Fig. 3. PINCH1fl/fl and PINCH1/ mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). (A) Western blot showing the absence of PINCH1 protein in the PINCH1/ MEFs and of the PINCH2 protein in both PINCH1fl/fl and PINCH1/ MEFs. To control the PINCH2 assay, a lysate from PINCH2+/+ liver was also blotted. (B-E) Spreading of PINCH1fl/fl (B) and PINCH1/ (C) cells and of PINCH1/ cells transduced with EGFP-PINCH1 (D) and EGFP-PINCH2 (E), respectively. Cells were plated on tissue culture dishes for 16 hours in the presence of serum. Bar, 20 µm.