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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2010 Nov 2;67(12):755–772. doi: 10.1002/cm.20485

Table 1.

Ability of transfected constructs to induce filopodia

Cell Line Formin Construct % Induction N Figure
GFP Fusion Consructs
Jurkat None -- 0 75 S1
Jurkat FRL2 FH1-FH2 84 67 1, 6, 7
Jurkat FRL1 FH1-FH2-C 0 46 1
Jurkat mDia2 FH1-FH2-C 86 22 1
Jurkat mDia1 FH1-FH2-C 0 27 S1
Jurkat FHOD FH1-FH2 0 23 S1
Jurkat FRL2 FH1-FH2
I649A
0 33 7
Jurkat FRL2 FH1-FH2-C 80 20 7
Jurkat FRL2 DeltaN45* 73 15 7
300.19 None -- 0 50 S2
300.19 FRL2 FH1-FH2 97 34 2
300.19 FRL1 FH1-FH2-C 0 34 2
300.19 mDia2 FH1-FH2-C 63 35 2
300.19 mDia1 FH1-FH2-C 0 41 S2
300.19 FHOD FH1-FH2 0 49 S2
3T3 None -- 0 12 S3
3T3 FRL2 FH1-FH2 93 14 S3
3T3 FRL1 FH1-FH2-C 0 16 S3
3T3 mDia2 FH1-FH2-C 89 9 S3
3T3 mDia1 FH1-FH2-C 0 16 S3
3T3 FHOD FH1-FH2 0 17 S3
Chimeric GFP Fusion Constructs
Jurkat FRL1 FH2 0 48 ---
Jurkat FRL2 FH2 0 39 ---
Jurkat FRL1/FRL1 FH1/FH2 0 54 4
Jurkat FRL1/FRL2 FH1/FH2 75 48 4
Jurkat FRL2/FRL1 FH1/FH2 0 51 4
Jurkat FRL2/FRL2 FH1/FH2 83 47 4
Untagged Constructs
Jurkat FRL2 Full-length 38 32 8
Jurkat FRL2 Delta-DAD 82 33 8

% induction refers to % of cells displaying at least five prominent filopodia, with GFP enrichment at tips. For 3T3 cells, % induction refers to % transfected cells showing enriched GFP staining at filopodial tips.

*

DeltaN45 contains the GBD/DID/dimerization domain/FH1/FH2/and C-terminus.

N refers to number of cells counted.

Results are representative of at least three experiments.

For Jurkats and 300.19 cells, cells were adhered to coverslips before fixation. However, where tested, similar results were obtained when cells were fixed prior to coverslip mounting.