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. 2015 Mar 17;10(3):e0120628. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120628

Fig 2. Heterozygous Nkx3.1-loss does not strongly cooperate with Pten-loss and Tmprss2-ERG expression.

Fig 2

A. Representative anterior prostate (AP) histology of male mice with the indicated combinations of Nkx3.1 +/-, Pten +/-, and T-ERG knockin. Note HG-PIN lesions developed in all prostate lobes of T-ERG;Pten +/- and T-ERG;Pten +/- ;Nkx3.1 +/- males due to cooperation between Pten +/- and T-ERG. Representative HG-PIN lesions developed in the APs of T-ERG;Pten +/- and T-ERG;Pten +/- ;Nkx3.1 +/- males are shown (red arrows). Scale bars represent 100 μm. B. Histology summary of aged Pten +/- (left) and Pten +/- ;Nkx3.1 +/- (right) male mice with or without the T-ERG knockin allele. Notable cooperation was detected with T-ERG (p = 0.05 under the Pten +/- background and p = 0.04 under the Pten +/- ;Nkx3.1 +/- background). HG-PIN in any prostate lobe was diagnosed by a trained rodent pathologist.