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Immunofluorescence and Western Blotting Protocols

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The antibodies used were as follows: anti-Flag M2 (F3165, Sigma-Aldrich at 1:500 for immunofluorescence (IF) and 1:1,000 for western blotting (WB), anti-Emerin (5430S, Cell Signalling Technology at 1:500 for IF), anti-Actin Ab-5 (612,656, Bioscience International at 1:3,000 for WB). For IF, secondary antibodies; Alexa Fluor 488 (A32766, Molecular Probes, 1:300) and 594 (A32754, Molecular Probes, 1:300). Secondary antibodies used for WB were Donkey anti-Mouse 800 nm (IRDye 800CW 926-32212, LiCor, 1:5,000), Donkey anti-Rabbit (IRDye 680LT 926-28023, LiCor, 1:5,000).
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Antibody Characterization for DNA Damage Response

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The antibodies against ATR (2790), Chk1 (2345), Ser345 phospho-Chk1 (2341), RPA32 (52448), XPC for immuno-precipitation assay (14768) and Histone H3 (9715) were purchased from Cell Signaling. IntS3 (A302-051A) and Ser33 phospho-RPA32 (A300-246A) antibodies were purchased from Bethyl Laboratories. Antibodies against XPC for immuno-fluorescence assay (GTX70308) and Ser1989 phospho-ATR (GTX128145) were purchased from Genetex. CPD (T1192) and gamma-tubulin (T6557) antibodies were purchased from Sigma. Antibodies against histone H2B (ab1790) and hSSB2 (16419-1-AP) were purchased respectively from Abcam and ProteinTech. The hSSB1 antibody was purified from sheep anti-serum as described previously31 (link). Fluorescent secondary antibodies used were: Donkey anti-Mouse 800 nm (LI-COR; IRDye 800CW 926–32,212, 1:5000 for WB), Donkey anti-Rabbit (LI-COR; IRDye 680LT 926–28,023, 1:5000 for WB) and Alexa Fluor 488 (A32766, Molecular Probes, 1:200 for IF) and 594 (A32754, Molecular Probes, 1:200 for IF).
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Comprehensive Histology and Staining Protocol

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Tissues were fixed in 10% formalin, subjected to paraffin-embedded sectioning and stained with hematoxylin or immunostained with anti-UCP1 (Abcam, ab10983, 1:100) and anti-perilipin A (Abcam, ab61682. 1:100) antibodies followed by incubation with the secondary antibody conjugated with Alexa 488 (Invitrogen, A32814, 1:500) and 594 (Invitrogen, A32754, 1:500). TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP-mediated nick end labeling) (Takara, cat. no. MK500), cleaved caspase-3 (Cell signaling, #9661, 1:100), Iba-1 (Wako, 019-19741, 1:200), and F4/80 (Serotec, MCA497R, 1:200) immunostaining were performed per manufacturer’s instructions. To assess hepatic steatosis, multiple slides of frozen liver sections fixed with 10% buffered formalin for 30 min at room temperature were stained for 7 min with a filtered solution of 0.7% Oil Red O in propylene glycol, and counterstained with hematoxylin for 1 min, washed 3 times with distilled water, and then visualized. Liver sections were also stained with azan to identify fibrosis. To estimate adipocyte size, tissues (iWAT and eWAT) were fixed overnight with neutral-buffered 10% formalin at 4 °C, paraffin embedded, sectioned, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Adipocyte area was determined by quantifying the adipocyte area of a total of 20000~ cells from 7–9 animals per study group using Adiposoft image analysis software.
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Immunofluorescence Staining of ATRX in 3D Cell Cultures

