Figure 1
From: Nuclear genes involved in mitochondria-to-nucleus communication in breast cancer cells
Southern blot analysis of mtDNA. Total DNA was extracted from parental MDA-MB-435 cells (Lanes 1A, 1B) and the clone 7 mtDNA-depleted variant of MDA-MB-435 cells (Lanes 2A, 2B), (A): Total DNA was then digested with PvuII (which cuts a single site in mtDNA generating a single 16.6 Kb fragment), separated by electrophoresis on agarose gel containing ethidium bromide. (B) DNA was transferred to nylon membrane, and the membrane was hybridized to a 32P-labeled mtDNA-specific DNA probe. The 16.6 Kb mtDNA is present in parental MBA-MD-435 cells (Lane 1B), but absent in Clone 7 (Lane 2B). The 16.6 Kb genome is indicated by arrow.