Fig. 6. Clustering behavior of cultured mesendodermal (hypoblast) and ectodermal
(epiblast) progenitor cells from wild-type/cyc-overexpressing
(hypoblast) and mz-oep (epiblast) embryos in the absence or presence
of E-Cadherin. (A-D) Hypoblast cells from
wild-type/cyc-overexpressing (A,C; red) and e-cadherin
morphant/cyc-overexpressing (B,D; green) embryos, after plating out
(A,B; t=0) and after 16 hours in culture (C,D; o/n). (E)
Wild-type/cyc-overexpressing hypoblast cells labeled in red or green
(`control/control') after 16 hours in culture (o/n). (F)
Wild-type/cyc-overexpressing hypoblast cells (labeled in red) mixed
with e-cadherin morphant hypoblast cells (labeled in green) after 16
hours in culture (o/n). (G-L) Epiblast cells from mz-oep (G,I; red)
and e-cadherin morphant mz-oep (H,J; green) embryos, after
plating out (G,H; t=0) and after 16 hours in culture (I,J; o/n). (K)
mz-oep epiblast cells labeled in red or green (`control/control')
after 16 hours in culture (o/n). (L) mz-oep epiblast cells (labeled
in red) mixed with e-cadherin morphant mz-oep epiblast cells
(labeled in green) after 16 hours in culture (o/n). (M-O)
Wild-type/cyc-overexpressing hypoblast cells labeled in red mixed
with mz-oep epiblast cells labeled in green, after plating out (M;
t=0) and after 16 hours in culture (N,O; o/n); at 16 hours, mixed cultures are
shown for control epiblast and hypoblast cells (N), and for epiblast and
hypoblast cells injected with e-cadherin MO (O). Green, fluorescein;
red, rhodamine.