Fig. 8.

Cell area of smooth muscle cells spread on elastic surfaces and glass, with and without ribosome inhibition with cycloheximide (CHX). Treated cells show significant (p<0.01) differences versus control cells only, when grown on stiffer surfaces (34 kPa and rigid glass). Top images show actin (red) and ribosomes (green) that are found throughout the cytoplasm and at the cell edge. Right images show the actin cytoskeleton is usually organized on rigid matrices unless CHX-treated. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)