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. 2014 May 6;12(5):e1001852. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001852

Figure 6. Rbc3a knockdown reduces expression of cadherins in NC cells.

Figure 6

(A) Quantitative real-time PCR for ecad, ncad, and cdh11 at four timepoints during the onset of NC migration in rbc3a-MO1–injected embryos. ecad expression is significantly down-regulated at 13 hpf and remains low. ncad expression is also significantly reduced by 15 hpf. In contrast, cdh11 expression increases at 12 hpf. Error bars represent triplicate experiments ± SEM. (B–G′) Confocal images of immunohistochemical staining for Ncad (red) in sox10:lyn-gfp transgenics (green) at 11 hpf (B–C′), 14 hpf (D–E′), and 24 hpf (F–G′). Ncad levels are reduced at the membranes of GFP+ cells by 14 hpf in rbc3a-MO1–injected embryos and almost completely absent in the NC of rbc3a-MO1–injected embryos by 24 hpf, while still present at the membrane in surrounding cells. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01. Scale bar, 10 µm.