Knockdown of klf8 does not affect cell proliferation or apoptosis in the trunk muscle. (A-G, I-O) Lateral views of embryos and myotomes above the yolk extension are shown. The number of pH3-expressing M phase cells in myotomes at 24 hpf were similar between WT embryos (A), embryos injected with klf8-4mmMO1 (B), klf8-MO1atg (C), klf8-MO2atg (D), or p53 MOsp (G), and embryos co-injected with klf8-MOAC and klf8-MODO (E), or p53 MOsp and klf8-MO1atg (F). (H) Mitotic indices of embryos of the indicated backgrounds. The numbers of TUNEL-positive cells in the myotomes at 24 hpf were similar between WT embryos (I), embryos injected with klf8-4mmMO1 (J), klf8-MO1atg (K), klf8-MO2atg (L), or p53 MOsp (O), and embryos co-injected with klf8-MOAC and klf8-MODO (M), or p53 MOsp and klf8-MO1atg (N). (P) Percentage of TUNEL-positive cells in embryos of the indicated backgrounds. Error bars indicate standard errors.
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