Fig. 5. The angiopoietin pathway activates Wnt target genes via Akt and
β-catenin. (A-L) Immunofluorescent staining for
β-catenin (green and red with two rounds of labeling - see text) and
nuclei (blue) in hyaloid preparations in mice of the indicated genotypes.
(M,N) X-Gal staining of hyaloid vessels (red arrowheads) from
TOPGAL; Lrp5+/lacZ animals that were (M) mock injected
intra-vitreally or (N) injected with Ang1 intra-vitreally. (O,P)
Quantification of X-Gal-stained cell numbers (as in M and N) from hyaloid
vessels of the indicated genotypes injected with Ang1 (O) or Ang2 (P).
Significance levels: **P
0.01, >0.001.