Figure 4.
Cleavage of the biosensor requires functional MMP14. (a) Western blotting for GFP-MMP14, endogenous MMP14, and GAPDH in three different cell lines (HUVEC, MCF7, and MDA-MB-231). The cells were transfected with MMP14 biosensor prior to lysis. (b) Average densitometry measurements of western blots shown in (a) (n = 3). (c) Example confocal microscopy of HUVECs (n = 6), HUVECs + MMP14 siRNA (n = 3), MCF7 cells (n = 6), MCF7 + GFP-MMP14 (n = 3), and MDA-MB-231 cells (n = 3) showing MMP14 biosensor and MG2P dye binding under conditions shown in (a,b,d), Quantification of MG2P fluorescence intensity from the cells and conditions described in (c). Scale bars = 20 µm. P < 0.01. Error bars = + /− SD.