Figure 8.

SELENOK deficiency downregulated the phenotypic markers in imDCs. (a–d) The protein levels of CD11c, CD40 and CD80 in WT and KO imDCs after treatment with Tm were assayed by Western blotting, and the density values were calculated (n = 3). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001 were compared with DMSO- or Tm-treated WT imDCs. SELENOK, selenoprotein K; imDCs, immature dendritic cells; CD11c, cluster of differentiation 11c; CD40, cluster of differentiation 40; CD80, cluster of differentiation 80; Tm, tunicamycin; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; WT, wild-type; KO, knockout.