EMBO/sd-character-level-ner huggingface dataset:
Mammary organoids were isolated from 19-20 weeks old C57Bl/6 mice on high fat diet (HFD) (n=3). Organoids isolated from HFD mice were cultured in collagen for 2 days. 3D structure of organoid stained for DNA (Hoechst 33342 in blue), F-actin (Phalloidin in red) and α-SMA (green). α-SMA, myoepithelial cell marker, appeared to be loss at invasive protrusions.
(F) Splenocytes were used for IP with αHis or αTRAF6, followed by IB with αHis or αUb. WCLs were used for IB with αTRAF6, αHis or αActin.
I. Overview of H&E stained swiss roll preparations of Casp8WT and Casp8ECko mice. Scale bars: 2mm.
G) Percentage (+/- s.d.) of fPHH with NF54, NF135, and NF175 schizonts on day 5 p.i., under different parasite to hepatocyte ratios (starting from 8 sporozoites to 1 hepatocyte to 1 sporozoites to 8 hepatocytes). Two biological replicates were performed with two technical replicates in each.
(D) RNF26 but not its enzymatic inactive mutants targeted MITA for polyubiquitination in vitro. MITA, RNF26 and its mutants were obtained by in vitro transcription and translation. Biotin-Ub, E1, UbcH5 and MITA were incubated with RNF26 or its mutants, followed by ubiquitination and immunoblot analysis as described in (C). All experiments were repeated for at least three times with similar results.
WT and SNX10 KO Caco-2 cells were treated with OMVs (100 μg/mL) for the indicated time. The fold changes in mRNA levels of CDH1 and SNX10 were determined by RT-qPCR (F) (n = 6 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ± SD. One-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc test was used for statistical analyzes. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
B. Additionally, γH2A.X was also assessed by Western blot at the indicated time points. GAPDH was used as loading control (top panel). Densitometry of each lane intensity is normalized to GAPDH, selected as loading control, and expressed as % of γH2A.X in H2O2-treated versus untreated cells. Values represent the means ± SD of two independent experiments (bottom panel).
The regulation of metabolic pathways was reconstructed based on the metabolomic data of latently infected Jurkat T-cells (2D10) as compared to their uninfected counterpart (E6). Enzymes are shown in italics. The figure includes the main energetic pathways described in the paper, as well as relevant connections with pathways that were significantly enriched in the analysis shown in Figure 2A (grey boxes). The red arrows indicate the proposed path of the glucose carbon chains in latently infected cells. Solid lines indicate direct connections. Dashed lines indicate indirect connections involving intermediate metabolites not shown in the figure. Networks were built using the Cytoscape software (http://www.cytoscape.org) and the Metscape plugin (http://metscape.ncibi.org/tryplugin.html) (Gao et al, 2010) and adapted using Adobe Illustrator (v 16.03). ACLY = ATP citrate lyase; ACO = aconitase; ADPGK = ADP dependent glucokinase; ALDO = fructose 1,6 bisphosphate aldolase; ENO1 = enolase 1; FBP1 = fructose-bisphosphatase; PFK = phosphofructokinase 1; FH = fumarate hydratase; H6PD = hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; HK1 = hexokinase 1; G6PD = glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GCK = glucokinase; GPDH = glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GPI = glucose-6-phosphate isomerase; KORA = ketoglutarate dehydrogenase A; IDH = isocitrate dehydrogenase; LDHAL6A = lactate dehydrogenase A like 6A; MDH1 = malate dehydrogenase 1; PCK1 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1; PFK = phosphofructokinase; PGAM4 = phosphoglycerate mutase family member 4; PGD = 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase; PGK1 = phosphoglycerate kinase 1; PGLS = 6-phosphogluconolactonase; PGM1 = phosphoglucomutase 1; PKLR = pyruvate kinase L/R; PRPS1 = ribose phosphate pyrophosphokinase1; RPIA = ribose 5-phosphate isomerase; SDHA = succinate dehydrogenase complex flavoprotein subunit A; SUCD = succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase; TKT = transketolase; TPI = triose phosphate isomerase.
