Knock down of <i>Dact2</i> activates endogenous Pitx2 target genes. Xiao Li Sergio Florez Jianbo Wang Huojun Cao Brad A. Amendt 10.1371/journal.pone.0054868.g008 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Knock_down_of_Dact2_activates_endogenous_Pitx2_target_genes_/175083 <p>(<b>A</b>) Knocking down of endogenous Dact2 in LS-8 cells by shRNA was shown by Western Blot. Negative control shRNA transfected cells show no change. GAPDH was probed as loading controls. Protein band intensities were quantified and shown as relative value ±SEM. (<b>B</b>) mRNAs were extracted from LS-8 cells transfected with <i>Dact2</i> shRNA or NC shRNA, and subjected to RT-PCRs and real-time PCRs. Relative expression levels of <i>Dlx2</i> and <i>Amelx</i> were analyzed and correlated with <i>Dact2</i> expression level. All Real-time PCRs were performed in triplicates and repeated six times.</p> 2013-01-22 01:24:43 activates endogenous pitx2