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. 2022 Nov 5;13:6681. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34363-w

Fig. 7. Vm polarization limits mTOR which promotes pluripotency.

Fig. 7

ac WMISH for pluripotency markers pou5f3.3, ventx1.2, and differentiation marker ectodermin in stage 10 embryos, depolarized by kcnh6 depletion (kcnh6CR) or high K+ (hiK), and treated with vehicle (DMSO) or rapamycin (Rapa) as indicated; views are a animal pole; b, c lateral view with dorsal to the right; AP animal pole, VMZ ventral marginal zone. df Quantification of stage 10 embryos with present (+) or absent (−) expression of markers pou5f3.3 (d), ventx1.2 (e), and ectodemin (f) in the animal pole area. p-values in d are: (kcnh6CR+Rapa vs kcnh6CR+DMSO) = 3.34e-087 and (hiK+Rapa vs hiK+DMSO) = 2.89e-047, in e: (kcnh6CR+Rapa vs kcnh6CR+DMSO) = 1.60e-110 and (hiK+Rapa vs hiK+DMSO) = 1.93e-050, and in f: (kcnh6CR+Rapa vs kcnh6CR+DMSO) = 3.38e-040 and (hiK+Rapa vs hiK+DMSO) = 4.89e-02; two-sided Fisher’s exact test; total embryo numbers (N) in the graphs were collected over 3 independent experiments for pou5f3.3 and ventx1.2 and over 4 independent experiments for ectodermin; key for asterisks: ****p ≤ 0.0001. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.