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. 2012 Sep 12;7(9):e45046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045046

Figure 1. HDAC-1-knockdown mouse ES cells show reduced differentiation and beating ability. A.

Figure 1

shRNA was used to create a stable, selectable HDAC1-KD ES cell line. B. Light microscopy images showing lack of differentiation in EBs derived from mES-HDAC1-KD cells compared to wt ES cells at day 6 of differentiation. Black arrows indicates distance from the center of the EB to the periphery. C. HDAC1-KD-ES cells fail to show any spontaneous beating. D. Expression of Sox17 and BMP2 is significantly lower in cells in which HDAC1 has been knocked down compared to wt cells. E. Expression levels of Sox-17 mRNA in wt mES and mES-HDAC1-KD cells. F. Expression levels of pluripotency-associated genes mRNA in mES and mES-HDAC1-KD cells and mES and mES-HDAC1-KD cells in which SOX-17 has been ectopically expressed.