Figure 2.
SecurinΔ/ΔSeparaseΔ/+ embryos show developmental defects. (A) Securin Δ/+ Separase Δ/+ female mice were crossed with Securin Δ/+ Separase +/+ male mice. At 10.5 dpc, Securin Δ/Δ Separase Δ/+ embryos were obtained at the expected Mendelian ratio. However, Securin Δ/Δ Separase Δ/+ embryos were smaller and less developed than Securin Δ/+ Separase +/+ embryos. Bar, 1 mm. (B) Paraffin longitudinal sections of Securin Δ/+ Separase +/+ (a) and Securin Δ/Δ Separase Δ/+ (b) embryos 9.5 dpc were stained with Hoechst to visualize the nuclei. Squared regions in panels a and b are shown enlarged in panels c and d. Bars: (a and b) 100 μm; (c and d) 10 μm. Arrow points to a dead cell. (C) MEFs from Securin Δ/+ Separase +/+ and Securin Δ/Δ Separase Δ/+ embryos (10.5 dpc) were cultured and analyzed by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cells were stained with DAPI (a, d, g, and h) and α-tubulin (b and e). Bars, 10 μm. (D) Number of lobed nuclei in Securin Δ/+ Separase +/+ and Securin Δ/Δ Separase Δ/+ MEFs.