Fig. 7. TUNEL assay of control and DjCHC-RNAi-treated R4HAC.
(A-D) TUNEL-positive signals (green) at 2 DIV were visualized in
DjCHC-RNAi-treated R4HAC. Antibody staining showed the expression of
planarian 14-3-3
or DjCHC as counterstaining (red), and Hoechst 33342
staining showed nuclei (blue). White arrows indicate neurite-extending
TUNEL-negative cells. White arrowheads indicate neurite-less TUNEL-positive
cells. Yellow arrows indicate the DjCHC-positive cells in
DjCHC-RNAi-treated R4HAC. Scale bar: 10 µm. (E) Percentage
(±s.e.m.) of TUNEL-positive cells out of total cells during culturing.
(F,G) The percentage (±s.e.m.) of TUNEL-positive cells in
the DjCHC-protein-expressing and DjCHC-protein-negative cell fractions at 3
DIV. ***P<0.01; NS: not significant.