ACTIN, ALPHA-ACTININ, AND VINCULIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SEPTATE JUNCTIONS IN INSECTA
ACTIN, ALPHA-ACTININ, AND VINCULIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SEPTATE JUNCTIONS IN INSECTA
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DOI:
10.1002/cm.970260304
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
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通讯作者:
CAMATINI, M
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作者:
COLOMBO, A;BONFANTI, P;CAMATINI, M
Cytoskeletal elements associated with the smooth septate junctions linking the midgut columnar cells of Manduca sexta larvae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) were characterized. Myosin subfragment 1 decoration and immunostaining for actin demonstrated that the filaments associated with the septate junctions were constituted of actin. Moreover, using a combination of immunochemical and immunolocalization techniques, evidence is presented that alpha-actinin, myosin II, and vinculin are localized close to the specialized plasma membranes. The insertion of microfilament bundles into submembranous F-actin/alpha-actinin/vinculin complexes, previously described in vertebrate junctions of adherens type, appears to be a more general organization, including the insect septate junction here examined. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.