Red O-stained atheromas in aortic arch, brachiocephalic artery, at intercostal artery ostia, and away from ostia. Each dot is value for one mouse. Mean ± SEM, n = 17 mice/group.
Figure 1B. Coronal section of a P3 spheroid embedded with paraffin and stained with DAPI (blue), LDHA (green), and LDHB (red). Magnification boxes show different areas as depicted in the main image. Quantification of LDHA and LDHB staining was performed on the spheroid areas as indicated in the graphs. Scale bar: 100 µm. Data are represented as mean ± s.d. (5-8 fields per area of interest, one representative spheroid of 3 independent invading spheroids)
Figure 2A. Western blot analysis of LDHA and LDHB from P3 cells upon exposure to 21% or 0.1% O2 for 6, 24, 48, and 72 h. The graphs represent densitometry quantification of immunoblots normalized to tubulin (n = 4 independent experiments). Data are represented as mean ± s.d. and analyzed using One-Way ANOVA following Dunnett's multiple comparisons tests. LDHA: O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 6h, P>0.99; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 24h, P=0.15; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 48h, P=0.0009; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 72h, P<0.0001. LDHB: O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 6h, P>0.99; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 24h, P>0.99; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 48h, P=0.97; O2 21% vs O2 0.1% 72h, P=0.88.
Figure 3A. Western blot analysis of LDHA and LDHB expression in P3 cells transduced with CRISPR-Cas9 lentiviral vectors with scramble sequence (sgControl) or against LDHA (sgLDHA), LDHB (sgLDHB) or both (sgLDHA/B). Knockout (KO) cells were exposed to 21% or 1% O2 for 48 h.D. Left: P3 spheroid growth recorded over one week at 1% O2 (n = 3 independent experiments, one experiment including 16 spheroids per condition). Data are represented as mean and analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn's multiple comparisons test. Spheroid growth: sgCont vs sgLDHA, P=0.0003; sgCont vs sgLDHB, P=0.78; sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P<0.0001. Dead area: sgCont vs sgLDHA, P=0.19; sgCont vs sgLDHB, P<0.0001; sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P<0.0001. Right: Viability of spheroids at one week, incubated with calcein (green) or ethidium homodimer-1 (red). Scale bar: 200 µm.E. P3 spheroid invasion in collagen I gel, incubated 24 h at 21% or 0.1% O2. Invasion rate is expressed as fold change from controls (n = 4 independent experiments, one experiment including 6-8 spheroids per condition). Data are represented as mean and analyzed using Two-way ANOVA following by Tukey's multiple comparisons test: sgCont 21% vs sgLDHA 21%, P=0.003; sgCont 0.1% vs sgLDHA 0.1%, P<0.0001; sgCont 21% vs sgLDHB 21%, P<0.0001; sgCont 0.1% vs sgLDHB 0.1%, P<0.0001; sgCont 21% vs sgLDHA/B 21%, P<0.0001; sgCont 0.1% vs sgLDHA/B 0.1%, P<0.0001. Images of representative of control or LDHA/B KO spheroids. Scale bar: 100 µm.F-G. A first cohort of mice was sacrificed when one mouse reached a limit point, brains was extract, snap frozen in liquid nitrogen, sliced and stained. For the second cohort, each mouse was sacrificed when it reached a limit point allowing the draw of survival curves. Left: Immunofluorescence staining of Nestin (top and middle) and CD31 (bottom) of control and LDHA/B KO P3 tumor section. Scale bars: 2 mm (top), 250 µm (middle) and 100 µm (bottom). Right: Graphs represent tumor core and invasion area of control and LDHA/B KO P3 tumors in mm2 (n = 5 mice per group, average of 5-6 sections per tumor). Data are represented as mean. For F, data are analyzed using One-way ANOVA following by Dunnett's multiple comparisons test. Core: sgCont vs sgLDHA, P=0.48; sgCont vs sgLDHB, P=0.99. Invasion: sgCont vs sgLDHA, P=0.40; sgCont vs sgLDHB, P=0.81. For G, data are analyzed using unpaired t test. Core: sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P=0.005. Invasion: sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P=0.01.
