Fig. 7. Localization of F-actin and myosin II during under-agarose migration.
Confocal images taken of cells moving in the direction of the arrow under 2.0%
agarose. The images shown are at 30-40 second intervals in a focal plane a few
microns above the substratum. (A) Wild-type cells expressing GFP-myosin II.
(B) mlcE- cells expressing GFP-Myosin II. (C) Wild-type
cells expressing GFP-ABD120 to visualize F-actin dynamics. (D)
mlcE- cells expressing GFP-ABD120. The localization and
dynamics of actin and myosin II are not significantly altered in
mlcE- cells. QuickTime movies of the fluorescence
localization can be viewed at
http://jcs.biologists.org/supplemental/.