Journal: eBioMedicine
Article Title: Environmental ciprofloxacin triggers pregnancy loss: senescence-driven miscarriage via TRIM21-mediated MFF degradation
doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106146
Figure Lengend Snippet: Verification of murine Trim21/Mff signalling in CIP-exposed mouse placental tissues. (A) Murine Trim21 mRNA levels in placental tissues of CIP-exposed mice (n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (B and C) Murine Trim21 protein levels in placental tissues of CIP-exposed mice and its relative quantification (n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (D) IP assay analysis of the protein levels of Trim21 and Mff-Ub that were pulled down by Mff in placental tissues of 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice, with Mff and Trim21 protein levels in tissue lysates (each n = 6). (E) Schematic diagram of CIP-exposed mouse model with Trim21 knockdown. Pregnant mice were treated with saline or 160 mg/kg/d CIP and also treated with 10 mg/kg/3 d AS-Trim 21 (with AS–NC as control). (F and G) Embryo resorption (indicated by red arrows) and the average miscarriage rates in 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (each n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (H) IP assay analysis of the protein levels of Trim21 and Mff-Ub that were pulled down by Mff in 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown, with Mff and Trim21 protein levels in tissue lysates (each n = 6). (I) The quantification of positive intensity of SA-β-Galactose staining of placental tissues in 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (each n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (J) The protein levels of p16, p21, p38, and β-gal in placental tissues of 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (each n = 6). (K) The relative mtDNA copy number in placental tissues of 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (L) The NAD + /NADH ratios in placental tissues of 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (n = 6, one-way ANOVA). (M) The MMP levels in placental tissues of 160 mg/kg/d CIP-exposed mice with Trim21 knockdown (n = 6, one-way ANOVA).
Article Snippet: The lysates were incubated with MFF antibody (17090-1-AP, proteintech, dilution 1:200, RRID: AB_2142463 ) or TRIM21 antibody (67136-1-Ig, proteintech, dilution 1:200, RRID: AB_2882435 ) at 4 °C overnight, with equal weight of IgG antibody (ab172730, Abcam, dilution 1:200, RRID: AB_2687931 ) as negative control, and then incubated with Protein A/G magnetic beads (HY–K0202, MedChemExpress) for another 6 h to form bead-immunoprecipitate complex.
Techniques: Quantitative Proteomics, Knockdown, Saline, Control, Staining