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Fig. 2
Genetic labeling of distinct support cell populations.
(A, C, E) Maximum projections of neuromasts from sfrp1a:nlsEos (Peripheral, A), tnfsf10l3:nlsEos (AP, C), and sost:nlsEos (DV, E) fish. Converted nlsEos-positive cells are shown in magenta, and brn3c:GFP-positive hair cells are shown in green. Scale bar = 10 μm. (B, D, F) Percentage of hair cells per neuromast labeled by Peripheral (B), AP (D), and DV cells (F) at 5 and 8 dpf. (B) 5 dpf: 19.04 ± 19.86, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); 8 dpf: 19.46 ± 19.44, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); mean ± SD; Mann Whitney U test, p=0.7047. (D) 5 dpf: 5.71 ± 8.22, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); 8 dpf: 6.36 ± 9.57, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); mean ± SD; Mann Whitney U test, p=0.9668. (F) 5 dpf: 38.93 ± 13.46, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); 8 dpf: 55.78 ± 14.13, n = 50 neuromasts (10 fish); mean ± SD; Mann Whitney U test, p<0.0001.