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. 2022 Feb 5;41(12):1752–1766. doi: 10.1038/s41388-022-02203-2

Fig. 5. The effects of Erk3 and EGLN3 inactivation on gene expression and properties of macrophages.

Fig. 5

A, B Wound assay was conducted to determine the role for Erk3 in macrophage migration. BMDM were transfected with control or Erk3 siRNA for 48 h and then scratched. The cells in the denuded regions were counted and statistically analyzed. C IB analysis of the expression of proteins indicated in BMDM treated with control (−) or Erk3 (+) siRNA. D, E IB analysis of NRP1 expression in macrophages infected with lentivirus expressing Erk3 (D) or HEK293T or Hep3B cells transfected with plasmid expressing Flag-Erk3 (E). F, G Wound assay to evaluate the role for EGLN3 inactivation in macrophage migration. H, I in vivo migration of macrophages. Peritoneal macrophages in the lavages were collected from WT and KI mice injected intraperitoneally with thioglycollate, stained with PE-conjugated anti–F4/80 and quantified by flow cytometry. J qPCR analysis of NRP1 mRNA expression in WT and KI BMDM. K, L IB analysis of NRP1 and NRP2 expression in WT and KI BMDM. M Efferocytosis assay was performed to evaluate the ability of WT and KI BMDM to take up apoptotic Jurkat T cells labeled with Calcein AM. Efferocytosis was quantitated. N, O The expression of Arg1 mRNA (N) and protein (O) in WT and KI BMDM treated with (+) or without (−) IL-4 were analyzed by qPCR and IB analysis, respectively. P IB analysis of iNOS expression in WT and KI BMDM treated with (+) or without (−) LPS and IFNγ. Q Wound assay was pursued to evaluate the effect of DMOG on macrophage migration. R, S IB analysis of NRP1 and NRP2 expression in DMOG-treated BMDM. BMDM bone marrow-derived macrophages; siRNA small interfering RNA; NRP neuropilin; IB immunoblotting; DMOG dimethyl oxalyglycine; WT wild-type; KI knock-in; Arg1 arginase 1; iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase; IL-4 interleukin 4; LPS lipopolysaccride; IFNγ interferon γ; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001 by unpaired 2-tailed Student’s t test. Shown are representative results of three independent experiments.