E Steady state levels of ROS related proteins SOD2 and ACO2 and mitophagy related proteins VDAC1, p62 and LC3 in control and TIMM50, RNASEH1 and ISCU mutant fibroblasts growing in either glucose or galactose were assessed by Western blot using GAPDH as internal control. GAPDH is from the same blot as panel A.
E Adiponectin mRNA was measured in isolated epididymal adipocytes by RT-PCR. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM from three independent experiments. *P = 0.0044 (Student's t-test).
(C) RT-qPCR analysis of Smed-exoc3 mRNA expression of total RNA (whole body-derived) from exoc3(RNAi)-treated planarians compared to control-injected planarians on day-38 of the injection scheme [n=3 biological replicates; log-transformed data were normally distributed (P>0.05 as per Shapiro-Wilk test); data were analyzed by one-sided t-test].
A) Schematic representation of MXE splicing regulation via splice-site incompatibility, branch point proximity, and translational frame shift leading to NMD.
ITC analyses of MICU1 and MICU2 binding properties in the presence of 2 mM EGTA (G) and CaCl2 (H).
A. Whole mount in situ hybridization (WISH) of evi1at 20 (left) and 32 (middle) hpf. evi1expression is visible in various structures of the brain, neuronal structures, the posterior pronephric duct (ppnd) and the branchial arches (ba), as well as in the VDA (ventral dorsal aorta) region. Additionally, evi1co-localizes with the endothelial marker flk1 (right).
H, Summary bar graphs showing rectification index of control (S n=12 cells/5 mice, and SD n=10 cells/5 mice), Fxr1P overexpressing (S n=9 cells/4 mice, and SD n=14 cells/4 mice) and Gsk3 sKO (S n=9 cells/3 mice, and SD n=9 cells/3 mice) neurons. One way ANOVA with Bonferroni's Multiple Comparison *p < 0.05.
pi4kβ1 pi4kβ2 double mutant phenotype were recorded. Whole-mount immunostaining of root tips of five-day-old seedlings. Green, anti-KNOLLE; red, anti-tubulin; blue, DAPI. (І), (ІІ), magnifications of areas highlighted in dashed boxes. Arrowheads, solid phragmoplasts with thicker cell plates. Scale bars, 20 µm.
D. Ribbon representation of the side-on orientation derived from the 2:2 complex.
Ribbon representation of the Tle1 pseudoatomic model. Strands are in pink and helices in light blue. The inset shows the catalytic triad.
E Expression levels of the mature NPF1 gene and pre-NPF1 in 293T cells transfected with piRs-3-I3 and mutated piRs-3-I3 mimics (n=5 biological replicates).
(A) A model for RBBP6 and NP interaction with VP30 via PPxPxY motifs to regulate viral transcription. Both EBOV NP and human RBBP6 share a common PPxPxY motif for binding to EBOV transcription factor VP30. Interaction between NP and VP30 modulates viral RNA synthesis because RBBP6 outcompetes NP for VP30 binding.
(A) Changes in Aβ40 relative to baseline values. CSF was sampled via a lumbar catheter at time points from 2 hours pre- to 34 hours post-administration of a single dose of CNP520 (mean ± SEM, n = 6-8).
Scatter plots representing the association of CSF PGRN with total hippocampal volume (B) within the subjects of the Alzheimer's continuum group (n = 474).
PRMT1-proficient (-Dox) as well as PRMT1-depleted cells (+ Dox) were further treated with the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX) and harvested after 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 hours. Cell lysates were subjected to immunoblotting using α-p14ARF and α-β-TUBULIN (loading control) antibodies and conventional ECL detection (F). For precise quantification of the p14ARF protein stability in the -/+ Dox conditions during the CHX time course, immunoblotting was performed with independent cell lysates and primary antibodies, as in (F), which were then detected using fluorescence dye-coupled secondary antibodies and the LI-COR Odyssey system. The quantitative p14ARF signals were normalized to the corresponding quantitative β-TUBULIN signals and displayed in (G). The CHX-untreated samples (0 hour) were set to 100% for each condition.
