Cardiac effects of PPP1R3A ablation in vivo. a Fractional shortening is preserved in Ppp1r3a−/− mice after TAC. At 6 weeks (n = 5 animals for all groups), Ppp1r3a−/− TAC 37.6 ± 4.3%, Ppp1r3a−/− Sham 36.5 ± 4.7%, Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC 26.7 ± 9.5%, Ppp1r3a+/+ Sham 41.2 ± 8.4%, p = 0.03 ANOVA and p = 0.03 for Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham by Bonferroni post test. At 8 weeks (n = 5 for all groups), Ppp1r3a−/− TAC 37.9 ± 2.8%, Ppp1r3a−/− Sham 41.6 ± 6.8%, Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC 24.4 ± 9.0%, Ppp1r3a+/+ Sham 38.5 ± 2.8%, p = 0.002 (ANOVA) and p = 0.01 for Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). b Gene expression of HF markers is not increased in Ppp1r3a−/− animals after TAC: PPP1R3a:
p < 0.0001 (ANOVA), p < 0.0001 Ppp1r3a+/+ vs Ppp1r3a−/− TAC and Ppp1r3a+/+ vs. Ppp1r3a−/− Sham, but p = 0.41 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). MYH7/MYH6:
p = 0.11 (ANOVA), p = 0.45 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham and p = 1.0 Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). Nppa: Ppp1r3a+/+ Sham 1 ± 0.18 (mean fold change ± SD), Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC: 4.8 ± 2.6, Ppp1r3a−/− Sham: 1.5 ± 1.1, Ppp1r3a−/− TAC: 2.5 ± 1.1. p = 0.006 (ANOVA), p = 0.006 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham and p = 1.0 Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). Nppb:
Ppp1r3a+/+ Sham 1 ± 0.11, Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC: 4.1 ± 1.9, Ppp1r3a−/− Sham: 1.4 ± 1.1, Ppp1r3a−/− TAC: 2.6 ± 1.5. p = 0.008 (ANOVA), p = 0.01 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham and p = 1.0 Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). c Preservation of cardiomyocyte size in Ppp1r3a−/− animals after TAC: p = 0.004 (ANOVA), p = 0.004 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham and p = 0.64 Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). Scale bar indicates 20 μm length. d Fibrosis is not increased in Ppp1r3a−/− animals after TAC (p < 0.0001 (ANOVA), p = 0.001 Ppp1r3a+/+ TAC vs. Sham and p = 0.22 Ppp1r3a−/− TAC vs. Sham (Bonferroni post test). Scale bar indicates 200 μm length. *p ≤ 0.05 (Bonferroni post test), TAC transaortic constriction. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean. Source data for this figure are provided in a source data file