Figure 2
From: Serum response factor modulates neuron survival during peripheral axon injury
SRF-VP16 modulates cell survival in vitro. (A) After lesion, the neurite of an SRF-ΔMADS-VP16 expressing neuron is not re-growing and the neuron eventually dies after 200 min. The neurite was severed at the position indicated by the arrow. (B) A neuron expressing SRF-VP16. After transection, neurite growth is observed as well as a dynamic growth cone structure (arrowhead). Eventually at 160 min, the neurite has exceeded the original lesion position. (C) SRF-VP16 increased the percentage of neurons surviving nerve fiber transection and revealing re-growth of neurites. (D, E) SRF-VP16 suppressed active caspase 3 levels in wild-type and more pronounced in SRF-deficient neurons compared to neurons expressing SRF-ΔMADS-VP16. (F, G) SRF-VP16 reduced camptothecin induced neuronal cell death as quantified by counting active caspase 3 (F) or surviving GFP-positive (G) neurons.