Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Probing Conformational Rescue Induced by a Chemical Corrector of F508del-Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Mutant

doi: 10.1074/jbc.m111.239699

Figure Lengend Snippet: FIGURE 5. The effect of chemical correction and ablation of the R553XR555 sequence on conformational correction of F508del-CFTR probed using limited proteolysis. Limited proteolysis of control or chemically corrected F508del-CFTR, F508del-KXK-CFTR, or WT-CFTR with increasing levels of trypsin (0, 1.56, 3.13, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100 g/ml) was performed. Digests were analyzed by SDS-PAGE, and immunoreactive bands were detected using the Odyssey infrared imaging system from LI-COR Biosciences. The colored signal was converted to grayscale for the preparation of this figure. A, samples were immuno- blotted with anti-CFTR monoclonal antibody, L12B4 (NBD1-specific). Subsequent analyses focused on the larger NBD1 fragments (34–36 kDa) and the smaller NBD1 fragments (lower than 28 kDa). Both sets of fragments were indicated using brackets on the right-hand side of each image. B, samples were immuno- blotted with anti-CFTR monoclonal antibody, M3A7 (NBD2-specific). NBD2 fragments of 28 kDa were analyzed subsequently (indicated using brackets on the right-hand side of each image).

Article Snippet: L12B4 anti-CFTR antibody (1:1000) was used for immunodetection conjugated to IRDye800 (1:10 000) (Rockland Immunochemical Inc).

Techniques: Sequencing, Control, SDS Page, Imaging

Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology

Article Title: Compensatory attenuation of cortical apoptosis by SK2 downregulation following ketamine anesthesia

doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1761187

Figure Lengend Snippet: Apamin-sensitive SK2 channel-mediated mAHP currents may be linked to changes in neuronal spike frequency and adaptation at 24 h post-ketamine anesthesia. (A,B) Representative traces (A) and amplitudes (B) of the mAHP currents, treatment conditions as indicated. S1 slices from control (Ctrl) and ketamine-treated (Ket) rats were separately incubated and perfused with apamin (100 nM) or its vehicle. 22–25 neurons from 7–10 rats were used per condition. (C) Plots of spike frequency vs. current injected for layer II/III pyramidal neurons of S1. The significant differences in the spike frequency between the Ctrl and Ket groups (Ctrl: Vehicle vs. Ket: Vehicle, 80 pA, 100 pA and 110 pA, P < 0.01; 90 pA, P < 0.001) were eliminated after apamin treatment (Ctrl: Apamin vs. Ket: Apamin, P > 0.05). 20–22 neurons from 7–9 rats were recorded per condition. (D,E) Spikes in S1 layer II/III pyramidal neurons evoked for 3 s, 80 pA current injection (D) , and the adaptation index (E) was obtained by the algorithm mentioned above. 18–20 neurons from 7–9 rats were recorded per condition. (F) Quantitative analysis of SK1-3 mRNA in S1 of P8 rats. 5 rats were used per condition. P > 0.05. (G,H) Immunoblots and quantitative analysis of total (G) and membrane-bound (H) SK1-3 levels in S1 of ketamine-treated rats, normalized to corresponding levels in control rats. 8–12 rats were used per condition. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001; n.s ., not significant. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test for (F,H) and unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-tests for the other panels. Data are shown as the mean ± SEM.

Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: SK1 (1:500, Alomone Labs, Cat# APC-039), SK2 (1:500, Alomone Labs, Cat# APC-028), SK3 (1:500, Alomone Labs, Cat# APC-025), β-actin (1:1,000, Millipore, Cat# A1978 ), and pan-cadherin (1:1,000, Sigma-Aldrich, Cat# SAB4500001 ).

Techniques: Control, Incubation, Injection, Western Blot, Membrane, MANN-WHITNEY, Two Tailed Test