Fig. 1. STAT5B is a transcriptional regulator of Nos2. A) Chromosome ideogram of mouse Stat5b and Nos2 on chromosome 11(http://genome.ucsc.edu/). B) Cartoon representation of the putative binding site of STAT5B on Nos2 promoter, as identified from ChampionChiP Transcription Factor Search Portal (SABiosciences). C) Chromatin immunoprecipitation in MIN6 cells identified Nos2 as a direct target of STAT5B. Lane 1 - Input DNA, lane 2 - mouse control IgG, lane 3 - anti-RNA polymerase II antibody, lane 4 - anti-STAT5B antibody, lane 5 - DNA ladder. The image is a representation of experiment done thrice independently. D) Bar graph representation of 2^-ΔΔCt of Stat5b and Nos2 transcripts showing downregulation in prolactin-induced Stat5b siRNA treated versus control siRNA treated MIN6 cells, calculated with respect to untreated cells and 18SrRNA as the endogenous control. (n = 3). E) Western blots and F) densitometric analysis of STAT5B and NOS2, showing a downregulation in PRL-induced siRNA treated samples, with actin as the loading control (n = 3). P-value was calculated using Student's t-test.