Journal: Molecular Therapy. Nucleic Acids
Article Title: Restoration of myogenesis in ALS-myocytes through miR-26a-5p-mediated Smad4 inhibition and its impact on motor neuron development
doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2025.102581
Figure Lengend Snippet: PCM derived from muscles of hSOD1(G93A) Tg mice show impaired in vitro differentiation compared to the hSOD1(WT) counterpart (A) The expression of EmbMyHC, Pax7, MyoD, and myogenin was evaluated by WB in hSOD1(WT) and hSOD1(G93A) PCM at different DIV. The left shows representative WBs and the corresponding Coomassie blue staining of the membrane, while the graphs on the right report the densitometric analysis for each protein. n = 3 for each DIV and hSOD1 genotype. (B) p38 (MAPK) phosphorylation (Thr180/Tyr182) and the expression of p21 were analyzed by WB at different DIV. The top shows representative WBs, and the graphs on the bottom show the corresponding densitometric analysis by reporting the ratio between phosphorylated and total protein amounts for p38 while the abundance of p21 was determined by normalizing the optical density of immunoreactive bands to that of the corresponding Coomassie blue-stained lanes. n = 4 (different PCM) for each DIV and hSOD1 genotype. (C) 4 DIV PCM protein extracts were analyzed for phosphorylation of PKA substrates by WB using α-pPKAs as antibody. Loading control with the Coomassie blue staining. n = 4 (different PCM) for each DIV and hSOD1 genotype. (D) CREB phosphorylation (Ser133) was analyzed by WB at different DIV. The left shows representative WBs, and the graph on the right show the corresponding densitometric analysis by reporting the ratio between phosphorylated and total protein amount. n = 4 (different PCM) for each DIV and hSOD1 genotype. ∗ indicates bands considered for protein quantification. In (A, B, and D), ∗ p < 0.05 and ∗∗ p < 0.01, hSOD1(WT) vs. hSOD1(G93A) in each DIV; § p < 0.05 and §§ p < 0.01 with respect to hSOD1(WT) in 1 DIV; and # p < 0.05 and ## p < 0.01 with respect to hSOD1(G93A) in 1 DIV; two-way ANOVA followed by Sidak’s multiple comparison test. In (C), ∗ p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney test.
Article Snippet: The following primary Abs were used: anti-EmbMyHC mouse mAb (cl.BF-G6), 1:5,000 (Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, University of Iowa); anti-CREB rabbit mAb, 1:1,000 (Cell Signaling Technology, cat. no. 9197s); anti-pSer133 CREB mouse mAb, 1:1,000 (Cell Signaling Technology, cat. no. 9196s); anti-p38 rabbit polyclonal antibody (pAb), 1:1,000 (Cell Signaling Technology; cat. no. 9212); anti-pThr180/Tyr182 p38 rabbit mAb, 1:1,000 (Cell Signaling Technology; cat. no. 9211); anti-Pax7 mouse mAb, 1:300 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, cat. no. sc-81648); anti-MyoD mouse mAb (cl.
Techniques: Derivative Assay, Muscles, In Vitro, Expressing, Staining, Membrane, Phospho-proteomics, Control, Comparison, MANN-WHITNEY