Fig. 8. FRET analysis of Cdc42, Rac and RhoA activity in NC migrating in vitro
after modification of Syn4 and PCP signaling. Embryos were injected with
the probes for Cdc42, Rac and RhoA. Neural crest was dissected, cultured in
vitro and FRET analysis performed. (A) FRET efficiency for Cdc42, Rac
and RhoA in control or syn4 MO-injected NC cells. (B) Rac FRET
efficiency for control NC. Arrow indicates the direction of migration,
determined by time-lapse analysis of cell behavior immediately before
fixation. (C) Rac FRET efficiency for syn4 MO NC. (D)
FRET efficiency for Cdc42, Rac and RhoA in control or cells injected with 1 ng
Dsh
n or 1 ng DshDep+ (Dep+). (E) RhoA FRET efficiency for
control NC. Arrow indicates the direction of migration. (F) RhoA FRET
efficiency for DshDep+-injected NC. (G) FRET analysis for RhoA and Rac
was performed after treatment with the RhoA inhibitor Y27632 or the Rac
inhibitor NSC23766. (H) Rac FRET efficiency for control NC. Arrow
indicates the direction of migration. (I) Rac FRET efficiency for the
cell treated with Y27632. ***P<0.005;
**P<0.01. Scale bar: 10 µm.