Figure 3.
Expression of bone-secreted proteins in the calvariae. (A) Western blots. A 20X concentrated BSA-free Calvarial-CM (Bone-CM) together with a 20X concentrated control BGJb medium were incubated with antibodies against bone-secreted factors as indicated. Original Western blots are shown in Supplemental Fig. S1. (B) ELISA. Protein levels of select bone-secreted factors in two independent preparations of mouse Calvarial-CM, Calvarial-CM #1 and Calvarial-CM #2, were analyzed by ELISA. m, mouse. (C) Real-time qRT-PCR. Total RNAs were prepared from PMO versus total calvariae and analyzed by qRT-PCR. mRNA levels normalized against GAPDH controls were compared between PMO versus calvariae. A higher PMO to calvariae ratio indicates that the protein is expressed by osteoblasts. Error bars represent triplicate determinations.