Research Article

Modulation of O-GlcNAcylation Regulates Autophagy in Cortical Astrocytes

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OGT knockdown promotes fusion between autophagosomes and lysosomes in astrocytes. (a) After OGT siRNA transfection, LysoTracker® Green-HCK-123 was treated and placed at 37°C for 2 h prior to fixation. Immunofluorescence staining was done by anti-LC3 antibody, and imaging was done via confocal microscopy. From each slide, 3 random areas were selected from which an image could be taken. (b) The number of LC3 puncta containing LysoTracker was counted from at least 5 cells from each slide (). (c) LAMP-1 and LC3 expression levels were quantified by immunoblot (, ).
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