Fig. 3. Reduced expression of Dppa3 in Zfp296-KO ESCs.
a Immunofuorescence analysis of DPPA3 expression in WT, Zfp296-KO #98, and Rescue #22 ESCs. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. Scale bars, 50 μm (upper panels), 25 μm (middle and lower panels). b Western blot analysis of DPPA3 expression in WT, Rescue #22, and KO #98 ESCs (upper panel). Signal intensity of each DPPA3 band was measured relative to that of the Lamin B1 band. The lower panel shows the DPPA3 levels expressed relative to those in WT ESCs and as means ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05 by Tukey’s test. c Analysis of the DNA methylation levels of the Dppa3 promoter. Genomic DNA was isolated from WT, KO #98 and #156, and Rescue #22 and #10 ESCs. The CpG islands in the upstream region of the Dppa3 gene were analyzed for cytosine methylation. Filled and open circles represent methylated and unmethylated CpGs, respectively. The percentage of methylated CpG sites is shown under each panel. d Analysis of 5mC and 5hmC levels by dot blot assay. Control 5mC and 5hmC DNA and genomic DNA from WT, KO #98 and #156, and Rescue #22 and #10 ESCs were denatured. Two-fold serially diluted DNAs were spotted onto membranes. Antibody against 5mC (left panel) or 5hmC (right panel) was utilized for detection.