Fig. 3. Foxa1-deficient prostate has altered epithelial cell population and stromal
pattern. (A) Ck5 staining on 4-week-old rescued
Foxa1/ VP. (B) Ck5-positive basal epithelial
cells (arrow) expanded within the null epithelial cords. (C) Ck5 staining on
rescued wild-type VP. (D,E) Dual-staining of p63 (green) and Ck8 (red) on
4-week-old rescued Foxa1/ and
Foxa1+/+ DLPs. (F,G) Some
Foxa1/ cells co-expressed of both markers
(arrowhead in F), while control cells expressed these markers separately (G).
(H-J) SMA staining on 4-week-old rescued VPs. Expansion in smooth muscle layer
(arrowheads) was seen in null prostate (H,I), but not in control (J).