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. 2019 Jul 5;9:9763. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45100-7

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Forced Expression of Pax6 Restores Neural Crest Progenitor Status in P10 LNC. P10 LNC on coated Matrigel in MESCM was transfected with Ad-GFP (GFP) or Ad-GFP-Pax6 (GFP-Pax6) plasmid at MOI 100 for 4 days, then the medium was switched to NSCM neurosphere medium for 7 days. Neurospheres were imaged by confocal microscopy with or without fluorescence for GFP (A). The total numbers of neurospheres with a size greater than 50 μm in diameter were compared (B, *p = 0.001, n = 3). The differentiation potential for cells derived from neurospheres was assessed after cells were cultured in different induction media and observed by phase microscopy and immunofluorescence staining of neurofilament M (NFM, red), O4 (red), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, green) (C, nuclear counterstaining by Hoechst 33342, scale bars = 50 µm).