Journal: Life Science Alliance
Article Title: Absence of the RING domain in MID1 results in patterning defects in the developing human brain
doi: 10.26508/lsa.202302288
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Box and jitter plots show the fold change of the expression of patterning genes BMP6 , LMX1A , OTX2 , TTR , and PTCH1 normalized to GAPDH in d30 Ctrl, Rm1, Rm2, and MID1 KO organoids. Mann-Whitney- U test, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. ns, not significant. Exact P -values (left to right) 0.0083, 0.014, 0.34, 0.037, 0.0096, 0.49, 0.084, 0.0014, 0.8, 0.0003, 0.00004, 0.29, 0.0053, 0.076, 0.017. ( BMP6 : Ctrl: n = 15, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 7, three batches; KO: n = 6, three batches. LMX1A , OTX2 , TTR : Ctrl: n = 16, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 9, three batches; KO: n = 6, three batches; PTCH1 : Ctrl: n = 16, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 7, three batches, KO: n = 6, three batches). (B) Brain organoids (d30) were used to quantify mRNA expression levels of TTR and ASCL1 across conditions. Note the increase in TTR expression at the expense of the ventral marker ASCL1 in the MID1 Rm mutant organoids. (Ctrl: n = 9, three batches; Rm1: n = 7, three batches; Rm2: n = 9, three batches). (C) Correlation matrix of the logarithmic fold change values of MID1 mutants versus Ctrl shows coregulated nodes and overall anti-correlation of dorsal choroid plexus marker TTR with the patterning genes PTCH1 and GLI1 . ( BMP6 : Ctrl: n = 15, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 7, three batches; LMX1A , OTX2 , TTR , DLX2 : Ctrl: n = 16, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 9, three batches; PTCH1 : Ctrl: n = 16, six batches; Rm1: n = 9, three batches; Rm2: n = 7, three batches; GLI1 : Ctrl: n = 16, six batches; Rm1; n = 9, three batches; Rm2; n = 8, three batches; FOXA2 : Ctrl: n = 9, three batches; Rm1; n = 9, three batches; Rm2; n = 9, three batches; ASCL1 : Ctrl: n = 9, three batches; Rm1; n = 8, three batches; Rm2; n = 9, three batches). (D) Line-plot showing the temporal pattern of GBX2 misexpression (ln of FC) along early differentiation in different conditions; solid line: mean; shade: 95% confidence interval. Note the constant increase in GBX2 in the Rm lines, contrasting the expression in the KO line (Ctrl: n = 6 from two batches, Rm1, Rm2, KO: n = 3 from one batch). (E) Box and jitter plots show the natural logarithm of the fold change values versus mean of Ctrl of ATOH1 expression normalized to GAPDH in d30 organoids across conditions. (Ctrl: n = 6 from two batches, Rm1, Rm2, KO: n = 3 from one batch). Mann-Whitney- U test, * P < 0.05, ns, not significant. Exact P -values (top to down) 1, 0.024, 0.024. (F) Images show sections of d30 organoids of all conditions (Ctrl, Rm1, Rm2, KO) stained for TTR. DAPI was used to counterstain nuclei and visualize cellular organization. Orange dashed line indicates zoom-in areas shown in the lower panel. Note that the tissue positive for TTR is organized as monolayered epithelium. (G) Quantification of TTR-positive areas covering the area of organoid indicated as fold change over Ctrl organoids across conditions. Different batches are indicated by distinct colors. Ctrl: n = 15 from six batches, Rm1, Rm2: n = 7 from four batches, KO: n = 9 from three batches. Mann-Whitney- U test. *** P < 0.001; ns, not significant. Exact P -values (top to down) 0.77, 0.00032, 0.00092. For (A, B, D, E, G), dots represent individual organoids. Boxplots show median, quartiles (box), and range (whiskers). (H) Micrographs show immunofluorescence stainings using an antibody against the cilia marker ARL13B in d30 organoids. Orange dashed box highlights insets magnified in the lower panel. Arrow heads point towards multiciliated cells. (I) SOX9 protein expression in Ctrl, Rm1, Rm2, and MID1 KO d30 organoids. Note the high expression in ventricular zone-like structures and the choroid plexus-like areas. For (F, H, I), DAPI was used to counterstain nuclei. (F, H, I) Scale bars = 500 μm (F, H upper, I), 100 μm ((F), lower), 25 μm ((H), lower).
Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal anti-β-ACTIN (A2066-200UL; 1:2,000; Sigma-Aldrich), rabbit polyclonal anti-MID1 C-terminal (NBP1-26612; 1:500; Novus).
Techniques: Expressing, MANN-WHITNEY, Marker, Mutagenesis, Staining, Immunofluorescence