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17565975

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
Improved methods are needed for in situ characterization of post-translational modifications in cell lines and tissues. For example, it is desirable to monitor the phosphorylation status of individual receptor tyrosine kinases in samples from human tumors treated with inhibitors to evaluate therapeutic responses. Unfortunately the leading methods for observing the dynamics of tissue post-translational modifications in situ, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, exhibit limited sensitivity and selectivity. Proximity ligation assay is a novel method that offers improved selectivity through the requirement of dual recognition and increased sensitivity by including DNA amplification as a component of detection of the target molecule. Here we therefore established a generalized in situ proximity ligation assay to investigate phosphorylation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRbeta) in cells stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor BB. Antibodies specific for immunoglobulins from different species, modified by attachment of DNA strands, were used as secondary proximity probes together with a pair of primary antibodies from the corresponding species. Dual recognition of receptors and phosphorylated sites by the primary antibodies in combination with the secondary proximity probes was used to generate circular DNA strands; this was followed by signal amplification by replicating the DNA circles via rolling circle amplification. We detected tyrosine phosphorylated PDGFRbeta in human embryonic kidney cells stably overexpressing human influenza hemagglutinin-tagged human PDGFRbeta in porcine aortic endothelial cells transfected with the beta-receptor, but not in cells transfected with the alpha-receptor, and also in immortalized human foreskin fibroblasts, BJ hTert, endogenously expressing the PDGFRbeta. We furthermore visualized tyrosine phosphorylated PDGFRbeta in tissue sections from fresh frozen human scar tissue undergoing wound healing. The method should be of great value to study signal transduction, screen for effects of pharmacological agents, and enhance the diagnostic potential in histopathology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1535-9476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1500-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
In situ detection of phosphorylated platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta using a generalized proximity ligation method.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University of Uppsala, SE-75185, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't