Fig. 7

Higher amounts of p53 protein and phosphorylated p53 in NSPCs after PARP inhibition. a Cleaved fragments of caspase-3 (p17) and caspase-8 (p43/p41/p18) were clearly detectable by western blotting with specific antibodies. The cleaved fragment of pro-caspase-9 (p37) was also detectable, although the band density of this fragment was low. b Phase-contrast images were shown on the top. Higher amounts of p53 protein and phosphorylated p53 in NSPCs after PARP inhibition were also revealed by immunocytochemistry. Representative images from 4 separate experiments are shown. c Western blot analysis demonstrated that PARP-1 was abundant and activated in NSPCs in contrast to MEFs. Amounts of p53 protein and phosphorylated p53 at Ser 18 were remarkably increased by PJ34. Scale bars in (b), 20μm