Journal: Redox Biology
Article Title: Big data analytics for MerTK genomics reveals its double-edged sword functions in human diseases
doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2024.103061
Figure Lengend Snippet: Proteomics in HAECs with MerTK gene knockout or control. ( A ) MerTK expression in HAECs incubated with apoptotic Jurkat cells for 1 h. ( B ) Immunochemical staining for MerTK expression in the aortic arch from WT mice. ( C ) Efferocytosis of apoptotic Jurkat cells by HAECs after 1 h of co-incubation. P < Apoptotic Jurkat cells were labeled with green PKH67 (Sigma) and HAECs were labeled with red PKH26 (Sigma). Green cells are apoptotic Jurkat cells that were not engulfed by HAECs. Green/red small round cells are apoptotic Jurkat cells that were engulfed by HAECs. Large red cells are HAECs. (D) Volcano plot illustration in MerTK KO vs. control. Relative protein abundance (log2) plotted against significance level (-log10 P-value), showing significantly (p < 0.05) downregulated (blue), upregulated (red) or non-differentially expressed proteins (grey). (E) Graphic summarization for pathways in MerTK KO vs. control. (F) MerTK KO activates apoptosis signaling. (G) Canonical pathway analysis in MerTK KO vs. control. Color depends on z-score. Blue signifies negative value; orange signifies positive value; and grey signifies no activity pattern. Size is proportional to the number of genes that overlap the pathway. (H) Machine learning analysis for activated or inhibited disease pathways. (I–K) IPA prediction shows that MerTK KO activates premature aging, kidney failure and heart failure. Proteomics data were analyzed by IPA. Data were analyzed with GraphPad Prism 9.4.1 and shown as the mean ± SD (n = 3–5). P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
Article Snippet: Primary human aortic ECs (HAECs) and the human Jurkat cell line were purchased from ATCC (Manassas, VA, USA).
Techniques: Gene Knockout, Control, Expressing, Incubation, Staining, Labeling, Quantitative Proteomics, Activity Assay