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. 2021 Jul 22;12:4458. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24788-0

Fig. 2. Adult γ-cells derive from embryonic Ppy-expressing cells.

Fig. 2

a Embryonic Ppy-expressing cell labeling strategy. DOX doxycycline, P30 postnatal day 30. b The proportion of adult YFP-labeled Ppy-expressing cells is maintained in the different DOX administration periods. DOX E7.5 to P30, analysis P30 (black; n = 4 mice, 1842 Ppy+YFP+ out of 2131 Ppy+ cells scored); DOX E7.5 to E19.5, analysis P30 (dark gray, n = 7 mice, 3111 Ppy+YFP+ out of 3604 Ppy+ cells scored); DOX E7.5 to E19.5, analysis 9-month-old (light gray, n = 4 mice, 2241 Ppy+YFP+ out of 2565 Ppy+ cells scored). Data are shown as mean ± s.e.m; two-tailed Mann–Whitney test. P values: DOX E7.5 to P30, analysis P30 vs DOX E7.5 to E19.5, analysis P30 = 0.9273; DOX E7.5 to P30, analysis P30 vs DOX E7.5 to E19.5, analysis long term = 0.6857. c Percentage of adult hormone+ cells (Gcg+, Sst+ or Ins+) labeled with YFP when DOX was given during embryogenesis. 21.1 ± 0.0%, 10.8 ± 0.0% and 6.1 ± 0.0% of Gcg+, Sst+ and Ins+, respectively, were YFP-traced. The percentage of YFP-labeled Ppy+ cells is taken for reference from panel b. Data are shown as mean ± s.e.m; n = 7 mice; 810 YFP+Gcg+ out of 4196 Gcg+, 285 YFP+Sst+ out of 2669 Sst+ and 1306 YFP+Ins+ out of 20753 Ins+ cells scored. d Immunofluorescence of YFP (green)-traced cells co-expressing Glucagon (red, left panel), Somatostatin (red, middle panel) and Insulin (red, right panel) with Ppy (cyan) at P30. Scale bar: 20 μm (10 μm in insets). Region of the pancreas: Ventral. Source data are provided as Source Data file (Supplementary Table e).