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Monday, August 4, 2014

New paper from Kriz V. et al, using DreamFect Gold to transfect plasmid DNA into MEF

MEF were transfected in suspension with 1.6 g DNA using DreamFect Gold transfection reagent.

This article demonstrates the high efficiency of DreamFect Gold from OZ Biosciences for DNA transfection into MEF cells cultivated in suspension.

article reference: J Biol Chem. 2014 Jan 10;289(2):1128-41. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.498444.

β-arrestin promotes Wnt-induced low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (Lrp6) phosphorylation via increased membrane recruitment of Amer1 protein.


Abstract
β-Arrestin is a scaffold protein that regulates signal transduction by seven transmembrane-spanning receptors. Among other functions it is also critically required for Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction. In the present study we provide for the first time a mechanistic basis for the β-arrestin function in Wnt/β-catenin signaling. We demonstrate that β-arrestin is required for efficient Wnt3a-induced Lrp6 phosphorylation, a key event in downstream signaling. β-Arrestin regulates Lrp6 phosphorylation via a novel interaction with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2)-binding protein Amer1/WTX/Fam123b. Amer1 has been shown very recently to bridge Wnt-induced and Dishevelled-associated PtdIns(4,5)P2 production to the phosphorylation of Lrp6. Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching we show here that β-arrestin is required for the Wnt3a-induced Amer1 membrane dynamics and downstream signaling. Finally, we show that β-arrestin interacts with PtdIns kinases PI4KIIα and PIP5KIβ. Importantly, cells lacking β-arrestin showed higher steady-state levels of the relevant PtdInsP and were unable to increase levels of these PtdInsP in response to Wnt3a. In summary, our data show that β-arrestins regulate Wnt3a-induced Lrp6 phosphorylation by the regulation of the membrane dynamics of Amer1. We propose that β-arrestins via their scaffolding function facilitate Amer1 interaction with PtdIns(4,5)P2, which is produced locally upon Wnt3a stimulation by β-arrestin- and Dishevelled-associated kinases.  

DreamFect™Gold transfection reagent allows transfecting all types of nucleic acids with a very high efficiency. Due to its formulation, DreamFect™Gold delivers a large quantity of nucleic acids leading to higher protein expression compared to other transfection reagents. It is fully biodegradable and does not interfere with cellular mechanisms.

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