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. 2011 Jul 7;6(7):e22023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022023

Figure 2. HBEC3 KT Cells Differentially Regulate Genes Associated with Progenitor Maintenance.

Figure 2

Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of several genes within pathways critical for progenitor cell maintenance in HBEC3 KT cells five days after varying culture conditions. Transition of HBEC3 KT cells from standard growth media to differentiation media while cultured in 2D results in the significant upregulation of many genes within progenitor-associated pathways (Columns 1 and 2) relative to HBEC3 KT cells cultured within Matrigel™ with differentiation media and IMR90 fibroblast growth stimulus (Columns 3 and 4) (P = 0.00185). Results are from two independent experiments (Columns 1 and 3 and 2 and 4, respectively). Experimental samples normalized to gene expression in HBEC3 KT cells coincidentally maintained in growth media.