Figure 3.
Tet2 knockdown alters the gene expression profiles of osteoclasts and reduces autophagic vesicle formation by increasing BCL2 expression. (A) Volcano plots of all differentially expressed genes (>1.5-fold) in LV-NC- and LV-shTet2-transfected BMs after stimulation with TNFSF11 for 3 days. (B) Heatmaps of all differentially expressed genes (>1.5-fold) in LV-NC- and LV-shTet2-transfected BMs after stimulation with TNFSF11 for 3 days were shown; red represented higher expression, and blue represented lower expression. (C) The expression of BCL2 in LV-NC and LV-shTet2 BMs during osteoclast differentiation was analyzed by western blot analysis. (D) The western blot results were quantified. The data are expressed as the means ± SEM (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, n = 3, three biological duplications).