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. 2020 Jun 2;11:2772. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16497-x

Fig. 4. Homocysteine elevation and effects on eye development.

Fig. 4

a The transsulfuration pathway showing one of the reactions catalyzed by the CBS enzyme. b ELISA determination of hCys levels in PA-CF and TI-CF relative to SF at 40 hpf. Box plots with superimposed data points of 5–7 biological replicates. Graph represents box and whiskers min to max. Asterisks: p = 0.001 and 0.003 from left to right. Significance was determined by unpaired Student’s t test. c Expression of atf3 during PA-CF, TI-CF, and SF development determined by qualitative RT-PCR. Three biological replicates with similar results. dh Effects on eye development at 4 dpf after injection of 5 mM hCys into SF eggs (f). d, e Normal eyes in un-injected (UI) SF eggs (d) and SF eggs injected with 5 mM cysteine (Cys) (e). fh Abnormal eyes with a hemorrhage (arrow) (f) or with a ventrally displaced lens (arrow) (g), and complete suppression of eye formation (h) in SF eggs injected with 5 mM hCys. SF in f was treated with PTU to visualize hemorrhage. Scale bar: 200 μm; same magnification in dh. n values: see Supplementary Table 2. Source data are provided in source data file.