Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B
Article Title: Cerebral endothelial 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase improves ischemia-induced cognitive impairment via interacting with protein phosphatase 2A
doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.11.015
Figure Lengend Snippet: Endothelial PP2A deficiency resulted in a reduction of H 2 S production in mice. (A, B) Bioinformation analysis for the interaction between PP2A and hydrogen sulfide. (C–E) Measurement of H 2 S concentration. (C) PP2AC α f/f and PP2A EC-cKO PBMECs, ( n = 5), (D) PP2AC α f/f PBMECs infected with AAV-Tie-cre ( n = 4), (E) bEnd.3 cells were transfected with Ppp2ca shRNA, ( n = 5). (F–I) Cognition was evaluated by Y-maze test (F) and Morris water maze test (G–I) at 2 days after termination of NaHS administration. (G) The typical swim path of PP2AC α f/f -saline, PP2AC α f/f -NaHS, PP2A EC-cKO -saline, PP2A EC-cKO -NaHS mice. (H) Latency to reach the hidden platform during the acquisition trial. (I) Percentage occupancy in the goal quadrant in the probe trial, ( n = 9–14). (J) Nissl staining for neurodegeneration in the hippocampus of PP2AC α f/f -saline, PP2AC α f/f -NaHS, PP2A EC-cKO -saline, PP2A EC-cKO -NaHS mice ( n = 5). Scale bar, 100 μm. (K, L) Representative confocal image (K) and quantification (L) of NeuN + neurons (red) in the CA3 and DG hippocampal subfield of PP2AC α f/f -saline, PP2AC α f/f -NaHS, PP2A EC-cKO -saline, PP2A EC-cKO -NaHS mice at 7 days after termination of NaHS administration ( n = 5∼7). Scale bar, 20 or 50 μm. Data are expressed mean ± SEM, ∗ P < 0.05, ∗∗ P < 0.01.
Article Snippet: Cell lysates from PBMECs or bEnd.3 Cells infected with lenti-Ppp2ca-shRNA or lenti-vector were subjected to PP2A immunoprecipitation (IP) using anti-PP2A catalytic subunit (PP2AC) antibody (cell signaling technology, 2238S) overnight at 4 °C, followed by immobilization on protein A/G magnetic beads (MCE HYK, 0202) for 2 h. The immunoprecipitate was then incubated with phosphopeptide substrate (KRpTIRR) for 30 min at 37 °C, and the reaction was terminated using Malachite green reagent before measuring the absorbance at 620 nm.
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Infection, Transfection, shRNA, Saline, Staining