(E) Western blot analysis of RC subunits upon Eral1 knockdown in MEFs. Cells (0) were treated with doxycycline for 48 hours (T) and upon doxycycline removal allowed to recover for 24 hours (R).(F) Quantification of the relative recovery of COXI and NDUFB6 upon Eral1 siRNA. The values are calculated as ratio between recovered (R) to doxycycline untreated (0) protein levels in Eral1-knockdown cells (Eral1) and compared to the same results obtained in control cells (Ctrl). Bars represent mean ± SD. Student's t-test was used to determine the level of statistical difference (COXI n=4; NDUFB6 n=3). Numbers within bars represent statistical difference between control/Eral1 siRNA treated cells and numbers above bars represent difference between +/+; Eral1 siRNA and -/-; Eral1 siRNA. 