Figure 4.
Loss of RB1 leads to decreased respiration and mitochondria activity. (A–C) Loss of pRb decreases OCR independently of mitochondrial mass differences. (B,C) RBKO RPE cells. n = 14, repeated twice. (D) Loss of pRB in RPE cells caused little to no difference in 2-NDBG uptake. (E) Extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) measurement in response to glucose challenge. (F–H) OCR measurements in response to glucose (F), glutamine (G), or glutamine + pyruvate (H). For the ECAR and OCR analysis in E–H, n = 14 replicates, repeated twice. (I) The respiratory control ratio is decreased in RBKO RPE cells. n = 14 replicates, repeated twice. Error bars are the 95% confidence intervals. Statistical significances are as follows: (*) P < 0.05; (**) P < 0.02; (***) P < 0.001. Statistical differences are between the effects from RB−/− compared with control cells.