Figure 4.
Ectopic Dpp signaling in CySCs promotes vn expression. (a) EGFR signaling activation (by pERK, red) in c587tscontrol testis. pERK signal is mainly observed in the early cyst cells (white arrowheads). (b) EGFR signaling is highly activated in the somatic cyst cells of c587ts > tkvCA testis. (c) Quantification of fluorescence intensity of pERK in control and c587ts > tkvCA testes. n = 10. (d) EGFR signaling activation (by kek-lacZ, red) in c587ts control testis. kek-lacZ is expressed in the somatic cyst cells (white arrowheads). (e) kek-lacZ is highly expressed in c587ts > tkvCA testis. (f) Quantification of the fluorescence intensity of kek-lacZ in control and c587ts > tkvCA testes. n = 10. (g) vn expression (by vn-lacZ, red) in c587ts control testis. vn-lacZ is expressed at low levels in the early cyst cells (white arrowheads). (h) vn-lacZ is highly expressed in c587ts > tkvCA testis. (i) Quantification of the fluorescence intensity of vn-lacZ in control and c587ts > tkvCA testes. n = 10. mean ± SEM is shown. **p < 0.01. GFP in green, blue indicates DAPI staining for DNA. Scale bars: 10 μm.