Figure 5
From: β3-integrin is required for differentiation in OC-2 cells derived from mammalian embryonic inner ear
β3-integrin is a marker for OC-2 cell differentiation. (A) Western blot analysis of myosin VIIa expression in 39°C OC-2 cells untreated or after treatment with either scrambled (Scr), β1-, α6-, αv- and β3-integrin siRNA. Treatment with all siRNAs reduced myosin VIIa levels significantly when compared with untreated OC-2 cells or OC-2 cells treated with scrambled siRNA. (B) Undifferentiated OC-2 cells transduced with human β3-integrin (+hβ3) had similar levels of surface β3-integrin to differentiated (39) OC-2 cells. Furthermore, analysis of the expression of myosin VIIa showed it was increased significantly in OC-2 cells transduced with human β3-integrin (+hβ3) cells compared with undifferentiated (33) cells. Bar graphs represent densitometric results of mean relative values of myosin VIIa levels ± s.e.m. HSC-70 was used as a loading control. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. n = 3 individual experiments.