Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Directed Induction of Functional Motor Neuron-Like Cells from Genetically Engineered Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035244
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Fluorescence images of MNIM-EOH cells at 1 day after cocultured with C2C12 myotubes. α-BTX staining revealed AChR clustering on C2C12 muscle fibers. Confocal Z-stack imaging, in a line through the region of apparent colocalization, confirmed EGFP+ axons in close proximity to AChRs (arrows). Scale bars: 10 µm. ( B ) End-plate currents (EPCs) were recorded from myotubes located in close proximity to MNIM-EOH cells. EPCs were blocked from the same cell after application of 15 µM pancuronium. However, after washing out of pancuronium, EPCs could be recorded again. The bars represent mean±SEM. * P <0.05. The significance was determined by Student’s t test.
Article Snippet: Undifferentiated mouse myoblast C2C12 cells (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA) were maintained in DMEM with 10% FBS, penicillin and streptomycin.
Techniques: Fluorescence, Staining, Imaging