Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Anxa1+ dopamine neuron vulnerability defines prodromal Parkinson’s disease bradykinesia and procedural motor learning impairment
doi: 10.1101/2024.12.22.629963
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Schematic representation of FACS followed by bulk RNA-seq analysis of DANs from 10– 12-week-old MP-early (n = 5) and cMfn2KO-early (n = 5) mice, 3 weeks post-tamoxifen injection. (B) Graph displaying significantly downregulated DAN subtype markers (MP-early: blue; cMfn2KO-early: magenta; FDR < 0.05). (C) ISH (left) and IF (right) demonstrating co-expression of Anxa1, Aldh1a1, and Th in the SNc. Low- and high-magnification scale bars are 200 μm and 30 μm, respectively. (D) 3D reconstruction showing different DAN subpopulations visualized using anti-Anxa1, anti-Aldh1a1, and anti-Th antibodies in the SNc. (E) Coronal sections illustrating the spatial distribution of these subpopulations in the SNc. (F) ISH depicting Anxa1, Aldh1a1, and Th expression in the SNc of control (Ctrl) and MP-early mice. (G) Line graph showing the dorsoventral distribution of the three SNc DAN subpopulations in Ctrl (n = 5) and MP-early (n = 5) mice. (H) Boxplot illustrating the proportions of these subpopulations in Ctrl and MP-early mice (two-way ANOVA, Genotype × Subtype: F(2,24) = 49.66, p < 0.0001; *p = 0.0452, ***p < 0.0001, Sidak’s post-hoc test). (I) Illustration showing ANXA1 mRNA quantification in iPSC-DANs from PD patients carrying the SNCA-trp mutation. (J) Upper: Boxplots showing the expression of various SNc DAN subtype markers in iPSC- DANs. Lower: Boxplots comparing ALDH1A1 (left) and ANXA1 (right) mRNA levels between healthy controls and SNCA-trp iPSC-DANs. (K) Schematic representation of the low-concentration 6-OHDA lesion model. (L) ISH showing Anxa1, Aldh1a1, and Th expression in the SNc of intact and lesioned hemispheres. (M) Boxplot comparing the proportions of the three SNc DAN subpopulations in the intact versus lesioned hemispheres (n = 4; RM two-way ANOVA, Side × Subtype: F(2,9) = 36.33, p < 0.0001; *p < 0.05, ***p = 0.0002, Sidak’s post-hoc test). (N) Schematic illustration of cAtg7KO mice and IF images showing LB-like p62+ inclusions (arrows) in SNc DANs. (O) IF images showing the expression of Anxa1, Aldh1a1, and Th in the SNc of Ctrl and cAtg7KO mice. (P) Boxplot showing the proportions of the three SNc DAN subpopulations in Ctrl (n = 5) and cAtg7KO (n = 5) mice (two-way ANOVA, Genotype × Subtype: F(2,24) = 8.470, p = 0.0016; **p = 0.0082, Sidak’s post-hoc test). Boxplots display all data points, with the 25th and 75th percentiles (boxes), median (center), and maxima (whiskers). Abbreviations: PD: Parkinson’s Disease, SNc: Substantia Nigra pars compacta, DANs: Dopaminergic Neurons, FACS: Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting, RNA-seq: RNA Sequencing, Tmxf: tamoxifen, MP: MitoPark, cMfn2KO: Conditional Mitofusin 2 Knockout, FDR: False Discovery Rate, FC: fold change, Br: bregma, A: anterior, D: dorsal, L: lateral, ISH: In Situ Hybridization, IF: Immunofluorescence, ml: medial lemniscus, Ctrl: Control, iPSC- DANs: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons, CT: threshold cycle, SNCA-trp: SNCA-triplication, 6-OHDA: 6-Hydroxydopamine, mfb: medial forebrain bundle, cAtg7KO: Conditional Atg7 Knockout, LB: Lewy Bodies. See also Figure S1 .
Article Snippet: Following this blocking step, the sections were incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies: rabbit anti-Anxa1 (Cat# 71-3400, Thermo-Fisher), goat anti-Aldh1a1 (Cat# AF5869, R&D Systems), rabbit anti-MOR (Cat# ab17934, Abcam), chicken anti-TH (Cat# ab76442, Abcam), mouse anti-TH (Cat# AB152, Sigma-Aldrich), rabbit anti-GFP (Cat# A6455, Invitrogen), chicken anti-GFP (Cat# A10262, Invitrogen), mouse anti-p62 (Cat# 610833, BD Biosciences) and rabbit anti-RFP (Cat# 600-401-379-RTU, Rockland), all diluted in 2.5% donkey serum and 0.3% Triton-X in PBS.
Techniques: RNA Sequencing Assay, Injection, Expressing, Control, Mutagenesis, Concentration Assay, Fluorescence, FACS, Knock-Out, In Situ Hybridization, Immunofluorescence, Derivative Assay