Figure 3.
Comparative activity of the pEF1α promoter with that of the CAG promoter in regulating an immunomodulatory gene in different types of porcine cells. (A) Schematic of the cassettes for HLA-Ecw0304 and B2M (HLA-E) co-expression. Comparative expression of mRNA levels (B) and protein levels (C) of HLA-E in PEFs, -15 cells, and PAECs. pEF1α, porcine elongation factor 1α; HLA-E, human leukocyte antigen E; F2A, 2A self-cleaving peptides; B2M, β-2 microglobulin; p(A), poly A; Neo®®, neomycin resistance. PEFs, porcine ear skin fibroblasts; PAECs, porcine aortic endothelial cells. ***, p < 0.001.
