Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS
Article Title: Spinster homolog 2 (SPNS2) deficiency drives endothelial cell senescence and vascular aging via promoting pyruvate metabolism mediated mitochondrial dysfunction
doi: 10.1186/s12964-024-01859-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: SPNS2 deficiency aggravates HUVEC senescence. a Immunoblot analysis of SPNS2 in control, Sh-negative control (NC), and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. b Morphology of control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs by crystal violet staining and quantified by Image J. Scale bar, 200 μm. c The union of differential genes of all comparative combinations of Sh-NC and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. d Volcano plot showing fold changes in translation levels between Sh-NC and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. The upregulated (red) and downregulated (green) genes are highlighted. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. e KEGG analysis of the RNAseq data from HUVECs with SPNS2 knockdown. f SA-β-gal staining of control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. Scale bar, 200 μm. g MTT assay detects cell viability of control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. h Immunofluorescence of control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. The cell nucleus exhibits blue fluorescence (DAPI), and KI67 exhibits yellow fluorescence (RFP). Scale bar, 200 μm. Enlarged image on the left. Scale bar, 50 μm. i Immunoblot analysis of Lamin B1 and P53 in control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. j mRNA levels of Il-1β, Il-6, Il-8, and Mmp3 in control, Sh-NC, and Sh-SPNS2 HUVECs. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM ( n = 10). ns, not significant, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, two-sided t -test. k Immunoblot of SPNS2 in control, OE-negative control (NC), and OE-SPNS2 HUVECs. l mRNA levels of Il-1β, Il-6, Il-8, and Mmp3 in control, OE-NC, and OE-SPNS2 HUVECs. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM ( n = 10). ns, not significant, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, two-sided t-test.
Article Snippet: After sealing with 5% skim milk from TBST for 1.5 h, the membrane was incubated at 4 °C 10–12 h with the corresponding primary antibody SPNS2 (1:2000, GeneTex, USA), P53 (1;5000, Proteintech, UK), Lamin B1 (1:5000, Proteintech), PKM (1:1000, Proteintech), and β-actin (1:5000, Proteintech).
Techniques: Western Blot, Control, Negative Control, Staining, Knockdown, MTT Assay, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescence