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. 2021 Feb 9;11:3426. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83022-5

Figure 1.

Figure 1

CXCR7 is the most abundantly expressed 7TMR in the murine heart. (a) Expression levels of 7TMRs in murine hearts determined by bulk RNA-seq. The 30 most strongly expressed 7TMRs are shown in the order of their mRNA expression levels. Data represent the mean expression levels from two mice. (b) smFISH for Cxcr7 mRNA (red dots). Each dot indicates a Cxcr7 mRNA molecule in a 10-μm-thick frozen heart section. Cell membranes were stained with Wheat Germ Agglutinin and Alexa Fluor 488 Conjugate to delineate cardiomyocytes and other cell types. White arrow, Cxcr7 mRNA molecules in cardiomyocytes; arrowheads, Cxcr7 mRNA molecules in the interstitial area (non-cardiomyocytes). (c) Single-cell RNA-seq profiles of chemokine receptors and CXCL12 expressed on cardiomyocytes (n = 64), endothelial cells (n = 42), fibroblasts (n = 32), macrophages (n = 10), and smooth muscle cells (n = 6) in the wild-type murine heart.