Figure 4

Analysis of PmAP-2β expression in shrimp. (A) Tissue distribution of PmAP-2β in hemocyte, eyestalk, epipodite, gill, heart, lymphoid organ, stomach, intestine, hepatopancreas and muscle. EF-1α was used as an internal control. (B) RT-PCR was used to determine PmAP-2β gene expression in various shrimp tissues. The different letters above the bars represent significant differences at p < 0.05. (C) Relative expression ratio of PmAP-2β gene in WSSV infected shrimp, analyzed by quantitative Real-time RT-PCR.