Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Microglia undergo transcriptional, translational and functional adaptations to dark and light phases in laboratory mice

doi: 10.1101/2023.11.17.567571

Figure Lengend Snippet: Microglia display increased synaptic pruning during the active phase In the adult hippocampus. A Schematic representation of the experimental setup. Whole hippocampi were retrieved from perfused adult male mice either 4h post lights-off (active phase) or 4h post lights-on (sleep phase) for CD11b cell enrichment and subsequent flow cytometry analysis of vGlut1-posive cells. B Heatmap showing the differential expression (in average transcripts per million, TPM), for selected genes associated with microglial phagocytic functions from the total-RNA-seq of microglia 4h post lights-off or 4h post lights-on ( , 1 a.m. versus 1 p.m., Only genes that were significantly differentially expressed are represented, adj. p -value < 0.05) C Scatter plot showing the difference in percentage of vGlut1-positive microglia cells between the active and sleep phase, 4h post lights-off and on respectively, (unpaired t-test, t(5.84) = 4.84, p = 0.0031, N = 6/group). D Histogram showing the microglial vGlut1-PE mean fluorescence intensity normalized to spleen cells as negative control (lower panel). E Scatter plot showing the area under the curve (Au) for the microglial vGlut1 mean fluorescence intensity during the active (4h after light-off) and sleep (4h post light-on) phases, normalized to spleen cells as negative controls (unpaired t-test, t(10) = 2.98, p = 0.014, N = 6/group). F Heatmap showing differential expression (in average transcripts per million, TPM), for selected genes coding for chemokines (from the total-RNA-seq of microglia 1 p.m. versus 1 a.m.). Only genes that were significantly differentially expressed are represented (adj. p -value < 0.05). G Scatter plot comparing the percentage of CD45 hi cell population in the hippocampi of adult mice 4h after light-off (N = 17) and 4h post light-on (N = 13, unpaired t-test, t(28) = 3.08, p = 0.0046). Error bars represent the mean ± standard deviation. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. Images created with Biorender.com.

Article Snippet: Following fixation, intracellular staining for vGLUT1 (1/200, Miltenyi Biotec, #130-120-764, 1h in 1x BD Permeabilization Buffer) was immediately performed.

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Quantitative Proteomics, RNA Sequencing, Fluorescence, Negative Control, Standard Deviation

Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Microglia undergo transcriptional, translational and functional adaptations to dark and light phases in laboratory mice

doi: 10.1101/2023.11.17.567571

Figure Lengend Snippet: Gating strategy for the flow cytometry analysis of vGLUT1- positive inclusions within hippocampal microglia cells sorted during wither the active or the sleep phase. Supplementary Figure S6: A -log(FDR) values for biological processes associated with the genes deregulated in response to LPS in function of time of injection. B Unbiased Tmod enrichment analysis for reactome gene sets for the LPS response genes regulated by time of injection.

Article Snippet: Following fixation, intracellular staining for vGLUT1 (1/200, Miltenyi Biotec, #130-120-764, 1h in 1x BD Permeabilization Buffer) was immediately performed.

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Injection

Journal: Cell Death and Differentiation

Article Title: Kidins220/ARMS controls astrocyte calcium signaling and neuron–astrocyte communication

doi: 10.1038/s41418-019-0431-5

Figure Lengend Snippet: Kidins220 expression in astrocytes is required for proper neuronal development. a Wild-type neurons were plated on confluent wild-type (+/+) or Kidins220−/− astrocyte cultures, fixed and stained with anti-β tubulin III antibodies after 3 DIV to visualize, and quantify network development. Left: representative images of neuron–astrocyte cocultures. Scale bar, 25 µm. Middle: Sholl analysis of wild-type neurons grown on either wild-type or Kidins220−/− astrocytes for 3 DIV. Genotype effect: p = 0.03; **p < 0.01, repeated measures ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test (n = 5 for both wild-type and Kidins220−/− cultures). Right: total dendritic length of wild-type neurons grown on either wild-type or Kidins220−/− astrocytes for 3 DIV. **p < 0.01, unpaired Student’s t test (n = 22 wild-type and Kidins220−/− cells from five independent cultures). Upper panels: representative images of wild-type neurons plated on confluent wild-type or Kidins220−/− astrocyte cultures stained with anti-VGLUT1 (b) or anti-VGAT (c) antibodies at 5, 7, and 10 DIV. Scale bars, 5 µm. Lower panels: quantification of the density of VGLUT1 and VGAT-positive boutons under the various experimental conditions. *p < 0.05, unpaired Student’s t test (n = 20 wild-type and Kidins220−/− cells from five independent cultures). Values are expressed as means ± S.E.M. in all panels

Article Snippet: Antibodies The following primary antibodies were used: rabbit polyclonal anti-Kidins220 (GSC16, #AB34790, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), rabbit monoclonal anti-GAPDH (14C10, #2118, Cell signaling, Leiden, The Netherlands), rabbit polyclonal anti-active caspase 3 (#AF835, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), rabbit anti-β tubulin III (#T2200, Sigma-Aldrich, Milan, Italy), guinea pig polyclonal anti-vesicular glutamate transporter-1 (VGLUT1, #AB5905, Merck-Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany), rabbit polyclonal anti-vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT, #131003, Synaptic System, Goettingen, Germany), mouse monoclonal anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, #G3893, Sigma-Aldrich), rabbit polyclonal anti-TRPV4 (#ab39260, Abcam), mouse anti-neuronal nuclei (NeuN, #MAB377, Merck-Millipore), chicken anti-NeuN (#266006, Synaptic Systems), guinea pig anti-Iba1 (#234004, Synaptic Systems), and rabbit anti-Olig2 (#AB9610, Merck-Millipore).

Techniques: Expressing, Staining

Journal: The Journal of Neuroscience

Article Title: Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein Regulates Dopamine D 2 Receptor Function in Mouse Brain

doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4140-09.2010

Figure Lengend Snippet: H-FABP localization in the dorsal striatum. Confocal images showing colocalization of H-FABP (green) and markers of three classical neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, glutamate, and dopamine) or spinophilin (red) in the dorsal striatum. A, Immunoreactivities of H-FABP and VAChT almost completely merge. B, Most H-FABP-containing boutons show VGLUT1 immunoreactivity. C, D, Most H-FABP-positive structures do not show immunoreactivity for either TH or spinophilin. At right in B–D are high-magnification images. Areas circled with dashed lines are cell soma. Scale bars: A, 30 μm; B–D, 10 μm.

Article Snippet: Antibodies used included: rabbit polyclonal antibodies against CaMKII (calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II) (1:5000, Fukunaga et al., 1988 ); phospho-CaMKII (α-Thr286/β-Thr287) (1:5000, Fukunaga et al., 1988 ); D2R (1:2500, Narushima et al., 2006 ); D2LR (1:1000, Millipore); tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) (Millipore); ERK (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology); phospho-ERK (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology); VGLUT1 [vesicular glutamate (Glu) transporter 1] (1:500, WAKO); mouse monoclonal antibodies against H-FABP (1:50, Hycult Biotechnology); β-tubulin (1:10,000, Sigma); guinea pig polyclonal antibodies against dopamine D 1 receptor (D1R) (1:2500, Narushima et al., 2006 ); goat polyclonal antibodies against choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) (1:1000, Millipore); and vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) (1:1000, Millipore).

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