Figure 4. F-actin cytoskeleton defect in Cftr-KO cells.
Confocal images of confluent monolayers of WT and Cftr-KO cholangiocytes were acquired with the same imaging setting. Distibution of phalloidin (F-actin) staining reveals a defect in the proper formation of the cortical actin ring with accumulation of F-actin at the tri-cellular junctions in Cftr-KO cells compared with WT cells. E-cadherin was used to define the junctional and lateral cell areas.