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Live Cell Imaging of the TGF-	&beta;/Smad3 Signaling Pathway <em>In Vitro</em> and <em>In Vivo</em> Using an Adenovirus Reporter System

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University of Melbourne

Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signalling controls many aspects of cell behaviour and is implicated as a key regulator in tumour formation and progression. However, evaluating levels of active TGF-β in culture medium or patient plasma and gaining definitive information regarding the activity of downstream substrates such as Sma- and Mad-related protein 3 (Smad3) in vivo with accuracy and sensitivity has been problematic. Therefore, to overcome these technical issues we have created a NIH3T3 cell line with stable pCAGA(12)-luc expression that can now be utilised to detect TGF-β activity with high sensitivity. In addition, we have created an adenoviral Smad3 luciferase reporter construct pAd.CAGA(12)-luc to successfully infect cells for in vitro assays, or prior to injection into mice and used to measure transcriptional activity in vivo. Thus, the NIH3T3-pCAGA(12)-luc cell line and the pAd.CAGA(12)-luc adenovirus will be extremely useful tools to measure TGF-β signalling activity with far greater efficiency and reliability compared to original and currently used reagents.

New reagents for improved in vitro and in vivo examination of TGF-β signalling.

Metastasis is a process where only a small subset of cells is capable of successfully migrating to and propagating at secondary sites. TGF-β signalling is widely known for its role in cancer metastasis and is associated with cell migration in whole cell populations.

Single live cell TGF-β signalling imaging: breast cancer cell motility and migration is driven by sub-populations of cells with dynamic TGF-β-Smad3 activity.

Transformation by oncogene Ras overcomes TGF-β mediated growth inhibition in epithelial cells. However, it cooperates with each other to mediate epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). The mechanism of how these two pathways interact with each other is controversial.

Josephine Iaria

Department of Surgery (RMH)

University of Melbourne

Live Cell Imaging of the TGF- β/Smad3 Signaling Pathway In Vitro and In Vivo Using an Adenovirus Reporter System

Josephine Iaria

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University of Melbourne

Live Cell Imaging of the TGF- β/Smad3 Signaling Pathway In Vitro and In Vivo Using an Adenovirus Reporter System

Department of Surgery (RMH)