Figure 5. Effect of TLR2 shRNA transduction in cultured MDS bone marrow CD34+ cells.
(a) Numbers of myeloid colonies (CFU-G/M) and erythroid colonies (CFU-E) formed in methocult culture two weeks after transduction of TLR2-shRNA and control shRNA in BM CD34+ cells isolated from patients with lower-risk MDS (low-risk and intermediate-1). (b) Representative microphotographs of colonies formed in methocult plates after transduction of TLR2-shRNA (Left panel) and control shRNA (Right panel). Red arrows point to CFU-E. (c) Q-RTPCR analysis of the RNA levels of CD71, EPOR, GYPA and GATA1 in cells collected from total colonies after shRNA transduction and methocult assays.
