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. 2019 Dec 2;10(12):903. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-2147-3

Fig. 1. PRMT1 inhibition induces ER stress response in newborn rat ventricular myocytes.

Fig. 1

a Immunostaining for ER stress markers, CHOP (green), and ATF4 (red) in newborn rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) treated with vehicle or a PRMT1-specific inhibitor furamidine (Fura, 20 μM) for 24 h. Scale bar = 50 μm. b The quantification of CHOP- or ATF4-positive cells from experiments as shown in panel (a). Values represent means ± SEM. n = 515 cells (Veh); 474 cells (TN) from 5 fields per each experiment with three independent experiments. ***P < 0.001. c Immunoblotting analysis for the expression of ER stress proteins in NRVMs treated with control or Fura (20 μM) for 24 h. d The luciferase reporter analysis driven by the ER stress response element (ERSE) in H9C2 rat cardiomyocytes treated with control, Fura or TN (10 μg/ml) for 24 h. Values represent means of triplicate determinants ±SD. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001. Experiments were performed at least three times with similar results. e The reporter assay with the ATF4-responsive luciferase in H9C2 cells treated with control, Fura, DS-437 (an inhibitor for PRMT5 and 7; 50 μM) and/or TN for 24 h. Values represent means of triplicate determinants ±SD. n = 3. ***P < 0.001. NS not significant. Experiments were performed at least three times with similar results. f Immunoblotting analysis for CHOP, ATF4, cleaved (c)-Caspase3, and PRMT1 in NRVMs treated with vehicle or Fura in combination of control or TN treatment. g Relative expression levels for ATF4, ATF3, and CHOP in NRVMs transduced with adenoviral-control shRNA (ad-shCont) or ad-shPRMT1 followed by treatment with vehicle or TN for 24 h. n = 3. Error bar shows ±SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.005.