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Myocardial sarcomere and myofibril formation appear normal in pomp and psmd6 mutants. A.-C. Ventral views of ventricles labeled with α-actinin (A-C) in 4 dpf larvae. Scale bar = 25 μm. D.-E. Magnified views of α-actinin stain. Encircled green lines illustrate sarcomere lengths, with corresponding measurements shown. Encircled magenta lines illustrate myofibril widths, with corresponding measurements shown. Scale bar = 10 μm. F.-G. Graphs showing (F) sarcomere length and (G) myofibril width measurements at 4 dpf. Each dot represents the average of 9-14 measurements (one per myofiber) from a single heart/larva. Bars represent mean +/- SEM. All animals were genotyped. N = 7 pomp+/+ and psmd6+/+. N = 8 pomp-/- and psmd6-/-. No significant differences were observed between wild-type and mutant hearts.
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