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. 2018 Sep 11;6:28. doi: 10.1038/s41413-018-0028-5

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Ssc-mir-133b/Mcl-1 mediated endogenous mitochondria-related apoptotic processes in premolar mesenchymal cells. a Mitochondrial Δψm measured by the JC-1 probe. Distribution of JC-1 aggregates (PE channel) and monomers (FITC channel) was determined by flow cytometry. b Statistical analysis of the flow cytometry results. ***P < 0.001. c Representative images show JC-1 aggregates, JC-1 monomers and merged images of both. Increases in JC-1 monomers in cells are shown in cells transfected with miR-133b. Decreased JC-1 monomers in cells are shown in cells transfected with miR-133b along with Mcl-1. Scale bar = 50 μm. d Western blotting of endogenous mitochondria-related apoptotic markers after miR-133b transfection and Mcl-1 overexpression. ***P < 0.001. e Quantitative representation of caspase-3 activity in premolar mesenchymal cells. **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001