CM augments Cer synthesis–related gene transcription in receiving cells, and CRT reduces the content of Cer in cells. (A and B) Quantification of protein levels in Fig. 7 A (A) and Fig. 7 B (B). Lanes were numbered from left to right, with the ratio in lane 2 (Tg treatment) set as 100. The statistical analyses were calculated by one-way ANOVA. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM, n = 3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001. (C) Cer concentration in 3T3-L1 and AML12 treated without or with 3T3-L1–derived CM. Left panel, Cer species that showed no significant difference of the concentration between 3T3-L1 and AML12 (unpaired t test, two-tailed, P ≥ 0.05). Right upper panel, Cer species that showed a significant difference in the concentration between 3T3-L1 and AML12 (unpaired t test, two-tailed, P < 0.05). Right lower panel, total Cer. The statistical analysis between AML12 and AML12 treated with CM was calculated using an unpaired t test, two-tailed. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM, n = 4. *P < 0.05. (D) RT-qPCR of Cer synthesis–related genes in AML12 treated with Ctrl/CM for 30 min. The statistical analyses were calculated by an unpaired t test, two-tailed. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM, n = 3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. (E) Quantification of protein levels in Fig. 7 J. Lanes were numbered from left to right, with the ratio in lane 2 (Tg treatment) set as 100. The statistical analyses were calculated by an unpaired t test, two-tailed. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM, n = 3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. (F) Representative confocal microscopic images of AML12 cells stained with anti-Cer antibody and Hoechst (blue). Cells were treated with Ctrl/CM ± 5 μM CRT0066101 (CRT) for 2 h. Scale bar, 20 μm. (G) Quantification of Cer fluorescence intensities in F measured by ImageJ, n ≥ 8 fields. The statistical analyses were performed using one-way ANOVA. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001. (H) Quantification of protein levels in Fig. 7 K. Lanes were numbered from left to right, with the ratio in lane 2 (Tg treatment) set as 100. The statistical analyses were calculated by one-way ANOVA. Data were shown as the mean ± SEM, n = 3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. Source data are available for this figure: SourceData FS4.