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. 2023 Dec 14;6:1269. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05612-5

Fig. 6. Autophagy and mitophagy levels are altered in cKO mice, as compared to controls.

Fig. 6

Primary cortical cultures from P1 cKO and control mice were seeded. After 14 days, proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and subjected to immunoblot, using the indicated antibodies. a Autophagy was measured by examining the levels of LC3 protein in the primary cortical cultures. A significant increase in the LC3-II/Tubulin ratio was seen under stress condition (3 h EBSS starvation) in the case of control cells, yet no significant such changes were seen with cKO mouse cultures (*P = 0.025). b Representative results of anti-LC3 antibody staining. c mRNA levels of LC3 are lower in homogenate cortex of cKO as compared to control mice at P1 (P = 0.0506). d Mitophagy was measured by examining Parkin protein levels. A significant reduction was detected in cKO cultures (**P = 0.006), while e assessing Pink1 protein levels revealed no significant changes (ns) between the two cultures. f Representative staining by the indicated antibodies. Statistical significance was determined by a, c Unpaired t-test and d, e One sample t-test. a n = 8 control mice, n = 7 control mice subjected to EBSS stress, n = 8 cKO mice, n = 8 cKO mice subjected to EBSS stress, c n = 8 control mice, n = 7 cKO mice. d n = 7 control mice, n = 8 cKO mice, e n = 7 control mice, n = 6 cKO mice. Values represent means ± SEM. ns non-significant, FC fold change, FL full length.