Journal: The Journal of Neuroscience
Article Title: SULT4A1 Modulates Synaptic Development and Function by Promoting the Formation of PSD-95/NMDAR Complex
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2194-19.2020
Figure Lengend Snippet: Sult4a1 silencing reduces neuronal branching and dendritic spine density. A, Representative immunofluorescence images and relative traces of rat cortical neurons transfected with the scrambled shRNA (shCtrl), the Sult4a1-specific shRNA (shSult4a1), or shSult4a1 together with the resistant construct (Sult4a1r). Neurons were stained for SULT4A1 (red) to assess protein expression. Scale bar, 100 μm. B, Results of Sholl analysis and quantification of the number of intersections, plotted against the distance from the soma (shCtrl, n = 13 individual neurons; shSult4a1, n = 15 individual neurons; Sult4a1r, n = 19 individual neurons; two-way ANOVA, p < 0.0001; Tukey's post hoc test, *shSult4a1 vs shCtrl; #shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r; 30 µm: ****p < 0.0001, ## p < 0.0001; 40 µm: ****p < 0.0001, ####p < 0.0001; 50 µm: ****p < 0.0001, ###p = 0.0001; 60 µm: ***p = 0.0007). C, Quantification of total dendrites length (shCtrl, n = 10 individual neurons; shSult4a1, n = 13 individual neurons; Sult4a1r, n = 13 individual neurons; one-way ANOVA, p < 0.0001; Tukey's post hoc test, shCtrl vs shSult4a1, p = 0.0001; shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r, p = 0.0001; ns, not significant). D–E, Quantification of the number of primary (D) and secondary (E) dendrites [shCtrl, n = 21 individual neurons; shSult4a1, n = 18 individual neurons; Sult4a1r, n = 20 individual neurons; D: one-way ANOVA, p < 0.0001; Tukey's post hoc test: shCtrl vs shSult4a1, p = 0.0002; shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r, p = 0.0002; ns, not significant; E: one-way ANOVA, p < 0.0001; Tukey's post hoc test, shCtrl vs shSult4a1, p < 0.0001; shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r, p = 0.0079; ns, not significant]. F, Representative immunofluorescence images showing dendritic spines of rat cortical neurons transfected with shCtrl, shSult4a1, or shSult4a1 together with the resistant plasmid. Neurons were stained for SULT4A1 (red) to assess protein expression. Scale bar, 10 μm. G–I, Quantification of dendritic spines length (G), width (H), and number of spines per 10 μm of dendrite (I; shCtrl, n = 10 individual dendrites; shSult4a1, n = 10 individual dendrites; Sult4a1r, n = 14 individual dendrites; Kruskal–Wallis test: p = 0.6092 for G, p = 0.8472 for H, p = 0.0081 for I; I: Dunn's post hoc test: shCtrl vs shSult4a1, p = 0.0105; shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r, p = 0.0417; ns, not significant). J, Quantification of filopodia, long thin and mushroom spines distribution. K, Representative immunohistochemistry images from brain slices obtained from 30-d-old in utero electroporated mice, showing cortical neurons expressing shCtrl or shSult4a1 and their relative traces. Scale bar, 100 μm. L, Results of Sholl analysis and quantification of the number of intersections, plotted against the distance from the soma (shCtrl, n = 10 individual neurons; shSult4a1, n = 13 individual neurons; two-way ANOVA, p = 0.0629; Sidak's post hoc test, 60 µm: *p = 0.0162; 70 µm: ****p < 0.0001). M, Quantification of total dendrites length (shCtrl, n = 10 individual neurons; shSult4a1, n = 13 individual neurons; unpaired t test, ***p = 0.0002). N, Representative immunofluorescence images showing dendritic spines of shCtrl- or shSult4a1-expressing cortical neurons from 30-d-old in utero electroporated mice. Scale bar, 10 μm. O–Q, Quantification of dendritic spines length (O), width (P), and number of spines per 10 μm of dendrite (Q; shCtrl, n = 12 individual dendrites; shSult4a1, n = 9 individual dendrites; unpaired t test p = 0.0490). R, Quantification of thin, stubby, and mushroom spines distribution. Data represent the mean ± SEM. shSult4a1 vs Sult4a1r, **p = 0.0079.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-β-actin (catalog #A5316, Sigma-Aldrich), mouse anti-βIII-tubulin (catalog #MAB1637, Sigma-Aldrich), mouse anti-GABA A Rα1 (catalog #75–136, NeuroMab), mouse anti-GAD65 (catalog #198111, Synaptic System), mouse anti-GAD67 (catalog #sc-28376, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), mouse anti-GFP (catalog #11814460001, Roche), rabbit anti-GluA1 (catalog #AB1504, Millipore), mouse anti-GluA2 (catalog #75–002, NeuroMab), mouse anti-GluN1 (catalog #556308, BD), mouse anti-GluN2A (catalog #75–288, NeuroMab), rabbit anti-GluN2B (catalog #06–600, Millipore), mouse anti-MAP2 (catalog #ab11268, Abcam), rabbit anti-mGlu5 (catalog #AB5675, Millipore), mouse anti-Nestin (catalog #MAB5326, Millipore), mouse anti-NLGN1 (catalog #75–160, NeuroMab), mouse anti-Oct4 (catalog #sc-5279, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), mouse anti-Pin1 (catalog #sc-46660, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), mouse anti-PSD-95 (catalog #75–028, NeuroMab), rabbit anti-PSD-95 (catalog #D27E11, Cell Signaling Technology), rabbit anti-Sox2 (catalog #11064–1-AP, Proteintech), rabbit anti-SULT4A1 (catalog #12578–1-AP, Proteintech), and rabbit anti-VGAT (catalog #131003, Synaptic System).
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Transfection, shRNA, Construct, Staining, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Immunohistochemistry, In Utero