Figure 5A. Western blot analysis of mitochondrial respiratory chain subunits from LDH KO P3 cells upon exposure to 21% or 0.1% O2. Roman numbers indicate the respiratory complex number. The diagram below represents densitometry quantification of the immunoblots normalized to vinculin and expressed as log2 foldchange to control cells in 21% and 0.1% O2 (n = 3 independent experiments).B. Epifluorescence (top) and quantitative image analysis (bottom) of immune stained mitochondria (TOM20, green) from LDH KO P3 cells (Phalloidin, red; DAPI, blue) upon exposure to 0.1% O2 (n = 2 independent experiments, 28-32 cells per group). Data are represented as mean and analyzed using One-way ANOVA following by Tukey's multiple comparisons test. Mitochondrial mass: sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P=0.005; sgLDHA/sgLDHB vs sgLDHA/B, p=0.006. Network aspect ratio: sgCont vs sgLDHA/B, P=0.03; sgLDHA vs sgLDHA/B, P=0.02; sgLDHB vs sgLDHA/B, p=0.04. Mitochondrial mass corresponds to the area covered by the mitochondria relative to the entire cell area. Network aspect ratio is the ratio of the major axis to minor axis of the mitochondrial network. Scale bar: 10 µm.E. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of xenotransplanted mice with LDHA/B KO (red) or control (blue) P3 cells, treated with phenformin or irradiated with 10 Gy (n = 6-8 mice per group). Data are analyzed using Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test: sgCont Vehicle vs sgCont Phenformin, P=0.019; sgCont Vehicle vs sgCont Irradiation, P=0.0002; sgCont Irradiation vs sgLDHA/B Irradiation, P=0.024.
Figure 6D. Left: P3 spheroid growth recorded over 72 h during incubation with stiripentol at 0.1% O2 (n = 3 independent experiments, one experiment including 8 spheroids per condition). Data are represented as mean ± s.d. and growth at 72 h are analyzed using unpaired t test: P<0.0001. Right: Viability of spheroids at 72 h, incubated with calcein (green) or ethidium homodimer-1 (red). Scale bar: 100 µm. E. Left: P3 spheroid invasion in collagen I gel, incubated 24 h with 500 µM stiripentol at 0.1% O2. Invasion rate is expressed as fold change from control (n = 3 independent experiments, one experiment including 8 spheroids per condition). Data are represented as mean and analyzed using unpaired t test: P<0.0001. Right: Representative images of invasive spheroids for each condition. Scale bar: 100 µm.F. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of xenotransplanted mice with P3 cells. Mice were treated either with vehicle (blue) or stiripentol (red) (n = 15-16 mice per group). Data are analyzed using Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test: P=0.002
Figure 1A-C) Immunoblots of Gp96 and NMHCIIA levels from whole cell lysates (WCL) and Gp96 IP fractions (IP Gp96) of HeLa cells: (A) left untreated or treated with increasing concentrations of LLO for 15 min. (A, C) Quantifications of NMHCIIA in IP Gp96 are the mean±SEM (n≥3) (a.u. - arbitrary units).(A-C) Immunoblots of Gp96 and NMHCIIA levels from whole cell lysates (WCL) and Gp96 IP fractions (IP Gp96) of HeLa cells: (B) left uninfected (U) or infected with wt or Δhly Lm for 1 h. (A, C) Quantifications of NMHCIIA in IP Gp96 are the mean±SEM (n≥3) (a.u. - arbitrary units).(A-C) Immunoblots of Gp96 and NMHCIIA levels from whole cell lysates (WCL) and Gp96 IP fractions (IP Gp96) of HeLa cells: (C) infected with wt Lm for the indicated time points. (A, C) Quantifications of NMHCIIA in IP Gp96 are the mean±SEM (n≥3) (a.u. - arbitrary units).(D) Confocal microscopy images of HeLa cells: (D) left untreated or treated with LLO (0.5 nM, 15 min), immunolabelled for NMHCIIA (green), Gp96 (red) and stained with DAPI (blue). Arrows point to various NMHCIIA-Gp96 positive cortical bundles in different cell. Insets show high magnification image (E) Quantification of Pearson's correlation coefficient (PCC) within: uninfected cells (U), LLO-treated cells, cortical NMHCIIA bundles or equivalent size control cellular ROI. (Ctrl ROI) Data are mean±SEM (n=6); p-values were calculated using one-way-ANOVA with Tukey post hoc analyses *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001(F) Confocal microscopy images of HeLa cells infected with wt or Δhly Lm for 6 h immunolabelled for NMHCIIA (green), Gp96 (red) Lm (blue) and stained with DAPI (white). Arrows indicate NMHCIIA-Gp96 cortical bundles at cortical sites close to wt Lm. (D and F) Scale bar - 10 μm. See also Figs EV1 and EV2.