Ultrastructural cytoskeleton alterations and modification of actin expression in the NIH/3T3 cell line after transformation with Ha-ras-activated oncogene
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
1990
Citazione:
Ultrastructural cytoskeleton alterations and modification of actin expression in the NIH/3T3 cell line after transformation with Ha-ras-activated oncogene / L. Lombardi, D. Ballinari, I. Bongarzone, M. Migliari, P. Mondellini, C. Traversari, S. Modina. - In: CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON. - ISSN 0886-1544. - 15:4(1990), pp. 220-229.
Abstract:
Cytoskeleton alterations of NIH/3T3 fibroblast monolayers transfected with Ha-ras-activated oncogene were studied by immunofluorescence, immunoelectron microscopy, and immunoelectrophoretic analysis of actin isoforms. Transformation foci were found to consist of cells with a round shape and rare stress fibers that spread sparsely, forming rare focal contacts and fibronexuses. The loss of stress fibers in transformed cells was confirmed by staining with rhodamine-phalloidin and with a fluorescinated anti-non-muscle cell actin antibody. The transformed cells were anchored to the substrate prominently by filaments that contained fibronectin, as showed by immunoelectron microscopy. A down-regulation of alpha-actin isoform was observed by immunofluorescence and immunoblotting analysis using a specific monoclonal antibody. The diffuse distribution of alpha-actin, lacking a specific association with stress fibers, challenges the hypothesis of a connection between alpha-actin down-regulation and stress fiber loss.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Animals; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) ; Gene Expression ; Mice ; Fibroblasts ; Cytoskeleton ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; Actins ; Rhodamines ; Cell Line, Transformed ; Staining and Labeling ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Cell Adhesion
Elenco autori:
L. Lombardi, D. Ballinari, I. Bongarzone, M. Migliari, P. Mondellini, C. Traversari, S. Modina
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