Figure 6.
Changes in αE-catenin cysteine labeling upon shearing in the presence of F-actin. (A) Schematic representation of application of shear force to the αE-catenin/F-actin complex in a cone-plate rheometer. N-terminally His8-tagged αE-catenin is coupled to a Ni2+-NTA coated glass slide in the presence of F-actin, the cysteine-labeling agent (mBBr; yellow stars) and 50% glycerol. (B) Labeling of the αE-catenin/F-actin complex under shear. Data are from 5 technical replicates and 5 independent protein preparations. p-values ≤ 0.01 are indicated with two stars (**). (C) Proximity of C438 to the MII-MIII linker, shown in red.