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. 2020 Aug 13;10:13702. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70625-7

Figure 4.

Figure 4

The proximal part of the chemerin promoter is a key regulator of transcription. The murine RARRES2 promoter regions (from − 735 to + 258 bp) were cloned into the pNL1.1[Nluc]-Basic vector (A). 3T3-L1 adipocyte precursors were used for transient transfections since these cells respond to IL-1β + OSM stimulation similarly to the primary adipocytes (B). 3T3-L1 cells were transfected with Chemerin_Full vector (C) or different chemerin promoter constructs (D, E) and eventually stimulated with cytokines. The results are expressed as the fold-change in relative luciferase units relative to the empty vector. Statistical significance is indicated by an asterisk; *p < 0.05 by ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni post-hoc test. The Mann–Whitney test was used to analyze statistical differences between methylated/mock methylated vectors. Data are presented as the mean ± SD of at least three independent experiments.