(A-C) Compound microscope images of GFP fluorescence in
Tg(fli1a:GFP) wild-type, etv2 mRNA and
ets1 mRNA-injected embryos at the tailbud (10 hpf) stage.
Note the GFP fluorescence in etv2 mRNA-injected embryos (B) and
the lack thereof in ets1 mRNA-injected embryos (C). (D-I) GFP
fluorescence in Tg(fli1a:GFP) wild-type,
XeX:etv2 and XeX:ets1-injected embryos at
the tailbud and 20-somite stage (19 hpf). Note the absence of GFP fluorescence
in XeX:ets1 embryos at the tailbud stage (F) but presence of
ectopic GFP expression at 20-somite stage as indicated by white arrowheads (I).
(J-L) GFP fluorescence in Tg(fli1a:GFP) wild-type ,
etv2 MO and etv2 MO;
XeX:ets1 embryos at 18-somite stage (18 hpf). Note the GFP
expression induced by XeX:ets1 even in the absence of Etv2
function (L). (M) qPCR of wildtype, XeX:etv2 and
XeX:ets1 whole embryos at the tailbud and 10-somite stage.
*P<0.05, **P<0.01
(P value was calculated between wt and injected embryos);
n.s – not significant; error bars represent ± SEM.