Research Article

Targeted Knockdown of RNA-Binding Protein TIAR for Promoting Self-Renewal and Attenuating Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Table 2

Gene expression on day 4 EB differentiation in rescue TIAR siRNA-treated cells.

TIAR RNAi Expressional controlExpressional TIAR

Nestin 1.03 ± 0.032 1.0 1.62 ± 0.057
Pax6 0.97 ± 0.055 1.0 1.43 ± 0.060
Flk1 1.06 ± 0.036 1.0 1.43 ± 0.035
Brachyury 0.97 ± 0.065 1.0 1.53 ± 0.040
Sox17 0.99 ± 0.047 1.0 1.48 ± 0.051
Gata6 0.99 ± 0.042 1.0 1.58 ± 0.045

by one-way ANOVA. TIAR RNAi: TIAR RNAi E14 cells; expressional control: TIAR RNAi E14 cells infected with an empty control pCDNA3.1-Hygro vector; expressional TIAR: TIAR RNAi E14 cells infected with pCDNA3.1-Hygro vector containing RNAi-resistant TIAR transgene.