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800 C3H/10T1/2 cells were seeded per well in a 96 well plate (glass bottom culture plates, MatTek, PBK96G-1.5-5-F) and kept at 37-degree Celcius for 24 h. Cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde in PBS for 10 min at room temperature. Cells were permeabilized with 0.2% digitonin (EMD Millipore, 300410) in PBS (Corning, 21-040-CV) for 10 min at room temperature. Next, the cells were incubated in 3% BSA (in PBS, Sigma, #9418) for blocking for 1 h at room temperature followed by incubation in primary antibody (ATRX, Santa Cruz, sc-15408, 1:200) at 4°C overnight, followed by secondary antibody (1:600, Invitrogen, A32754) incubation at room temperature for 1 h. Cells were washed three times with PBS for 5 min followed by DAPI staining (2 μg/ml in PBS, Sigma, D9564) for 5 min at room temperature. Mounting media (Vectashield, H-1000) was added immediately after DAPI staining. Cells were imaged using Widefield Microscope CellDiscoverer7 (CD7) automated widefield high-throughput system (Zeiss). Images were processed with ImageJ software (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/). For the ATRX antibody, the ImageJ Brightness/Contrast was set as 30/112. For DAPI, the Brightness/Contrast was set as 37/123. All images were processed with the same parameter settings for each antibody.
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Immunostaining of Vascular Markers

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Mice hearts and cornea were embedded in OCT (SAKURA, Torrance, CA, USA). Immunostainings were performed on 7 μm-thick cryosections or on HUVECs on coverslips. 2% PFA was used to fix tissue sections or cells. Primary antibodies and dilutions: CD31 (1:100, ab281583, Abcam, Cambridge, UK), VEGF165 (1:250, ab52917, Abcam, Cambridge, UK) and VEGFR2 (1:500, 9698, CST, Danvers, MA, USA). Fluorescently labeled Alex 594 secondary antibody (1:200, A32754, A48278, Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA) were used. DAPI visualized cell nucleus. Fluorescent signals were detected with a confocal laser scanning microscope (LSM980, Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany).
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Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's Pathology

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Mice were euthanized and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA), and whole brains were carefully removed and fixed by immersion in PFA, followed by dehydration with 30% sucrose. The brains were OCT-embedded to obtain 8-μm-thick frozen sections. For the staining procedure, brain slices were incubated in a blocking solution (10% donkey serum, 0.3% Triton 100 in PBS solution) at room temperature for 1 h. After PBS washes, the sections were incubated with primary antibodies overnight at 4°C. The following primary antibodies were used: Iba-1 (ab283346; Abcam) and BACE1 (ab183612; Abcam). After PBS washes, sections were incubated with fluorescent secondary antibody antibodies: donkey anti-rat Alexa Fluor 488 (A48269TR; Invitrogen) and donkey anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor 594 (A32754; Invitrogen). Finally, the brain slices were washed 3 times with PBS and then incubated with DAPI Fluoroshield mounting medium in the dark, followed by photography using confocal microscopy. All the images were taken at the peri-hematoma area.
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Immunostaining of Embryonic Gonad Sections

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Embryonic gonads were fixed in 4% PFA for 30 min at 4°C. Gonads were next submerged in 10 and 20% sucrose in PBS for 1 h each at 4°C, and in 30% sucrose in PBS overnight at 4°C. The gonads were then embedded in Tissue-Tek O.C.T. compound (Sakura Finetek) and frozen in liquid nitrogen. Six-micrometer-thick sections of each gonad were applied to glass slides and autoclaved in TRS (Dako). After pre-incubation with 3% skim milk in PBS-T (PBS with 0.1% Tween20 (Sigma-Aldrich)) at RT for 30 min, the sections were reacted with primary antibodies overnight at 4°C at the following dilutions: 1:200 for mouse anti-phospho-histone H3 (ser10) (1:200, Sigma-Aldrich, 06-570), goat anti-CDH1 (1μg/ml, R&D, AF748), rabbit anti-DNMT3L (1:500, provided by Dr. Yamanaka), rabbit anti-STRA8 (1:200, abcam #ab49602), rabbit anti-Ki67 (1:200, Invitrogen #MA5-14520), rat anti-Ki67 (1:100, Invitrogen AB_10854564) and anti-pS6 (1:200, CST #2211). Secondary antibodies labeled with Alexa 488, 594 or 647 (1:1,000, Invitrogen A21207, A21208, A21209, A32766, A32814, A32754, A32744 and A32795) were used. DNA was counter-stained with DAPI (100 ng/ml). Fluorescence microscopy was performed using Olympus FV1200 and images were processed with ImageJ/Fiji (Schindelin et al., 2012 (link)).
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Immunofluorescence Imaging of Brain Tissue

