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Schmeisser MJ et al. (2013) Assay

The Nedd4-binding protein 3 (N4BP3) is crucial for axonal and dendritic branching in developing neurons.

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n4bp3.S laevis NF stage 32 vagal epibranchial placode
n4bp3.S laevis NF stage 33 and 34 vagal epibranchial placode

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  Figure 4. In vivo knockdown of n4bp3 in Xenopus laevis results in abnormal cranial nerve development. (A) Spatiotemporal expression profile of n4bp3 during early X. laevis embryogenesis. At stages 28, 32 and 34, n4bp3 transcripts are detected in different cranial ganglia as indicated. (B) Coinjection of n4bp3 morpholino oligonucleotide green fluorescent protein (n4bp3 MO-GFP) RNA together with a control MO results in GFP expression, whereas coinjection with n4bp3 MO results in a block of GFP translation. (C) Western blot shows that n4bp3 protein level is strongly decreased upon n4bp3 MO injection compared to n4bp3 protein level in wild-type (WT) embryos. β-tubulin served as a loading control. (D) Unilateral injection of 20 to 25 ng of n4bp3 MO results in disturbed cranial nerve formation (yellow arrows), whereas control embryos (WT or control MO-injected) show normal cranial nerve development. (E) Quantitative presentation of the results shown in (D). Statistical evaluation of all visible points of arborization of all cranial nerves (F) or the trigeminal nerve (G). (E) through (G) Black bars, WT; dark gray bars, control MO; light gray bars, n4bp3 MO. For statistical evaluation in (F) and (G), WT was compared with n4bp3 MO using Student’s t-test. **P < 0.01. egVII, facial epibranchial ganglion; egIX, glossopharyngeal epibranchial ganglion; egXI, first vagal epibranchial ganglion; gVPL, cells contributing to the vagal and posterior lateral line ganglion; n, independent experiments; N, number of investigated embryos; Nf, facial nerve; Nh, hypoglossal nerve; Nm, mandibular nerve; No, optical nerve; Noc, oculomotor nerve; st, stage.

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n4bp3.S laevis NF stage 33 and 34 vagal epibranchial placode

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  Additional file 2: Figure S2: Expression pattern of n4bp3 in Xenopus laevis. (A) During gastrulation, n4bp3 is expressed in the mesoderm surrounding the blastoporus (vegetal view). (B) and (C) Anterior views (dorsal to the top). (D) and (I) Ventral views anterior to the right (D) or anterior to the top (I). (E) through (H) Lateral views with anterior to the right. Dashed lines show levels of sections as indicated. Dashed circles indicate the cement gland. (J) through (N), (P), (R) and (S) Transverse sections. (O) and (Q) Horizontal sections. n4bp3 is expressed in the otic vesicles (black arrowheads), the neural tube (red arrows), the pronephros (black arrows), the liver (white arrows), the heart (white arrowheads), the foregut endoderm (green arrow) and the developing eye (green arrowheads). egVII, facial epibranchial ganglion; egIX, glossopharyngeal epibranchial ganglion; egXI, first vagal epibranchial ganglion; gVPL, cells contributing to the vagal and posterior lateral line ganglion.