Figure 4From: Cardiogenol C can induce Mouse Hair Bulge Progenitor Cells to Transdifferentiate into Cardiomyocyte-like Cells Cardiomyogenic induction of HBPCs by Cardiogenol C. (A) Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that Cardiogenol C could induce HBPCs to express cardiac-specific markers GATA4, Tbx5 and Nkx2.5. β-actin served as an internal control. (B-C) Immunofluorescent staining showed HBPCs expressed myogenic transcription factor Nkx2.5 (white arrows) following 5 μM Cardiogenol C treatment for 4 days. In contrast, the untreated samples were negatively stained.Back to article page