Figure 5.
Knockout of SNORD42A reduces cell size and synthesis of nascent polypeptide chains. (A) Mean diameter of SNORD42A knockout (n = 245) and control Kasumi-1 cells (n = 235) (microscope: Zeiss AxioVert.A1, objective 40×; camera: Zeiss AxiocamMRm). Data are shown as mean ± SD; ***P < .001, Student t test. (B) Forward scatter size fluorescence-activated cell sorting histogram of SNORD42A knockout and control Kasumi-1 cells. (C) Fluorescence-activated cell sorting histogram of OP incorporation in SNORD42A knockout and control Kasumi-1 cells and mean intensity of OP-Puro fluorescence in SNORD42A knockout and control Kasumi-1 cells (n = 2 measurements from independent infections). (D) Structure of the 40S ribosome indicating the SNORD42A methylation site U116 in the 40S ribosomal unit (Protein Data Bank accession number 4UG0).