FIGURE 5.
MiR-1 Negatively Regulates VCS Proliferation and Cdk-6 Protein Expression. (A) Phosphohistone H3 staining in WT and miR-1 TG hearts at E12.5 shows a reduction in PH3+ cells in transgenic animals as compared to WT. The graph shows the percentage of trabecular nuclei that are PH3+ in each genotype. “∗∗∗” denotes p < 0.001. (B) Co-staining of phosphohistone H3 and beta-galactosidase in Irx3-LacZ and Irx3-LacZ; MiR-1 TG E12.5 hearts demonstrates reduced mitotic index specifically in the developing VCS. The graph shows the percentage of beta-galactosidease nuclei that are also phosphohistone H3 positive “∗∗∗” denotes p < 0.001. (C) mRNA level of Cdk6 is unchanged in postnatal hearts from miR-1 TG versus WT littermates, while protein level is significantly decreased, consistent with translational regulation. Knockdown of miR-1 in HL-1 cells results in upregulation of Cdk6 at the protein level. ∗ denotes p < 0.05.