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. 2014 Apr 24;3:e02164. doi: 10.7554/eLife.02164

Figure 6. Numb and Numbl are required for proliferation of Mesp1+ progenitor-derived Isl1+ Nkx2.5– cells in PA2.

(AG′) Confocal images of PA2 sections of control (AC‴), Numb/Numbl DKO (D), and chimeric (EG′) embryos, immunostained with PH3, RFP, Isl1 antibodies. Asterisks indicate PH3+ RFP+ Isl1+ (triple positive) cells located in outer layers of RFP+ Isl1+ cell population (outlined, A and E). Boxed areas in (A), (B), and (E) are shown in higher magnification in (B), (CC‴), and (FG′), respectively. No PH3+ cells are found in RFP+ cells (asterisks, FG′). RFP+ cells were outlined in white (FG′). (H and I) Percentage of donor-derived Isl1+ Nkx2.5 cells in PA2 is shown in (H) and number of PH3+ RFP+ Isl1+ cells per 12-micron PA2 section is shown (I). Data are mean ± SD; n = 10; *p<0.05. (J and K) Relative percentage of EdU+ cells in ES cell-derived Mesp1+ progenitor, Isl1+ Nkx2.5 CPCs or Nkx2.5+ CPCs transfected with control or Numb/Numbl DKO siRNA (J) or Isl1+ Nkx2.5 CPCs transfected with control (CTV) or Numb overexpression construct (CTV-Numb) (K). Data are mean ± SD; n = 3; *p<0.05. The Mesp1+, Isl1+ Nkx2.5, or Nkx2.5+ cells were FACS-purified from day 4 Mesp1Cre; Ai9, day 5 Isl1Cre; Ai9, or day 6 Nkx2.5GFP ES cells, respectively. Dapi (blue) was used to counterstain the nuclei. p values were determined using the paired Student t test. Scale bars, 10 μm (B, C, F, G). 50 μm (A, D, E). fe, foregut endoderm; pa, pharyngeal arch ec, endocardial layer; mc, myocardial layer; pc, pericardial layer.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02164.021

Figure 6.

Figure 6—figure supplement 1. Knockdown efficiency of Numb siRNA and Numbl siRNA.

Figure 6—figure supplement 1.

Relative mRNA expression levels of Numb and Numbl in CPCs after transfected with scrambled siRNA (Con), Numb siRNA (Numb KD), or Numbl siRNA (Numbl KD), determined by qPCR. Data are mean + SD; n = 3; *p<0.05. p values were determined using the paired Student t test.