DKK1 does not affect the cell surface LRP6 level. A, DKK1
does not affect the cell surface LRP6 level in L (panel a), Rat2
(panel b), and MEF (panel c) cells. After cells were treated
with DKK1 CM for the indicated period of time, cell surface proteins were
biotinylated, extracted and precipitated with avidin-agarose beads, and
analyzed for the presence of LRP6 protein by immunoblotting. B, DKK1
does not affect the cell surface or total LRP6 level in HEK293T cells. HEK293T
cells were untreated (lane 1) or treated with DKK1 CM for 2 h
(lane 2), and cell surface proteins were biotinylated, extracted, and
precipitated with LRP6 antibodies. The amount of LRP6 on the cell surface was
determined via immunoblotting with avidin-HRP (panel a), and the
total amount of LRP6 in precipitates was determined with the LRP6 antibodies
(panel b). C, EGF induces rapid down-regulation of EGFR on
the cell surface. Rat2 cells were untreated (lane 1) or treated with
100 ng/ml EGF for 15 min (lane 2), and cell surface proteins were
biotinylated, extracted, precipitated with avidin-agarose beads, and analyzed
for the presence of EGFR (panel a) or LRP6 (panel b) by
immunoblotting. Cell extracts were also analyzed for the total EGFR (panel
c) and LRP6 (panel d) proteins.