Figure 16-81. The locations of myosin-I and myosin-II in a normal crawling Dictyostelium amoeba.

Figure 16-81The locations of myosin-I and myosin-II in a normal crawling Dictyostelium amoeba

The two forms of myosin were stained with specific antibodies, each coupled to a different fluorescent dye, and examined in a fluorescence microscope. Myosin-II ( orange) shows the highest accumulation in the posterior cortex, whereas myosin-I ( green) is mainly restricted to the leading edge of lamellipodia at the front of the cell. Some myosin is also seen in phagocytic vesicles in the cytoplasm. (Courtesy of Yoshio Fukui.)

From: Actin-binding Proteins

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