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Brain tissue was postfixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, dehydrated with sucrose solution and sliced to 10 μm. Cultured neurons were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde. Then they were permeabilized with 0.3% Triton X-100, and blocked with immunostaining blocking solution (Epizyme, Shanghai, China). After incubation with diluted primary antibody overnight at 4 ℃, the membranes were washed 3 times for 10 min with PBS and Tween 20. The antibodies were as follows: anti-PDK4 (1:200, 89295, Abcam), anti-NeuN (1:200, 26975-1-AP, Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA), anti-Iba1 (1:200, 5076, Abcam), anti-GFAP (1:200, 4648, Abcam). The next day, they were incubated with corresponding secondary antibodies: anti-rabbit Alex Fluor 488-conjugated secondary antibody (1:200, A11008, Invitrogen), anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated secondary antibody (1:200, A32754, Invitrogen), anti-mice Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated secondary antibody (1:200, A32740, Invitrogen), anti-mice Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated secondary antibody (1:200, A32723, Invitrogen). Immunofluorescence images were captured by using the microscope (ZEISS, HB050, Berlin, Germany) and analyzed with ImageJ.
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Immunohistochemical Analysis of Neuronal Markers

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Mice were anesthetized with sevoflurane, and brains were cut on a sliding freezing stage microtome in 30 μm thick sections. Hippocampal sections were washed 3 times in PBS. Following 15 min permeabilization with 0.3% Triton X-100 in 0.01 M PBS, sections were blocked with 10% donkey serum for 2 h. Next, sections were incubated overnight at 4°C with the following primary antibodies: DHX9 (1:300, 17721-1-AP, Proteintech), NeuN (1:200, ab104224, Abcam), Iba1 (1:200, ab5076, Abcam), GFAP (1:200, ab3554, Abcam), MAP2 (1:200, ab11267, Abcam), FMRP (1:100, sc-101048, Santa Cruz), STAU1 (1:100, sc-390820, Santa Cruz), or c-Fos (1:200, ab208942, Abcam). The next day, slides were washed 3 times for 7 min in PBS. Then, sections were incubated with the corresponding fluorescent-conjugated secondary antibody (A32766, A32744, A32790, A32754, Invitrogen) for 2 h at room temperature in the dark. DAPI Fluoromount-G aqueous mounting medium with anti-fade properties (SouthernBiotech) was used to identify cell nuclei. Slides were stored in the dark at 4°C until needed for analysis. Fluorescence images were captured with an Olympus FV1000 laser confocal microscope. For c-Fos positive neuron analysis, ImageJ was used to analysis the signals of hippocampal neurons from 3 animals per condition.
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Quantifying ATRX Protein Expression

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800 C3H/10T1/2 cells were seeded in a 96 well plate (glass bottom culture plates, MatTek, PBK96G-1.5-5-F) and keep cells in 37-degree for 24 h. Cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde in PBS for 10 minutes at room temperature. Cells were permeabilized with 0.2% digitonin (EMD Millipore, 300410) in PBS (Corning, 21-040-CV) for 10 minutes at room temperature. Next, the cells were incubated in 3% BSA (in PBS, Sigma, #9418) for blocking for 1 h at room temperature followed by incubation in primary antibody (ATRX, Santa Cruz, sc-15408, 1:200) at 4-degree overnight, followed by secondary antibody (1:600, Invitrogen, A32754) incubation at room temperature for 1 h. Cells were washed three times with PBS for 5 minutes followed by DAPI staining (2 μg/ml in PBS, Sigma, D9564) for 5 minutes at room temperature. Mounting media (Vectashield, H-1000) was added immediately after DAPI staining. Cells were imaged using Widefield Microscope CellDiscoverer7 (CD7) automated widefield high-throughput system (Zeiss). Images were processed with ImageJ software (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/). For the ATRX antibody, the ImageJ Brightness/Contrast was set as 30/112. For DAPI, the Brightness/Contrast was set as 37/123. All images were processed with the same parameter settings for each antibody.
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