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. 2020 Nov 27;3:717. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01449-4

Fig. 2. NaBC1 induces FN-binding integrins expression.

Fig. 2

a Immunofluorescence images of MSCs cells cultured for 3 h onto functionalized substrates (FN-coated), serum-depleted and borax (PLLA-B2%, PLLA-B5%) in culture medium. Images show actin cytoskeleton (green) and α5 or αv integrins (magenta). Borax induces the expression of FN-binding integrins. Scale bar 25 µm. Right graphs: image analysis quantification of α5 and αv integrins levels. Twenty images/condition from three different biological replicas were analyzed. The data represented in graphs correspond to n ≥ 7. b qPCR analysis of relative mRNA expression of FN-binding integrins (α5β1 and αvβ3) before and after silencing of NaBC1 transporter. Active NaBC1 induces FN-binding integrins expression. n ≥ 3 different biological replicas. Statistics are shown as mean ± standard deviation. Data were analyzed by an ordinary one-way ANOVA test and corrected for multiple comparisons using Tukey analysis (P = 0.05). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.