Journal: Molecular human reproduction
Article Title: Trophoblast syncytialisation necessitates mitochondrial function through estrogen-related receptor-γ activation.
doi: 10.1093/molehr/gau102
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4 Effect of ERRg on morphological CT differentiation. CTs were transfected with siERRg1 or with siNS as a control, or treated with or without DY131, oligomycin. Cells were fixed and total RNA were extracted 48 h after DY131 treatment and ERRg1 invalidation, respectively. (A) Syncytin-2 mRNA expression was quantified by RT–PCR. Results are the medians (interquartile range) of 10 separate experiments. **P ≤0.005; Wilcoxon test. (B) Polyploidy ratio quantified after counting at least 50 cells in each groups from six representative separate experiments. Results are expressed as medians (interquartile range). The polyploidy ratio in control CTs was 0.089+ 0.009. *P ≤0.05, ***P ≤0.001; Wilcoxon test. (C) CTs cultivated in labtechweretransfectedwithsiERRg1orwithsiNSasacontrol,ortreatedwithorwithoutDY131.Cellswerefixed48 hafterwardsandE-cadherinstaining was performed. (a) siNS, (b) siERRg1, (c) non-treated cells, (d) DY131 treated cells and (e) negative control using mouse non-specific serum instead of primary antibody. Magnification ×70. The figure shows one representative data from six separate experiments.
Article Snippet: Cells were then cultured for an additional 48 h. siRNA knockdown of ERRg After 12 h of culture, the CTs were transfected with small interfering ERRg1 (siERRg1) (10 nM, sc-44704, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA).
Techniques: Transfection, Control, Expressing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Negative Control