Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS
Article Title: Slit/Robo signaling regulates Leydig cell steroidogenesis
doi: 10.1186/s12964-020-00696-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: Increased testicular steroidogenesis in Robo1- null mice. a Expression of Star , Cyp11a1 and Cyp17a1 determined by RT-qPCR in primary Leydig cells isolated from Robo1 +/+ vs Robo1 Robo1 −/− mice treated for 8 h with vehicle or 10 µg/ml SLIT2. n = 4 samples per group. b Expression of Robo2 determined by RT-qPCR in cultured Leydig cells isolated from Robo1 +/+ and Robo 1 −/− mice. n = 4 samples per group. c Expression of Star , Cyp11a1 , Cyp17a1 , Hsd3b1 and Lhcgr determined by RT-qPCR in testes from four month-old Robo1 +/+ and Robo1 −/− mice. n = 5–7 per group. Expression of each transcript was normalized to the housekeeping gene Rplp0 . d Intra-testicular testosterone concentrations corrected to testis weight measured in two- and four month-old Robo1 +/+ and Robo1 −/− mice, and serum LH levels measured in four month-old mice. n = 5–10 per group. Data are means ± sem; statistical analysis (Student’s T -test): * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; # p < 0.05; ## p < 0.01; ### p < 0.001
Article Snippet: The next day, the culture medium was replaced with a serum-free medium, and the cells incubated overnight before treatment with vehicle (PBS) or SLIT recombinant mouse protein (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA, SLIT1 #5199-SL, SLIT2 #5444-SL, SLIT3 #9295-SL) at varying concentrations and for varying times.
Techniques: Expressing, Quantitative RT-PCR, Isolation, Cell Culture