Figure 3.
An apical chimera and the Na,K-ATPase β subunit colocalize at the apical membrane. Cells expressing chimera IV were fixed and stained for the presence of either the chimera or the Na,K-ATPase β subunit. The cells expressing the apical chimera (A, en face and C, xz section) express the Na,K-ATPase β subunit at the apical surface, where it is presumably assembled with the chimera, as well as at the basolateral surface, where it is normally found in association with the endogenous Na,K-ATPase α subunit (B, en face and D, xz section).