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Fig. 5

From: Low autophagy capacity implicated in motor system vulnerability to mutant superoxide dismutase

Fig. 5

Impaired autophagy increases hSOD1G127X aggregation, and reduces the amount of soluble species throughout the disease course. The spinal cords (n = 5 per genotype per disease stage) were separated into three distinct fractions based on detergent solubility: whole homogenates, detergent-insoluble, and detergent-soluble fraction. a Western blots for hSOD1G127X protein in the three fractions. β-Actin in whole homogenates was used as a loading control. b-d Amounts of (b) total, (c) insoluble, and (d) soluble hSOD1G127X protein. *P < 0.05 vs. hSOD1G127X mice at 150 days of age. **P < 0.01 vs. disease stage-matched hSOD1G127X mice (one-way ANOVA with Tukey-Kramer’s test). e Upper: Filter-trapped hSOD1G127X aggregates in the spinal cords of the mice (n = 5 per genotype per disease stage). Lower: Amounts of hSOD1G127X aggregates. *P < 0.05 vs. hSOD1G127X mice at 150 days of age. **P < 0.01 vs. disease stage-matched hSOD1G127X mice (one-way ANOVA with Tukey-Kramer’s test). f Immunohistochemistry for hSOD1G127X protein in lumbar spinal cords of mice. Scale bars: 100 μm

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