Human ROBO1 Knockout A549 Cell Lysate

ROBO1 knockout A549 cells were grown in Dulbecco's medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum. Cells were washed with PBS and then incubated on ice in modified RIPA buffer, containing 150 mM sodium chloride, 50 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.4, 1 mM EDTA, 1.0% NP-40, 0.5% sodium deoxycholic acid , 0.1% SDS and 0.01% (w/v) sodium azide to lyse the cells. Protein integrity was ensured using a cocktail of protease inhibitors with broad specificity for the inhibition of aspartic, cysteine, and serine proteases as well as aminopeptidases (0.1 mM AEBSF HCl, 0.08 µM Aprotinin, 5 µM Bestatin, 1.5 µM E-64, 2 µM Leupeptin Hemisulfate, 1 µM Pepstatin A). Phosphatase inhibitors 1 mM NaF and 1 mM Na3VO4 were also added. Cell debris was removed by centrifugation. Protein concentration was determined by BCA using a commercially available kit. Protein concentration was adjusted to 2 mg/ml with modified 1X RIPA buffer. ROBO1 knockout A549 Clone 15 contains knockout deletions on all three copies of the ROBO1 gene in A549 cells. Each copy contains the same 23bp deletion induced by CRISPR/Cas 9. The deletion occurs in exon 2 and disrupts the sequence encoding amino acids 62 through 69, causing the downstream amino acid sequences to shift out of frame resulting in early stop codons. Validated by Sanger sequencing and Western blot. Protein function: Receptor for SLIT1 and SLIT2 that mediates cellular responses to molecular guidance cues in cellular migration, including axonal navigation at the ventral midline of the neural tube and projection of axons to different regions during neuronal development (PubMed:10102268, PubMed:24560577). Interaction with the intracellular domain of FLRT3 mediates axon attraction towards cells expressing NTN1 (PubMed:24560577). In axon growth cones, the silencing of the attractive effect of NTN1 by SLIT2 may require the formation of a ROBO1-DCC complex. Plays a role in the regulation of cell migration via its interaction with MYO9B, inhibits MYO9B-mediated stimulation of RHOA GTPase activity, and thereby leads to increased levels of active, GTP-bound RHOA (PubMed:26529257). May be required for lung development. [The UniProt Consortium]