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. 2014 Mar 18;9(3):e91921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091921

Figure 2. Assessment of canalicular trafficking of ABCB11 by FRAP in mouse hepatocytes.

Figure 2

(A–C) Primary hepatocyte cultures were transduced with adenovirus containing YFP-tagged ABCB11 on day 3. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) was studied 3–5 days after transduction. A segment of the canalicular membrane was photobleached on the basis of YFP fluorescence, which was continuously monitored by confocal imaging. Elapsed times after photobleaching are indicated on the top of the pseudocolored images. Scale bar 10 µm. (D) Raw kinetics of fluorescence recovery measured in the photobleached membrane segment. (E) Fluorescence recovery curve was double normalized, and only the postbleach period was considered for kinetic analysis. The obtained data points were fitted as described in the text.