Figure 1From: Lack of α8 integrin leads to morphological changes in renal mesangial cells, but not in vascular smooth muscle cellsMesangial cell expression of α8 integrin in wild type (wt) and α8 integrin-deficient mesangial cells (α8-/-). A: Real-time RT-PCR analysis of α8 integrin expression in wt and α8-/- mesangial cells. B: Western blot analysis of α8 integrin protein in wt and α8-/- mesangial cells. Amido black (Abl) staining of the blot served as loading control. Results are representative for at least 3 similar experiments. Data are means ± sd. * p < 0.05 vs. wt.Back to article page