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. 2022 May 3;13:2403. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30169-y

Fig. 5. Pharmacologic and genetic modulations of complex I ROS induced changes in C. elegans locomotion.

Fig. 5

a Schematic illustration of complex I ROS generation and sites of targeted modulations. b Effects of MnPyP (superoxide dismutase mimetic) and mitoTempo (mTEMPO) on complex I ROS-induced changes in C. elegans locomotion. nuo-1::Supernova were incubated with MnPyP (100 µM) or mTEMPO (10 µM) for 24 h. Worms were then individually singled and transferred into an unseeded plate and body bends were scored for 15 s with and without illumination (MVX, 5.6 mW/mm2). Data are mean ± SD. N = 15 independent animals across 3 technical replicates, **p < 0.01 (Three-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparisons). Full dose response and wild-type controls available in Supplementary Fig. 10. c Effects of EUK-134 (catalase mimetic, EUK) and NAC on complex I ROS-induced changes in C. elegans locomotion. nuo-1::Supernova were incubated with EUK (100 µM and NAC (2.5 mM) for 24 h. Worms were then individually singled and transferred into an unseeded plate and body bends were scored for 15 s with and without illumination (MVX, 5.6 mW/mm2). Data are mean ± SD. N = 15 independent animals across 3 technical replicates, **p < 0.01 (Three-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparisons). Full dose response and wild-type controls available in Supplementary Fig. 10. d Complex I ROS-induced changes in C. elegans locomotion requires sod-2/-3. L4 nuo-1::Supernova, sod-2/-3, nuo-1::Supernova + sod-2/3, nuo-1::Supernova + sod-2, and nuo-1::Supernova + sod-3 worms were individually singled and transferred to an unseeded plate. Body bends were then scored for 15 s with and without illumination (MVX, 5.6 mW/mm2). Data are mean ± SD. N = 15 independent animals across 3 technical replicates, **p < 0.01 (Two-way ANOVA, Sidak’s multiple comparisons). e Superoxide dismutase mimetic rescues photolocomotion in the absence of sod-2/-3. nuo-1::Supernova + sod-2/3 worms were incubated with MnPyP (100 µM) for 24 h. Worms were then individually singled and transferred into an unseeded plate and body bends were scored for 15 s with and without illumination (MVX, 5.6 mW/mm2). Data are mean ± SD. N = 15 independent animals across 3 technical replicates, **p < 0.01 (two-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparisons).