Figure 4.
Distribution of ZBP1 Determines Distribution of ß-actin mRNA
(A–C) Expression of ZBP1-GFP in C2C12 cells. ß-actin mRNA
(red); ZBP1-GFP (green). C2C12 cells were transfected with ZBP1-GFP
DNA, fixed, and ß-actin mRNA-stained via in situ hybridization.
The expression of ZBP1-GFP in cells without endogenous ZBP1 causes
the formation and polarized location of particles of ß-actin
mRNA. Nontransfected C2C12 cells in the same field exhibit a diffuse
RNA pattern. The scale bar represents 10 µm.
(D) Control, just CFP fused to the membrane signal.
(E and F) Expression of ZBP1 fused to the neuromodulin membrane-targeting
signal (green) accumulates at cellular membranes and mislocalizes
ß-actin mRNA (red). The scale bar represents 5 µm.