D following digital scanning (Agfa, Japan). Representative images of immunoblots are shown.ImmunocytochemistryFor immunocytochemistry, cells were fixed with 4 PFA in PBS for 10 min at 4uC, washed twice with PBS, permeabilized with 0.025 Triton X-100 for 5 min and blocked with 3 BSA in PBS for 15 minutes at room temperature. Cells were incubated overnight at 4uC with anti-b-catenin antibody (Santa Cruz) used at 1:100 dilution, then incubated with a secondary antibody (goat anti-rabbit conjugated to Cy3; Beckman Coulter, Villepinte, France). Cover glasses were viewed using apotome fluorescence microscopy (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany).Cell Invasion and Migration AssaysWounding assay was performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Ibidi, BioValley, Marne la Vallee, France). ?Recovery of the denuded area was computerized using an inverted microscope (Leica, Cambridge, UK). Cell migration and invasion were determined in the modified Boyden’s chamber assay, as described previously [52].b-catenin Reporter Assayb-catenin transcriptional activity was determined by Firefly and Renilla luciferase assays using a Luciferase Reporter Assay System according to the manufacturer’s recommendations (PHCCC web Promega, Charbonnieres, France).Human Tissue MicroarrayTissue microarray (TMA) composed of paraffin-embedded 231 tissue cores were deparaffinized and rehydrated. Antigen retrieval was performed using citrate buffer (ph 6) at 70uC during 4 h followed by permeabilisation with saponin (0.1 ) for 30 min, before incubation with polyclonal anti-FHL2 antibody [54] used at 1:300 overnight at 4uC. The signal was revealed using Vectastain Elite ABC system (Vector Laboratories Ltd, Peterborough, UK) and estimated without prior information about the TMA spots.RT-qPCR AnalysisTotal RNA was isolated using Trizol Reagent (Eurobio Laboratories, Les Ulis, France) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Three mg of total RNA from each samples were reverse transcribed with 16 RT buffer, 1 mM dNTP mix, 16 random primers and 50 U multiscribe reverse transcriptase (Applied Biosystems, Villebon sur Yvette, France) in a total volume of 20 ml, at 37uC for 2 h. The relative mRNA levels were evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR using LightCycler Instrument (Roche Applied Science, Indianapolis Ind., USA) and SYBR Green PCR kit (ABGen, Courtaboeuf, France). GAPDH was used as internal control. Primers were as follow: c-Myc Fruquintinib supplier forward 59CGGTTTCTCAGCCGCTGCCA-39 and reverse 59TGGGCGAGCTGCTGTGCTTG-39; Wnt5a forward 59CCCCGACGCTTCGCTTGAATTCC-39 and reverse 59CCCAAAGCCACTCCCGGGCTTAA-39; Wnt10b forward 59CCGGGACATCCAGGCGAGAA-39 and reverse 59AGCTGCCTGACGTTCCATGGC-39; Foxo1 forward 59AGATGAGTGCCCTGGGCAGC-39 and reverse 59-GATGGACTCCATGTCAACAGT-39; FHL2 forward 59TGCGTGCAGTGCAAAAAG-39 and reverse 59-TGTGCACACAAAGCATTCCT-39; GAPGH forward 59-ACACATTGGGGGTAGGAACA-39 and reverse 59-AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG-39; Axin 2 forward 59GAGAGTGAGCGGCAGAGC-39 and reverse 59CGGCTGACTCGTTCTCCT-39; WISP1 forward 59-TGGACATCCAACTACACATCAA-39 and reverse 59AAGTTCGTGGCCTCCTCTG-39.Murine Tumor and Metastatic ModelsThis study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Institut National de la Sante et de la ?Recherche Medicale. The protocol was approved by the ?Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of Lariboisiere` Villemin (Permit Number: CEEALV/2011-01-05). We used K7M2 cells that are aggressive mouse osteosarcoma cells tha.D following digital scanning (Agfa, Japan). Representative images of immunoblots are shown.ImmunocytochemistryFor immunocytochemistry, cells were fixed with 4 PFA in PBS for 10 min at 4uC, washed twice with PBS, permeabilized with 0.025 Triton X-100 for 5 min and blocked with 3 BSA in PBS for 15 minutes at room temperature. Cells were incubated overnight at 4uC with anti-b-catenin antibody (Santa Cruz) used at 1:100 dilution, then incubated with a secondary antibody (goat anti-rabbit conjugated to Cy3; Beckman Coulter, Villepinte, France). Cover glasses were viewed using apotome fluorescence microscopy (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany).Cell Invasion and Migration AssaysWounding assay was performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Ibidi, BioValley, Marne la Vallee, France). ?Recovery of the denuded area was computerized using an inverted microscope (Leica, Cambridge, UK). Cell migration and invasion were determined in the modified Boyden’s chamber assay, as described previously [52].b-catenin Reporter Assayb-catenin transcriptional activity was determined by Firefly and Renilla luciferase assays using a Luciferase Reporter Assay System according to the manufacturer’s recommendations (Promega, Charbonnieres, France).Human Tissue MicroarrayTissue microarray (TMA) composed of paraffin-embedded 231 tissue cores were deparaffinized and rehydrated. Antigen retrieval was performed using citrate buffer (ph 6) at 70uC during 4 h followed by permeabilisation with saponin (0.1 ) for 30 min, before incubation with polyclonal anti-FHL2 antibody [54] used at 1:300 overnight at 4uC. The signal was revealed using Vectastain Elite ABC system (Vector Laboratories Ltd, Peterborough, UK) and estimated without prior information about the TMA spots.RT-qPCR AnalysisTotal RNA was isolated using Trizol Reagent (Eurobio Laboratories, Les Ulis, France) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Three mg of total RNA from each samples were reverse transcribed with 16 RT buffer, 1 mM dNTP mix, 16 random primers and 50 U multiscribe reverse transcriptase (Applied Biosystems, Villebon sur Yvette, France) in a total volume of 20 ml, at 37uC for 2 h. The relative mRNA levels were evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR using LightCycler Instrument (Roche Applied Science, Indianapolis Ind., USA) and SYBR Green PCR kit (ABGen, Courtaboeuf, France). GAPDH was used as internal control. Primers were as follow: c-Myc forward 59CGGTTTCTCAGCCGCTGCCA-39 and reverse 59TGGGCGAGCTGCTGTGCTTG-39; Wnt5a forward 59CCCCGACGCTTCGCTTGAATTCC-39 and reverse 59CCCAAAGCCACTCCCGGGCTTAA-39; Wnt10b forward 59CCGGGACATCCAGGCGAGAA-39 and reverse 59AGCTGCCTGACGTTCCATGGC-39; Foxo1 forward 59AGATGAGTGCCCTGGGCAGC-39 and reverse 59-GATGGACTCCATGTCAACAGT-39; FHL2 forward 59TGCGTGCAGTGCAAAAAG-39 and reverse 59-TGTGCACACAAAGCATTCCT-39; GAPGH forward 59-ACACATTGGGGGTAGGAACA-39 and reverse 59-AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG-39; Axin 2 forward 59GAGAGTGAGCGGCAGAGC-39 and reverse 59CGGCTGACTCGTTCTCCT-39; WISP1 forward 59-TGGACATCCAACTACACATCAA-39 and reverse 59AAGTTCGTGGCCTCCTCTG-39.Murine Tumor and Metastatic ModelsThis study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Institut National de la Sante et de la ?Recherche Medicale. The protocol was approved by the ?Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of Lariboisiere` Villemin (Permit Number: CEEALV/2011-01-05). We used K7M2 cells that are aggressive mouse osteosarcoma cells tha.