Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Astrocytic neuroligin 3 regulates social memory and synaptic plasticity through adenosine signaling in male mice
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52974-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Increased EAAT2 protein level in GFAP-NLG3 KO (n = 6 mice) compared to GFAP-NLG3 WT mice (n = 6 mice, p = 0.0494). b , c Increased EAAT2 fluorescence intensity in total hippocampus (top, n = 10 sections, 3 mice, p = 0.00754) and GFAP+ cells (bottom, p = 0.0000453) in GFAP-NLG3 KO (n = 36 cells, 3 mice) compared to GFAP-NLG3 WT (n = 35 cells, 3 mice) mice. d Reduced EAAT2 protein level in GFAP-NLG3 KO mice virally expressing WT NLG3-HA compared to control EGFP (n = 4 mice, p = 0.0265). e , f Increased surface EAAT2 fluorescence intensity in total hippocampus (n = 10 sections, 3 mice, p = 0.0260) and in GFAP+ cells (n = 40 cells from 3 mice, p = 0.00000871) in GFAP-NLG3 KO compared to GFAP-NLG3 WT mice. g , h AAV virus construct, iGluSnFR expression and normalized data ( h ) showing increased iGluSnFR signals in response to social sniffing episodes in GFAP-NLG3 WT (n = 5 recordings, 5 mice), but not in GFAP-NLG3 KO mice (n = 4 recordings, 4 mice). i Reduced iGluSnFR signals after initial social sniffing in GFAP-NLG3 KO mice compared to GFAP-NLG3 WT (n = 5 mice for each genotype, p = 0.0437). Data represent mean ± SEM; two-tailed t test for ( c , d , f and i ); *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Scale bar: 100 μm in left ( b , e ), 10 μm in right ( b and e ); Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: For surface EAAT2 staining, brain slices were blocked in 10% FBS and incubated with EAAT2 antibody (1:200; Cat# 20848, CST) overnight at 4 °C followed by secondary antibodies, without a prior PBT treatment.
Techniques: Fluorescence, Expressing, Control, Virus, Construct, Two Tailed Test