Symmetric partitioning of Numb phosphomutants. (A) Numb mutants. The relevant Ser residues (S7, S276, and S295) and the mutations (red) are indicated. (B) MaSLCs (PKHpos cells, green) were transduced (all constructs fused to Flag-tag), stained with an anti-Numb Ab (red), and analyzed. Blue, DAPI. Bar, 10 μm. (C) Mammospheres (MS) transduced with the indicated constructs (DsRed fusion proteins) were dissociated and single cells were analyzed by time-lapse video microscopy. Epifluorescence (red). Bar, 10 μm. (D) Quantitation of the experiment in C, showing the frequency of symmetric (Sym) vs. asymmetric (Asym) partitioning. Significance was calculated vs. Numb-FL. (E) MS were transduced with Numb-DsRed (all panels) and then silenced as indicated (KD), or transduced with PKCζ (PKCζ-OE), or treated with BIS (3 μM). Cells were then analyzed as in C and D. P was calculated vs. matching control condition (Ctr-KD, EV or Ctr). When shown: N, number of doublets analyzed. Data are reported ± SD. Statistical analysis was with the nonparametric Fisher’s exact test.