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. 2013 Oct 5;14:45. doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-14-45

Table 2.

ADF and cofilin suppression affects MTLn3 cell polarization after EGF stimulation

EGF stimulation   Subcategory Control ADF KD Cofilin KD
0 sec
Polarized
Crescent-shaped
68.3 ± 1.6
33.6 ± 1.2***
13.1 ± 0.6***
Kite-shaped
31.7 ± 1.6
66.4 ± 1.2***
86.4 ± 0.6***
Non-polarized
Apolar
91.3 ± 0.3
91.0 ± 0.1
71.5 ± 1.3
Bipolar
8.7 ± 0.3
9.0 ± 0.1
9.7 ± 1.2
Multipolar
0.0
0.0
18.8 ± 1.5
60 sec
Polarized
Crescent-shaped
75.0 ± 1.1
75.2 ± 1.9
49.3 ± 0.7***
Kite-shaped
25.0 ± 1.1
24.8 ± 1.9
50.7 ± 0.7***
Non-polarized
Apolar
91.4 ± 0.3
66.6 ± 0.2***
100.0***
Bipolar
8.6 ± 0.3
34.4 ± 0.2***
0.0
Multipolar
0.0
0.0
0.0
180 sec Polarized
Crescent-shaped
79.8 ± 0.2
80.6 ± 0.4
48.5 ± 0.5***
Kite-shaped
20.2 ± 0.2
19.4 ± 0.4
51.5 ± 0.5***
Non-polarized Apolar
91.2 ± 0.3
95.7 ± 0.3***
100.0***
Bipolar
8.8 ± 0.3
4.3 ± 0.3***
0.0
Multipolar 0.0 0.0 0.0

Polarized and non-polarized cells were subcategorized as in Figure 4A and the percentage of cells in each category was scored. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n ≥ 250 cells in each experiment, three independent experiments. ***p < 0.001 versus control.