Journal: Advanced Science
Article Title: The Histone Lysine Demethylase KDM7A Contributes to Reward Memory via Fscn1‐Induced Synaptic Plasticity in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex
doi: 10.1002/advs.202405352
Figure Lengend Snippet: KDM7A regulates Fscn1 expression via H3K9me2 and H3K27me2. A) Transfection of N2a cells with Kdm7a‐specific siRNA/ Exp, the cells were seeded at 50% confluency and transfected with siRNA / Exp duplexes at a final concentration of 50 nM. ChIP‐qPCR and Western blotting were performed after 48 h of transfection. B) N2a cells were visualized under an inverted microscope. C, E, G, I) The transfection of Kdm7a siRNA/ Exp resulted in significant downregulation/ upregulation of Kdm7a mRNA and protein expression in N2a cells (n = 6). The data were presented as the mean ± SEM; t test; * p < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, **** p < 0.0001. D, F, H, J) Kdm7a siRNA/ Exp treatment led to reduction/ growth in Fscn1 mRNA and protein expression in N2a cells (n = 6). The data were presented as the mean ± SEM; t test; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001. K) The potential binding sites of H3K9me2 and H3K27me2 at Fscn1 promoter region from the Cistrome Data Browser database, the enrichment index is 0.13. L–N) The ChIP‐qPCR analysis was performed to assess the impact of Kdm7a siRNA and NC siRNA at 3 peak regions of Fscn1 promoter (n = 6). The data were presented as the mean ± SEM; Two‐way ANOVA and Bonferroni's multiple comparisons test. **** p < 0.0001. O–Q) The ChIP‐qPCR analysis was performed to assess the impact of Kdm7a‐Exp and NC‐Exp at 3 peak regions of Fscn1 promoter (n = 6). The data were presented as the mean ± SEM. Two‐way ANOVA and Bonferroni's multiple comparisons test. ** p < 0.01. **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies were shown as follows: KDM7A (Genetex, GTX32688, 1:500), FSCN1 (Proteintech, 14384‐1‐AP, 1:5000), and GAPDH (Abcam, ab263962, 1:1000).
Techniques: Expressing, Transfection, Concentration Assay, ChIP-qPCR, Western Blot, Inverted Microscopy, Binding Assay