A. Interaction surface built using the estimated combination index (CI) for the Salinomycin and JQ1 drug combination, in four different breast cancer cell lines (top panels). The CI is represented in 2D color code interaction surface. The color code spans from strong synergism (dark blue, CI<1) to strong antagonism (red, CI>1). The concentrations of each particular drug in the combinations are denoted on each axis. On the bottom panels, neighborhood Z-core matrix estimating the significant synergistic interaction. The color code spans from a statistically significant synergism (dark blue, CI<1, p<0.01) to a statistically significant antagonism (dark red, CI>1, p<0.01).
(C) Autocorrelation of Gal4. The exponential fit shows an average dwell time of 34.8 ± 0.5s. n = 19 traces. Shaded area and errors indicate SEM.
(c) Representative TEM micrographs of nonspecific- or PIP5K1B-RNAi-transfected NRK cells after 12 h of serum starvation. Scale bar, 5 μm.
D) Caco-2 cells were transfected as in (A/B) and infected with HIV-SARS-2. Luciferase readings at 72 h post infection were normalized to vector control, which was set to a value of 100. Bars represent averages with individual data points from 4 independent experiments shown as circles. Error bars represent SD. #p<0.05 compared to vector control by ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test.
Density plots showing intron retention (Ψ) values in the HeLa unedited parental control cell line (depleted of GAPDH) of A- and G-type minor introns that were either unchanged or retained after CENATAC depletion (top) or ZRSR2 mutation (bottom). The median psi-values of the retained G- and A-type introns are significantly higher (Psi=0.130 and Psi=0.115, respectively; P<0.01, Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test) compared to the unchanged introns (Psi=0.081) in the CENATAC depletion dataset.
(C) Macrophages were exposed to mock, infectious, AT-2-inactivated, or RNase/DNase I treated AT-2-inactivated iodixanol velocity gradient purified HIVBa-L for 24 h. Cells were then harvested, lysed and analyzed for endogenous LC3B and SQSTM1 by Western blotting. Left, a representative blot is shown. Right, densitometric analysis of immunoblots from independent donors presented as means ± s.e.m., n = 3.
C-L Gametangiophore morphology (C-G) and gamete development (H-L) of wild-type and mutant plants. Scale bars, 5 mm (C-G), 10 µm (H and J), 100 µm (I, K, and L).
A-C. PC3 (A), DU145 (B) and DU145-V5-SLC1A3 (C) cells were treated with ASNase (0.3 U/ml in A; 0.2 U/ml in B and C), TFB-TBOA (5 μM) for 3 days as indicated and subjected to transcriptome analysis. Bioinformatics pathway or gene ontology (GO) biological process analysis was performed on the sets of genes that were upregulated or downregulated when PC3 cells were treated with ASNase and TFB-TBOA compared to mock. Transcriptome analysis was based on one biological replicate for each cell line and validated by real-time PCR experiments in Figures EV4A-C. Heatmap presents row scaled normalized read counts and the biological signaling pathway enrichment analysis was performed by ToppGene online program
Colocalization between BDNF and SCG2-positive vesicles in hippocampal neurons infected with scrambled or Tardbp shRNA lentiviruses together with either EGFP or Sortilin rescue viruses. Histogram bars show average ± SEM BDNF/SCG2 colocalization expressed as percentage of total BDNF immunoreactivity (N=3 independent experiments, n>50 individual cells per condition in each experiment). **, p<0.01. Data information: Results are presented as average ± standard error of the mean (SEM). All statistical tests were performed using 2-way ANOVA with Sidak post hoc analysis.
(D) CD59 surface levels on non-infected (NI) or HIV-1-infected (strain NLAD8) primary CD4 T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results are expressed as the MFI of staining with an isotype control or the anti-CD59 antibody. n=4 donors of CD4 T cells.
B. FISH images and corresponding PDI measurements of mouse fibroblast cells treated with the indicated PMOs. Cyb5r3 is an APC-dependent RNA also enriched at protrusions. Arrows: peripheral Rab13 RNA. Arrowheads: perinuclear Rab13 RNA. Boxed regions are magnified in the insets. Note that Rab13 RNA becomes perinuclear in cells treated with PMOs against the GA-rich region. Scale bars: 10 μm. (4 μm in insets). ****: p<0.0001 by analysis of variance with Dunnett's multiple comparisons test. N=40-90 cells observed in 3-6 independent experiments. Bars: mean ± 95% CI.
