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. 2010 Dec 16;5(12):e14375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014375

Table 2. Combined summary of transgenic RNAi injections.

Constructs Methylation # Embryos TG CP TG Frequency CP Frequency Penetrance CP, not TG
Lentivirus plasmid No 88 16 0 0.18 0 NA 0
empty
U6; GFP
Lentivirus plasmids No 248 8 0* 0.03 0* 0* 0
nt1266, nt1894
U6; GFP
Lentivirus plasmid No 55 26 5* 0.47 0.09 0.15 1
nt622
U6; GFP
SB Yes 56 32 0 0.57 0 0 0
nt622 scrambled
CpG-free H1; GFP
SB Yes 79 54 0 0.68 0 0 0
nt622
CpG-free H1; GFP
SB No 32 4 0 0.13 0 0 0
Empty
U6; GFP
SB No 108 5 4 0.05 0.04 0.8 0
nt1266, nt1894
U6; GFP
SB No 57 4 3* 0.07 0.05 0.50* 1
nt1266
U6; no GFP
SB Yes 73 12 2 0.16$ 0.03 0.17$ 0
nt1266
U6; no GFP
PB No 59 10 1 0.17 0.02 0.10 0
nt622
U6; no GFP
No PBase control
PB; nt622 No 112 52 12 0.46 0.11 0.23 0
nt622
U6; no GFP
PBase
PB No 20 2 1 0.10 0.05 0.50 0
nt622
U6; no GFP
4-5X PBase

*Denotes one or more transgenic embryos showing early embryonic growth arrest prior to palate fusion.

$

Three of 24 resorptions were transgenic.

TG, transgenic embryos; CP, cleft palate; Penetrance, number of transgenic embryos with CP.