Fig. 6. Overexpression of SMAD6 in ES cells inhibits the generation of
FLK1+ cells. (A) ES cells stably expressing SMAD6 were
differentiated and subjected to FACS analysis for FLK1 expression. Numbers in
insets indicate the percentage of FLK1+ cells. 2Ab indicates cells
stained with secondary antibody alone. Flag-6 and Flag-8 indicate control ES
cell clones. Flag SMAD6-6 and SMAD6-7 represent two independent ES cell clones
stably expressing Flag-SMAD6. Expression of exogenous Flag-SMAD6 was verified
with anti-FLAG antibody (arrow). (B) Results from four independent experiments
are shown as a percentage of Flag-6 control. Error bars indicate s.e.m.