Fig. 6

Projections contained both SHG fibers and Type II Collagen, and the expression of collagen at wounds was regulated by vimentin and ROS.

(A) SHG and type II collagen fibers tightly associate in unwounded caudal fins and (B) within projections at 24 hpw as indicated by SHG imaging and immunofluorescence as observed in two experiments. (C) Schematic of col1a1 and col2a1b expression analysis from the caudal fin. (D) col1a1 and col2a1b expression increased in the wounded caudal fin by 24 hpw as assessed by qRT-PCR (col1a1 8 hpw p=0.0779, n = 5 replicates; 24 hpw p=0.0153, n = 6 replicates; col2a1b 8 hpw p=0.9491, n = 3 replicates, 24 hpw p=0.0294, n = 5 replicates). (E) Morpholino knockdown of vimentin expression reduced the expression of col1a1 and col2a1b in the wounded caudal fin compared to control (col1a1 p=0.004, n = 6 replicates; col2a1b p=0.0404, n = 5 replicates). (F) Early inhibition of ROS using DPI significantly reduced expression of col1a1 and col2a1b at 24 hpw (col1a1 p=0.0464, n = 4 replicates; col2a1b p=0.0126). *p<0.05. ****p<0.0001; error bars are standard deviation.