Donor GFP+ mice were treated with NaCl, G-CSF or CoPP daily. At the 5th day of treatment we transplanted 5x106 of isolated PBMC to the lethally irradiated GFP- recipient mice, together with 105 GFP- BM-derived competitor cells. After 18 or 20 weeks we performed secondary transplantation of primary recipients' BM to lethally irradiated secondary recipients and followed the chimerism for additional 14 weeks. Fraction of secondary recipient mice with chimerism in PB CD45+ cells exceeding 1% tends to be higher after CoPP-mobilized PBMC transplant than G-CSF-mobilized PBMC transplant.
F) Immunoblot analysis of phospho-Akt (S473), pan Akt, phospho-PRAS40 (T246) and total PRAS40 in WT and NDUFA9 KO HAP1 cells treated with 0.2% DMSO (-) or AMP (2 μM), ENPF (2 μM) and PTX (36 μM) (+) for 24 h (actin loading control).
(F). Quantification by ChIP-qPCR of RIF1 association with the indicated regions in the Fa2L cell line, following treatment with DMSO only (black) or flavopiridol (grey). Primers as in (E). (G). Same as in (F) but for a wild type female mESC line. All enrichments are presented relative to input DNA. Mean ±standard deviation from three (F) and two (G) independent experiments are presented. Statistical significance was determined using Student's two-tailed, paired t test (*p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01 and ns=not significant).
A Absorbance of each RNA substrate at 260nm monitored between 25°C and 95°C, recorded at 1°C intervals; n=3 UV melting curves per RNA substrate (technical replicates), mean ± SD.
E, FAverage relative intensities over time and corresponding fluorescence t 1/2 values of heterochromatic Swi6 obtained from FRAP experiments performed with wild‐type cells expressing heterochromatic NLS‐Swi6‐EGFP (blue) or NLS‐Swi6 KR25A‐EGFP (red), or cid14∆ cells expressing NLS‐Swi6‐EGFP (green) or NLS‐Swi6‐KR25A‐EGFP (yellow).Data information: In (B), (D) and (F), the box bounds the interquartile range (IQR) divided by the median, and whiskers extend to a maximum of 1.5 × IQR beyond the box.
A Whole mount immunofluorescence at 12w of the organ of Corti of a Syne4-/- mouse injected with AAV.Syne4 mouse injected with AAV.Syne4. B Whole mount immunofluorescence at 12w of the 12 kHz region of WT, Syne4-/- mouse, and Syne4-/- mouse injected with AAV.Syne4.
E. GSEA analysis showing the GO processes for the succinylated proteins targeted by HAT1 in the succinylation quantitative proteomic. BP, biological process; CC, cellular component; MF, molecular function.
F) Total lysate and surface biotinylation western blot analysis of HEL cells overexpressing ATG5 K130R‐V5 6 h post‐transfection.
(C) Cells were harvested and then subjected to IB for the phosphorylated forms of AKT, MAPK (ERK, p38, JNK), IκBα, total forms of IκBα. αActin was used as a loading control (left). The densitometric values were calculated from the ratios of protein levels relative to actin (right).
A-F 22 days of treatment of DIO male mice with vehicle (white), liraglutide (10 nmol/kg) (gray), RM-493 (3.6 μmol/kg) (black), or liraglutide (10 nmol/kg) and RM-493 (3.6 μmol/kg) (checkered). Effects on (C, D) body composition. Compounds were administered by daily subcutaneous injections. Data represent means ± SEM;n = 8; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
(A) Western blotting analysis of p53 expression in various p53/TP53-WT cell lines incubated with the DNA-intercalating agent doxorubicin (DOXO, 0.2 µg/ml for 6 hours) to induce p53 stabilization (n = 3 biological replicates).
Vector mediated eGFP expression in human retinal explants. (B) EVOS epifluorescence images at 2x magnification of the human retinal explants at three, six and nine days in vitro (DIV) after transduction with 1E11 total vg of sc-CMV-eGFP packaged with AAV2.GL and AAV2.NN capsid variants. White signal indicates eGFP.
