Reduced HSC Compartment in Usp15 Knockout (KO) Mice
Flow cytometry analysis of the hematopoietic primitive populations in 8- to 12-week-old Usp15+/+ and Usp15−/− mice.
(A) Representative FACS profiles of the Lin−, c-Kit+, LSK, and HSC populations. Frequency of HSCs in the live cell population is presented.
(B) Lin−, c-Kit+ cell numbers per million live BM cells.
(C) LSK cell numbers per million live BM cells.
(D) HSC (LSK, CD150+, CD48−/−) cell numbers per million live BM cells.
(E) Frequency of Lin−, c-Kit+, LSK and HSC in BM of Usp15−/− mice was calculated and normalized to Usp15+/+ animals.
Results are from three (Lin−, c-Kit+, and LSK; Usp15+/+ n = 9; Usp15−/−, n = 5) or four (HSC; Usp15+/+, n = 13; Usp15−/−, n = 7) independent experiments. ∗p ≤ 0.05, ∗∗∗∗p ≤ 0.001; n.s., not significant. Error bars represent ± SEM. See also Figure S4.