Journal: Neural Regeneration Research
Article Title: Low-level expression of Cmyc in mature neurons: Maintaining neuronal function and preventing neurodegeneration
doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-01367
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cmyc knockout decreases the expression levels of DAT and TH in mice. (A) Immunofluorescence staining images of D1, D2, DAT in the striatum and TH in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of WT, Control, and Cmyc -KO mice. From left to right showing green fluorescence signal: D1R, D2R, DAT and TH. The expression of DAT was decreased 10 days after Cmyc knockout ( n = 3), and dopaminergic neurons were lost 60 days after Cmyc knockout ( n = 3) in Cmyc -KO mice (scale bar: 400 μm). (B) TUNEL staining of WT mice and Cmyc knockout mice. Neuronal apoptosis occurred in the substantia nigra 60 days after Cmyc knockout. Scale bars: 200 μm for low magnification images and 40 μm for high magnification images. (C–E) D1R, D2R, and DAT fluorescence intensity. (F) The number of dopaminergic neurons (TH + cells). ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001, vs . WT (one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc test). Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. D1R: Dopamine D1 receptor; D2R: dopamine D2 receptor; DAT: dopamine transporter; KO: knockout; ns: not significant; TH: tyrosine hydroxylase; WT: wild-type.
Article Snippet: Cmyc flox/– heterozygous mice and wild type (WT) mice were procured from Shanghai Model Organisms Center in Shanghai, Inc. (License No. SCXK (Yu) 2020-0005).
Techniques: Knock-Out, Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Control, Fluorescence, TUNEL Assay