Figure 3.
TRPV4 colocalizes and interacts with cytoskeletal protein F-actin. (A) U87 cells were plated on dishes for IF, and F-actin was labeled with FITC-phalloidin (green). TRPV4 was labeled with anti-TRPV4 antibody followed by TRITIC-conjugated antibody (red). Inset images show the TRPV4 distribution at the membrane and cellular protrusions. The colocalization profiles of inset images were analyzed by ImageJ and are listed below the image. Scale bar = 20 µm and 2 µm. (B) GL261 cells on confocal dishes for F-actin and TRPV4 staining to show colocalization. The inset images and colocalization profiles are listed below. Scale bar = 10 µm and 1 µm. (C-D) Coimmunoprecipitation of TRPV4 and F-actin: the whole-cell lysate was immunoprecipitated (IP) with anti-TRPV4 or F-actin antibody, and the immunocomplexes were immunoblotted (IB) with the opposite antibody in U87 and GL261 cells.