Figure 5.
Distribution of E-cadherin (A and B) and fodrin (C and D) in a morula decompacted by effect of 10-min exposure to extracellular Ca2+-deprivation with 0.5 mM EGTA (A and C) and in a recompacted morula after the same treatment (B and D). Note that E-cadherin delocalized to the cytoplasm and fodrin partially to the polar cortex (arrow heads) by the effect of decompaction. The location of E-cadherin and fodrin recovered when recompaction was allowed. More than 10 embryos were observed by confocal microscopy. (Bar = 25 μm.)