(D, E) Co‐immunoprecipitation of TAB2 or TAB3 with BCN1. The indicated constructs, namely HA‐tagged and T7‐tagged TAB2, and TAB3 constructs in (D) and (E), respectively, and Flag‐tagged Beclin 1 (Flag-BCN1) were transfected into HeLa cells alone or in combination. Twenty‐four hours later, TAB2 and TAB3 were immunoprecipitated with antibodies specific for HA (D) or T7 (E) and the precipitate was separated by SDS-PAGE and revealed with an antibody specific for Flag.
D, TOPflash reporter assay in HEK293T cells upon overexpression of the USP42 constructs shown in (A) or an empty vector. Cells were stimulated with control or Wnt3a and RSPO3 conditioned medium. Data are displayed as mean ± SD and show one representative of n = 3 independent experiments with three biological replicates. Statistical significance was calculated by one-way ANOVA analyses with Tukey correction and defined as **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, or n.s.: not significant.
E. Catalytically dead Dsc1 E3 ligase (dsc1-C634A) mutant and other indicated yeast strains were analyzed by western blot probed with anti-Sre2 serum and imaged using chemiluminescence.
(B) The level of 15S rRNA is reduced in Sc+Sb-CCM1 cells. RNA isolated from Sc+Sb-CCM1 (labeled as Sb) or Sc+Sc-CCM1 (labeled as Sc) cells was hybridized with gene-specific probes using Northern blots.
A, B. Western blot showing the absence of HUWE1 protein in 293T (A) and HeLa (B) cells subjected to CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HUWE1-deletion.
BRD7 was ribosylated by PARP1 after DNA damage, promoting recognization by E3 ligase RNF146 which targeted BRD7 for ubiquitination-proteasome dependent degradation enhancing cell survival.
(K, L) Micrographs showing the cellular composition in the SEZ 7 days after injection of AVV5 encoding for scrambled control (K) and miR-204 specific TuD (L). Note the reduction of primed LRCs (BrdU+ only, white arrows in K and L) upon TuD-204 injection. (M) Dot plot depicting the number of LRCs (BrdU+ only) in the SEZ 7 days after miR-204 inhibition.
Western blot analysis of the endogenous Grp78 protein expression levels in LN229, U87 and SNB19 cells following treatment with increasing concentrations of TMZ. Grp78 level was normalized to GAPDH. Data shown in right panel are representative of two experiments, n=3.
HCT116 flank tumours produced by subcutaneous injection were established for 20 days before injection at three-day intervals with vehicle (PBS), or EVs isolated by UC from glutamine-replete or glutamine-depleted HCT116 cells. Tumours were excised 24 h after last of four injections for analysis. Panels show representative immunostained histological sections of tumour tissue quantified using the Visiopharm Integrator System. (A) Sections immunostained for CD31, which labels endothelial cells and blood vessels, with blood vessel number (upper) and total area (lower) represented in bar charts.
I Schematic: Lysine α-Ketoglutarate Reductase/Saccharopine Dehydrogenase (LKR/SDH) catalyzes the first two steps of the lysine catabolism pathway, resulting in the production of glutamate and acetyl-CoA, a TCA substrate, through several downstream enzymatic reactions.
Longevity assays of (CGG)90-EGFP; ElaV-GS (n=147-299/genotype) flies with belle knockdown. Data Information: For all panels, * P≤0.05, ** P≤0.01, *** P≤0.001, **** P≤0.0001 for the specified statistical test. All data in all panels are presented as mean ± SD (compiled from ≥3 replicates).
D, E Western blot quantification showed decreased presynaptic Synapsin1 (D) and postsynaptic PSD-95 (E) in untreated 6-week MECP2-KO neurons that can be increased by drug treatment (Kruskal-Wallis test, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001; full Western blot, Fig EV4A) (WT83/Q83X cell lines were used; N = 3 clones from each genotype).
