Figure 4. EGF promotes asymmetric division in satellite stem cells.
(A) Graphic overview of Myf5-Cre/R26R-nTnG satellite cell transplantation into injured NSG mice.
(B-D) Representative images of transplanted satellite cells stained with DAPI (blue), GFP (green), TdTomato (red) and Pax7 (gray).
(E) Graphic overview of cardiotoxin-induced injury and treatment with recombinant EGF in EGFR cKO mice.
(F) Quantification of Pax7-expressing cells on sections from non-injured and regenerating EGFR cKO or Pax7-CreERT2 TA muscles 10 days post injury.
(G) Quantification of Pax7-expressing and (H) Myog-expressing cells on sections from regenerating EGFR cKO or Pax7-CreERT2 TA muscles 10 days post cardiotoxin-induced injury treated with control (saline), or EGF protein.
(B-D and F-H) Error bars represent means ±SEM; p-values: *=<0.05; (B, D) n=3 donor; (C) n=4 donor; (F) n=4 mice; (G-H) n=3 mice.
