Figure 3

Effect of Zn⁺² on MT-3 levels in the parent and transformed UROtsa cell lines. UROtsa parent and the transformed cell lines were seeded at a 1:10 ratio in the presence of MS-275 until they reached confluency, following which the cells were allowed to recover for 24 h without the drug. The cells were then exposed to 100 μM zinc for 24 h and RNA was extracted. A. Real time RT-PCR analysis of MT-3 expression in UROtsa parent cells. B. Real time RT-PCR analysis of MT-3 expression in Cd⁺² transformed UROtsa cells. C. Real time RT-PCR analysis of MT-3 expression in As⁺³ transformed UROtsa cells. The expression of MT-3 was normalized to that of β-actin. The determinations were performed in triplicates and the results shown are the mean ± SE.*Statistically significant compared to untreated control cells. D. Ethidium bromide stained gel showing the expression of MT-3 in the UROtsa cell lines using semiquantitativePCR.