Here, we describe the development and application of a gel contraction assay for evaluating contractile function in mesenchymal cells that underwent epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMEM | sigma aldrich | 11965-092 | For A549 medium |
| FBS | GIBCO | 10437 | |
| Transforming Growth Factor-β1, Human, recombinant | Wako Laboratory chemicals | 209-16544 | |
| Recombinant Human TNF-α | R&D systems | 210-TA/CF | |
| E-Cadherin (24E10) Rabbit mAb | Cell Signaling Technology | #3195 | 1:3,000 dilution |
| Vimentin (D21H3) Rabbit mAb | Cell Signaling Technology | #5741 | 1:3,000 dilution |
| Anti-α-Tubulin antibody | sigma aldrich | T9026 | 1:10,000 dilution |
| Monoclonal Anti-Actin, α-Smooth Muscle antibody | sigma aldrich | A5228 | 1:10,000 dilution |
| Anti-N-cadherin antibody | BD Transduction Laboratories | #610920 | 1:1,000 dilution |
| Anti-Mouse IgG, HRP-Linked Whole Ab Sheep (secondary antibody) | GE Healthcare | NA931-100UL | 1:20,000 dilution |
| Anti-Rabbit IgG, HRP-Linked Whole Ab Donkey (secondary antibody) | GE Healthcare | NA934-100UL | 1:20,000 dilution |
| Blocking reagent | GE Healthcare | RPN418 | 2% in TBS-T |
| 6 Well Clear Flat Bottom TC-Treated Multiwell Cell Culture Plate, with Lid | corning | #353046 | |
| 100 mm Cell culture dish | TPP | #93100 | |
| DMEM, powder | life technologies | 12100-046 | For 4× DMEM |
| Type 1 collagen gel | Nitta gelatin | Cellmatrix type I-A | |
| 24 Well cell culture plate | AGC TECHNO GLASS | 1820-024 | |
| Gel Documentation System | ATTO | AE-6911FXN | Gel imager |
| Gel analyzing software | ATTO | Densitograph, ver. 3.00 | analysing software bundled with AE-6911FXN |
| Trypsin-EDTA (0.05%), phenol red | life technologies | 25300054 | |
| 24 Well Plates, Non-Treated | IWAKI | 1820-024 | |
| Trypan Blue Solution, 0.4% | life technologies | 15250-061 | |
| RNA extraction kit | Qiagen | 74106 | |
| Reverse transcriptase | life technologies | 18080044 | |
| Real time PCR system | Stratagene | Mx-3000P | |
| SYBR green PCR kit | Qiagen | 204145 | |
| Protease Inhibitor Cocktail (100x) | life technologies | 78429 | |
| PVDF membrane | ATTO | 2392390 | |
| Protein assay kit | bio-rad | 5000006JA | |
| Polyacrylamide gel | ATTO | 2331810 | |
| Western blotting detection reagent | GE Healthcare | RPN2232 | |
| Cold CCD camera | ATTO | Ez-Capture MG/ST | |
| Trypsin inhibitor | sigma aldrich | T9003-100MG | |
| Polyoxyethylene (20)Sorbitan Monolaurate | Wako Laboratory chemicals | 163-11512 | |
| Polyoxyethylene (9) octyiphenyl ether | Wako Laboratory chemicals | 141-08321 |
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