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Table 1 Motility comparison between control neurons expressing a fluorophore only versus neurons expressing the UtrCH F-actin reporter

From: In vivo imaging of cell behaviors and F-actin reveals LIM-HD transcription factor regulation of peripheral versus central sensory axon development

 

Average central growth rate (μm/h)

Average peripheral growth rate (μm/h)

Average number of filopodia per hour

Fluorophore only

23.8 ± 1.4 (n = 8)

40.9 ± 2.7 (n = 19)

40.9 ± 2.4 (n = 8)

mCherry-UtrCH

22.4 ± 1.8 (n = 8)

40.6 ± 2.5 (n = 7)

37.1 ± 2.3 (n = 9)

P-value

0.55

0.95

0.28

  1. P-values are based on two-tailed Student's t-test comparing fluorophore controls and UtrCH-expressing cells for each measurement.