Fig. 4. Bves distribution at forming epithelial cell contacts. Subconfluent EMCs were labeled with Bves (red) and phalloidin, detecting the actin cytoskeleton (green). In A, DAPI was used to stain the nucleus blue. Progressive stages of cell contact are represented. A single cell shows intracellular Bves (A, arrow). Bves is observed between neighboring cells (B-D, arrows) and at the cell periphery in groups of cells (E, arrow). Bves is not observed at free edges with the cortical actin ring (arrowheads). Scale bar: 10 µm.