Figure 5.
SHIP–/–HSCs express lower levels of CXCR4 and VCAM-1 molecules as assessed by flow cytometry. (A) A representative histogram of CXCR4 (left) and VCAM-1 (right) expression on live (DAPI-) KTLS cells (isotype control [□]), SHIP–/– [▪], and WT [▦]). (B) The plots on the left represent the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of KTLS cells for CXCR4, VCAM-1, and VLA-4, respectively, and the plots on the right show the percentage of KTLS cells positive for VCAM-1 and VLA-4, respectively (SHIP–/– [▪], WT [▴]). Significance was established using the unpaired student t test (Prism 4): **P < .001 and +P < .05 (mean ± SEM; n ≥ 3).