Figure 7.
CNF1-induced mitochondria alteration depends on the Rac1/PI3K/Akt/IKK pathway and Bcl-2 up-regulation. (A) Graph showing the average length (±SD) of mitochondria after inhibition of the Rac1/PI3K/Akt/IKK pathway before CNF1 exposure. (B) Confocal microscopy analysis of cells transfected with siBcl-2 before CNF1 exposure for 24 h and stained for mitochondria. (C) Graph showing the average length (±SD) of mitochondria after silencing of Bcl-2 before CNF1 exposure. CNF1 induces an increase in mitochondrial length via activation of the Rac1/PI3K/Akt/IKK pathway and increase in Bcl-2 proteins.