Force-Induced Unfolding of Fibronectin in the Extracellular Matrix of Living Cells
Figure 4
Matrix Refolding after Cell Extraction or ROCK Inhibition
Amine/cys Fn-DA and excess Fn-u were added to the culture medium of fibroblasts for 24 h. Color-coded IA/ID ratiometric images are shown for control cells (A), extracted cell-free matrix (B), and fibroblast cells after 60 min exposure to the ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 (C). Histograms with 0.01-ratio-unit bin widths for all pixels of control (black), cell-free (purple), and ROCK-inhibited matrix (pink) were derived from three random fields of view each from three separate experiments in each group (D). Solution denaturation values for dimeric Fn-DA in 0 M GdnHCl and monomeric Fn-DA in 1 and 4 M GdnHCl are shown as red, green, and blue lines, respectively. Scale bars = 50 μm.