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. 2013 Feb 28;8(2):e57545. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057545

Figure 8. Ftm-negative hearts display a disturbance in Gli3 processing.

Figure 8

(A) Western blot analysis of E11.5 embryo and heart protein lysates. Actin serves as loading control. In Ftm-negative embryos (n = 3), there is more Gli3-190 protein than in wild-type littermates, but an equal amount of Gli3-83. The amount of Gli3-190 protein is higher in Ftm-deficient than in wild-type hearts (n = 12, respectively), while conversely, there is less Gli3-83 in Ftm −/− hearts indicating a processing defect in Ftm-negative hearts. (B, C) Graphical evaluation of the Gli3-190/Gli3-83 ratio in wild-type and Ftm-deficient embryos and hearts, respectively. (B) The ratio of Gli3-190/Gli3-83 is 2.64 fold elevated in Ftm-homozygous mutant embryos. (C) Gli3-190/Gli3-83 ratio is 10.94 fold increased in Ftm-negative hearts.