Fig. 6. Intracellular localization of GFP-ForC. (A) Live observation of
forC cells expressing GFP-ForC in MES buffer. GFP-ForC was
diffusely distributed in the cytoplasm. (B)
forC cells
expressing GFP-ForC were fixed and stained with rhodamine-phalloidin. The
fluorescent signals were recorded separately from the GFP and rhodamine
channels by using a CCD camera, and then pseudocolored and merged. GFP-ForC
localized at the crowns (a,b), which are rich in F-actin (a', b'
and c'), while GFP alone had no distinct localization (c). GFP-ForC
co-localizated with F-actin at crowns were depicted in yellow in merged
pictures (a'',b''). No yellow region is seen in the merged images of
cells expressing GFP alone (c''). (C) Localization of GFP-ForC at the
crowns in live cells compressed by agarose overlay. Arrows indicate GFP-ForC
fluorescence.