Journal: Genes
Article Title: Systems Genetics Reveals the Gene Regulatory Mechanisms of Arrb2 in the Development of Autism Spectrum Disorders
doi: 10.3390/genes16050605
Figure Lengend Snippet: Construction of Arrb2 −/− mice and analysis of mRNA and protein levels of downstream candidate genes in the hippocampus. ( A ) Schematic diagram of the construction of Arrb2 −/− mice. ( B ) qRT-PCR analysis of Arrb2 mRNA in the hippocampus of WT and Arrb2 −/− mice. ( C ) Western blot analysis of Arrb2 protein in the hippocampus of WT and Arrb2 −/− mice. ( D – K ) mRNA levels of downstream candidate genes regulated by Arrb2 in the hippocampus of WT and Arrb2 −/− mice measured by qRT-PCR. ( L – O ) Western blot analysis of Myh9, Dnmt1, and Brd4 protein in the hippocampus of WT and Arrb2 −/− mice. ns: p > 0.05, * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001, unpaired two-tailed Student’s t -test, n = 6 per group.
Article Snippet: The PVDF membrane was incubated at 4 °C overnight with primary antibodies, including mouse anti GAPDH (HRP-conjugated, 1:10,000, Proteintech, 60,004, Wuhan, Hubei, China), rabbit anti β-Arrestin2 (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology, 3857, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA), rabbit anti Dnmt1 (1:2000, HuaBio, ET1702-77, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China), rabbit anti Myh9 (1:2000, Abclonal, A0173, Wuhan, Hubei, China), rabbit anti Brd4 (1:1000, HuaBio, HA722785, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China), rabbit anti p-Synapsin I (S9) (1:1000, HuaBio, ET1611-26, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China), rabbit anti Synapsin I (1:1000, abcam, ab64581, Cambridge, UK) and rabbit anti p-PKA α/β/γ (catalytic subunit) (T197) (1:1000, HuaBio, HA721864, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China).
Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, Western Blot, Two Tailed Test