Fig 3.

BDV-infected HNPCs lose their immature phenotype upon the initiation of differentiation. Fully infected HNPCs and their matched noninfected controls were induced to differentiate for 4 days by growth factor withdrawal. The expression of nestin (A) and CD133 (B) mRNA was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR at day 0 and day 4 of differentiation. Data represent the means ± SEM from three independent experiments performed in duplicate. Statistical analysis was performed by employing the Student's t test. ns, not significant. **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.