Fig. 7

Ldb1 is required for hypaxial myogenesis. a Myogenic progenitor migration is impaired upon Ldb1 deletion in the Pax3 lineage. Representative immunostaining of cryosections from E10.5 Ldb1-deleted embryos reveals reduced numbers of PAX3+ cells (green) in the forelimb bud. MYF5 (white); nuclei (blue). Bar: 100 µm. Images are representative of at least three independent embryos (from distinct matings). b Quantification of PAX3 + signal from panel a. Graph represents mean + s.e.m. from three independent embryos (n = 3) (D). Student’s t-test *p < 0.05. c Immunostaining of E11.5 cryosections using MYHC antibody confirms the impaired migration observed in E10.5 embryos. MYHC (green); nuclei (blue). Bar: 100 µm. d Quantification of MYHC + signal from panel c. Graph represents mean + s.e.m. from independent embryos (n = 3). Student’s t-test ***p < 0.001. e Schematized model of Pax3-induced myogenic commitment. Pax3 regulates chromatin remodeling and looping by recruiting the histone methyltransferase (HMT) complex and Ldb1. Source data are provided as a Source Data file