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Fig. 8. Production of adhesion-related proteins in the cornea. Western blot
analysis of E-cadherin (A), desmoglein (B), ß-catenin (C),
-catenin (D) and paxillin (E) derived from wild-type and SEY
(+/) corneal extracts from 6-week-old mice. Levels of desmoglein and
ß- and
-catenin are reduced approximately eight, two and two
times, respectively. A Ponceau-stained protein blot (F) from wild-type and SEY
(+/) corneal extracts shows equivalent amounts of protein.
Immunolocalization of E-cadherin shows similar cell membrane staining in
wild-type (G) and SEY (+/) corneas (H) corneas. Abbreviations: ALDH3,
aldehyde dehydrogenase 3; c, epithelium; MW, molecular weight markers; WT,
wild type.