Journal: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: CMLS
Article Title: Neuroprotection by ADAM10 inhibition requires TrkB signaling in the Huntington’s disease hippocampus
doi: 10.1007/s00018-024-05382-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: TrkB mediates the neuroprotective effect determined by ADAM10 inhibition on long-lasting spine loss in HD hippocampal neurons. A Hippocampal neurons from WT and R6/2 mice were transfected at DIV5 with pcDNA3.1-mGreenLantern plasmid. The ADAM10 inhibitor GI254023X (GI, 1 µM) was administered from DIV6 until DIV14. The TrkB antagonist ANA12 (10 µM) was administered at DIV12 and cells were fixed at DIV14 for spine analyses and excitatory synapses quantification. B Immunofluorescence images of dendritic spines in hippocampal cultures: WT, WT + ANA12, R6/2, R6/2 + ANA12, R6/2 + GI; R6/2 + GI + ANA12. Scale bars: 10 µm. M, mushroom spines; T, thin spines; S, stubby spines. C-F Density of total, stubby, mushroom, and thin spines. Data are from n = 3 independent primary culture preparations. Each dot in the graphs represents the number of spines in a 100-µm-long dendrite. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001, One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. G Immunofluorescence images of excitatory synapses in hippocampal cultures: WT, R6/2, R6/2 + GI; R6/2 + GI + ANA12. I Immunofluorescence images of excitatory synapses in hippocampal cultures: WT, zQ175, zQ175 + GI; zQ175 + GI + ANA12. Excitatory synapses in G and I were visualized by Bassoon/Homer1 immunostaining. Map2, pan neuronal marker. Upper panel scale bars: 50 μm; bottom panel scale bars: 10 μm. H , J Synapses quantification. Data are from n = 3 independent primary culture preparations. Each dot in the graphs represents the number of excitatory synapses in a 100-µm-long dendrite. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ****P < 0.0001, One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test
Article Snippet: Separated proteins were transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane (Bio-Rad, Cat. No. 1704158) by means of the Trans-blot Turbo Transfer System (Bio-Rad) (High Molecular Weight protocol: 2.5 A constant; up to 25 V; 10 min), blocked with 5% nonfat milk (Bio-Rad, Cat. No. 1706404) in TBS1X and 0.1% Tween 20 (TBST) and incubated with rabbit polyclonal anti-ADAM10 antibody EPR5622 (1:1000 in TBST; Abcam, Cat. No. ab124695), mouse monoclonal anti-N-CAD antibody (1:1000 in TBST; Becton Dickinson Transduction Laboratories, Cat. No.610921), rabbit polyclonal anti-total-ERK1/2 antibody (1:2000 in TBST; Cell Signaling, Cat. No. 9102), rabbit polyclonal anti-phospho-ERK1/2 antibody (1:2000 in TBST; Cell Signaling, Cat. No. 9101), mouse monoclonal anti-βIII-Tubulin antibody (1:1000 in TBST; Promega, Cat. No. G7121), and mouse monoclonal anti-α-Tubulin antibody (1:5000 in TBST; Millipore, Cat. No. T9026) at 4 °C overnight.
Techniques: Inhibition, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Immunofluorescence, Immunostaining, Marker