CIL:34924

Localization of cross-linking proteins in fibroblast cytoskeleton. Fluorescence microscopy and corresponding intensity profiles of Xenopus fibroblast lamellipodia double stained with TRITC-phalloidin (red) and α-actinin antibodies (green). The protein/actin ratio at the leading edge of the lamellipodium is low for α-actinin compared with internal actin structures. Immuno-EM of the cell edge (CIL 34927) or interior (CIL 34930) of cytochalsin D-treated Xenopus fibroblasts stained with α-actinin ( primary antibody and 18-nm gold-conjugated secondary antibody) reveals α-actinin at filament crossovers in the cell interior. Image corresponds to Figure 5c and c' from J Cell Biol. 1999 May 31;145(5):1009-26.