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. 2017 Jul 10;7:4943. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05213-3

Figure 4.

Figure 4

PDK1, but not Rictor, plays a dominant role in Akt-mediated HSC functions. (A) Quantification of colony numbers generated by WT, RictorΔ/Δ, PDK1Δ/Δ and RictorΔ/Δ PDK1Δ/Δ BM cells (2 × 104/well) in colony-forming assays. (B) Survival rate of lethally irradiated recipients (CD45.1+) transplanted with whole bone marrow cells from WT, RictorΔ/Δ, PDK1Δ/Δ and RictorΔ/ΔPDK1Δ/Δ mice (CD45.2+), (n ≥ 10). (C) Whole bone marrow cells from WT, RictorΔ/Δ, PDK1Δ/Δ and RictorΔ/ΔPDK1Δ/Δ mice (CD45.2+) that were mixed with WT whole bone marrow competitor cells (CD45.1+) in a 1:1 ratio were transplanted into lethally irradiated recipients (CD45.1+). Representative FACS plots showing the reconstitution portion of donor cells against competitors in PB. (D) PB chimera rates in recipients 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks after competitive transplantation. (E,F) The frequencies of donor-derived BM Lin cells, LSKs, LT-HSCs, ST-HSCs and MPPs in recipients. The data are shown as the mean ± SD (n ≥ 3); *P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001; NS, not significant.