Klotho gene expression in mouse arteries.

<p>Gene expression of Klotho in kidney extracts, arteries and lung of wild-type mice, <i>Sm22-KL^−/−</i> mice, <i>β-KL^−/−</i> mice, and DCT209 cells. The Klotho transcript levels remained unchanged between wild-type and <i>Sm22-KL^{<b>−/−</b>}</i> mice in all arteries investigated and were 7000 times lower when compared to kidney transcript levels. <i>Sm22-KL^−/−</i> transcript levels remained at same levels or lower when compared with the <i>β-KL^−/−</i> mice and the DCT209 cell line.