Fig. 4. cta mutants resemble abl mutants. Embryos,
antigens and genotypes are indicated. (A-F) VFs from cta
mutants. (A,B,E,F) Grazing-sections, (C,D,G-J') Cross-sections. (A,C)
Constricted (arrows) and unconstricted (arrowheads) cells at early
gastrulation. (B,D) Late gastrulation. (B, arrow) Mesoderm internalized at
varying angles. (D, arrow) Asymmetric cell shape. (E,F) During furrow
ingression, apical myosin and RhoGEF2 are concentrated in constricting VF
cells (arrows) and are diffusely localized elsewhere (arrowheads).
(G-J') Myosin and RhoGEF2 levels are comparable at sites of
apical constriction (arrows) in wild type (G,I) and cta mutants
(H,J), but, in the mutants, they are not concentrated in unconstricted cells
(arrowheads). Scale bar: 20 µm.