Figure 5.
Effects of p53 and p21 on senescence of Brca1Δ11/Δ11 embryos and MEF cells. (A,B) Morphology and X-gal staining of passage 4 Brca1Δ11/Δ11 MEF cells (A) and Brca1Δ11/Δ11 p53−/− MEF cells (B). The Brca1Δ11/Δ11 MEF cells showed a senescence-like morphology, and strong X-gal staining. (C,D) Photograph of X-gal staining of E18 embryos (C), and postnatal (P) day 1 pups (D). All Brca1Δ11/Δ11 p21−/− pups died within 24 h after birth. (E) Percentages of senescent MEF cells at passage 1 (P1), passage 3 (P3), and passage 5 (P5). (F) Cell proliferation of MEF cells at passages 1–5.