E, F, Immunoblot analysis with indicated antibodies of protein extracts prepared from root tips of 10-d-old Arabidopsis tsn1 tsn2 (E) or tsn1 tsn2 expressing ProTSN2:GFP-TSN2 (F) heat-stressed seedlings (39ºC) 0, 20, 40 and 60 min after the onset of HS. The charts show SnRK1 activity, expressed as the ratio of phosphorylated to total SnRK1 protein. The data represent mean ratios of integrated band intensities (for both isoforms) normalized to 0 min ± SD from at least four different experiments. P values denote statistically significant differences for comparisons to 0 min (two-tailed t-test).
F. Heatmap showing expression changes of BAZ2A-bound C2-enhancer genes that were both significantly upregulated upon BAZ2A-KD and lower expressed in Gleason 9 and 10 tumours (advanced) compared to Gleason 6 tumours (indolent).
(a) Filter trap assay analysis of HTT-polyQaggregation in nine R6/2 mouse brains injected with three different combinations of rAAV. (b) Quantification of the SDS-insoluble material detected by filter trap assay (*, P = 0.037; **, P = 0.0083; ***, P = 0.0015).
fold changes in mRNA levels of ACE2 (E) and TMPRSS2 (F) in the well-differentiated primary human lung airway epithelim on-chip (Post) versus the same cells prior to differentiation (Pre).
(C) Histological analysis of H&E-stained sections of the sternum of sick Bcl-xfl/fl;RosaCreERT2+/Ki;GFP-Chimeras or healthy wild-type and RosaCreERT2+/Ki;GFP-Chimera control mice at the indicated time points post-treatment with tamoxifen (dpt=days post-treatment).
Schematic representation of fluorescence spectroscopy experiments used to detect the formation of homo- and heteromeric amyloid fibrils. Fusion proteins containing RHIMs and different fluorescent partners are mixed together under assembly-permissive conditions and examined in the confocal volume. Co-assembly of two different fluorophores within one complex results in detection of coincident signals in the two channels
(f) Electron microscopy of differentiated THP-1 cells stimulated with LPS and ATP (left) or transfected with poly(dA:dT) (right) for 2 h and immunostained for ASC, visualized with 15-nm gold-conjugated protein A. Red arrows indicate ASC immunostaining. Right image in each pair, 4.5× enlargement of outlined area at left. Scale bars, 500 nm. Data are representative of three experiments (a,c) or two experiments (b,d-f).
Cells were fixed and the viral bait fused with the V5-tag was visualized by immunofluorescence staining using Alexa Fluor-488 labeled anti-V5 immunostaining (yellow), actin with Alexa Fluor594-labeled phalloidin (magenta), and nuclei were stained with DAPI (cyan) (Scale bar: 10 μm).
FACS analysis of EdU staining was performed on GSC#9 cells transfected with non-silencing RNA duplexes (sic, pink), QKI targeting siRNA duplexes (siQKI, light purple), MALT1 targeting siRNA duplexes (siMALT1, blue) or double transfected with siQKI and siMALT1 (purple).
(F) The localization of LAS1L or SENP3 was analysed in cells expressing Flag‐PELP1-SUMO2. Indirect immunofluorescence was done using anti‐LAS1L or anti‐SENP3 antibodies. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI.
J Compared with WT controls (N = 9), miR-210−/− mice (N = 8) displayed a blunted increase of the Fulton index (RV/LV + S) under PH versus baseline conditions (expressed as a ratio of RV/LV + S under Hyp + SU5416 versus Norm + SU5416, *P = 0.031).
A. Depleting TRAPPC9, but not TRAPPC8, increased lipid droplet size in HEK293T cells. Representative fluorescence images show the status of lipid droplets in these siRNA treated cells after oleic acid incubation. Bar =10 μm.
b, An immunogold electron micrograph of starved HeLa cells expressing GFP-ATG14 probed with anti-GFP antibodies (red arrows). Scale bar, 200 nm.
(D) USP1/UAF1 interact with PHLPP1 in normal muscle. USP1 was immunoprecipitated from the soluble fraction of normal muscles. Mouse IgG was used as a control for non-specific binding. Precipitates were analyzed by immunoblotting.
(D) iPSC-derived human neurons were transduced with shRNA targeting human TDP-43 (shTDP) or control (shCtrl) seven days after thawing for three days. TDP-43 levels were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR. Expression was normalized to the housekeeping gene YWHAZ and PGK1.