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. 2013 May 6;8(5):e60664. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060664

Figure 2. BMI1 induces growth of normal primary prostate cells (PrEC) by abolishing senescence and regulates the expression of proliferation-associated genes in CaP cells.

Figure 2

(A–B) While PrEC replicated for 5 passages and entered into senescence, BMI1-rich counterparts replicated and avoided senescence upto 8th passages. (A) Inset 400X of magnified areas show senescent morphology features i.e. globular shape and (B) Inline graphic indicate staining for ß-galactosidase. (C) Scattered Plot for qPCR array. The dots indicate gene expression on a log-scale representing the change in BMI1 silenced-LNCaP cells. Fold change (2∧- Delta Ct) is the normalized expression (2∧-Delta Ct) in the BMI-silenced cells divided by the normalized expression of Control. (D and E) Immunoblots represents the effect of BMI1-silencing and BMI1-overexpression on the expression of Cyclin-D1, BCL2 and p16 proteins in cells. The equal loading of protein was confirmed by ß-actin.