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Simultaneous localization and quantification of relative G and F actin content: optimization of fluorescence labeling methods
GC Knowles and CA McCulloch
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Previous studies of fluorescence probes for labeling the monomeric actin pool have demonstrated lack of specificity. We have used quantitative analytical methods to assess the sensitivity and specificity of rhodamine DNAse I as a probe for monomeric (G) actin. The G-actin pool of attached or suspended fibroblasts was stabilized by ice-cold glycerol and MgCl2. Formaldehyde fixation was used to clamp the filamentous (F) actin pool. G- and F-actins were stained by rhodamine DNAse I and FITC-phalloidin, respectively. Confocal microscopy indicated that the G- and F-actins were spatially separate in substrate-attached cells. Flow cytometry and fluorescence spectrophotometry demonstrated low co-labeling of the separate actin pools, although measureable background binding of rhodamine DNAse I was detectable. Estimates of the extent of actin polymerization after trypsinization demonstrated reciprocal changes of monomeric and filamentous actins, consistent with the formation of a perinuclear array of F-actin. The labeling and quantitation methods were also sufficiently sensitive to detect cell type-dependent variations in actin content. Dual labeling of cells with rhodamine DNAse I and FITC- phalloidin may provide a simple and direct method to image and quantify actin rearrangement in individual cells.
Volume 40,
Issue 10,
pp. 1605-1612,
10/01/1992
Copyright © 1992 by The Histochemical Society
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