Fig. 6. Branching defects in Rspo2Tg/Tg lungs. Organ
culture of E11.5 lungs in the presence of conditioned media containing either
AP or Rspo2
212-243AP. (A) Rspo2
212-243AP partially
rescued the branching defect observed in Rspo2Tg/Tg lung
buds. (B) Counted epithelial tips of mutant lung buds in culture.
(C,D) Rspo2+/+ and
Rspo2+/Tg lung buds grew similarly in culture in response
to either AP or Rspo2
212-243AP. (D) Number of distal tips of
individual lung buds observed within a representative experiment.