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. 2015 Feb 24;10(2):e0117402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117402

Fig 3. Effects of BSP deletion on the time-course of osteoblast marker and SIBLING expression in standard density MCC cultures.

Fig 3

(A-D) Time-course of expression of osteoblast-associated gene: osteocalcin (OCN), type 1 collagen (Col1α1), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osterix (OSX) and Runx2 and SIBLING genes: osteopontin (OPN), bone sialoprotein (BSP), DMP1 and MEPE at successive time-points of BSP+/+ (A, C) and BSP-/- (B, D) MCC cultures. The arrow marks the appearance of bone nodules. N = 3 dishes/group. *: p< 0.05 vs time-matched BSP+/+; #: p<0.05 vs D3 to D14. Mann-Whitney U Test.