Fig 6
(A) Calcein staining in wnt16-/- larvae (WT: 5.7mm SL). In wnt16-/- mutants, mineralized domains are irregular in shape, incompletely proceeding to the dorsal surface from the ventral surface of the notochord. (B-G) Quantification of mineralizing domain morphology. In (C-G), each point represents a single fish, with values averaged from vertebrae 1–16. (H) Calcein staining in wnt16-/- larvae (WT: 7.0mm SL). (I) Dual fluorochrome staining shows trapezoid-like mineralized domains in wnt16-/- mutants eventually became rectangle-like. (J-L) Quantification of centrum length (J), standard length (K), and cranial length (L). (M) Visualization of osteoblastic cells using Tg[sp7:EGFP]. EGFP domains in mutants appear trapezoid-like with reduced expression on the dorsal surface, resembling calcein domains in (A). (N) Visualization of osteoclastic cells using Tg[ctsk:DsRed]. Similar DsRed domains are observed in wildtype and wnt16-/- mutants. P-values were determined using one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD post hoc test. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001, ns: not significant.