(A) CHO.K1 cells were transfected with pSUPER-RLC or a control sequence (pSUPER-C), cultured for 96h and lysed. Lysates were separated by PAGE/SDS and blotted against RLC, MHCII-A and MHCII-B. Vinculin is shown as a loading control. Experiment is representative of eight performed.
(B) CHO.K1 cells were co-transfected with pSUPER-RLC together with GFP or RLC-GFP, wild type, Y155F or Y155E (first column). After 96h, cells were allowed to spread on fibronectin for 2h, fixed, permeabilized and stained as indicated. Bars=10 μm. Fourth column, magnification of the boxed regions in the vinculin column. Arrows point to adhesions. Arrowheads indicate the lack of adhesions in comparable regions.
(C-D) Quantification of the number of adhesions per μm2 (C) and adhesive area (D) in the conditions represented in (B). n ≥ 20 cells from three independent experiments (>2000 adhesions per condition). Significances are shown in the figures.
See also Figures S1 and S2.