Fig. 10 Knockdown of ptenb enhances actin polymerization.
The 10 ng StdMO (A) and 10 ng ptenb tMO1 (B)-treated embryos were fixed at 70% epiboly, stained with rhodamine-phalloidin to reveal the F-actin, observed under confocal microscopy, and photographed with vegetal view. The F-actin contents of shield stage-embryos (n = 60) were measured by actin polymerization assay as described in “Materials and Methods”. Relative fluorescence (Rf) values from three independent experiments were corrected by subtracting background Rf. * indicates the value is significantly different from that of the StdMO treatment (p<0.05). Scale bar: 25 μm.