RanBP9 Plays a Critical Role in Neonatal Brain Development in Mice
Figure 8
Cell numbers positively stained for NeuN, DCX, PCNA and caspase-3 in the subgranular region of the dentate gyrus in WT and RanBP9−/− (KO) mice.
(A), DAPI-stained brain sections to show the highlighted subgranular zone within the dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus used for cell counts shown in B. (B), Representative brain sections stained with anti-NeuN, anti-DCX, anti-PCNA, anti-capsase-3 and counter stained with DAPI. Cell counting revealed significantly decreased numbers of NeuN positive cells in RanBP9−/− (KO) brains (22%) compared to WT controls. However DCX, PCNA and caspase positive cell numbers were not significantly altered. In each group, n = 3, data presented as mean± SEM. **, p<0.01 by Student’s t-test.