%0 Figure %A J. Rolf, Hans %A Niebert, Sabine %A Niebert, Marcus %A Gaus, Lena %A Schliephake, Henning %A Günter Wiese, K. %D 2012 %T Cytoskeletal elements of STRO-1+ DaMSCs and long-distance cell-to-cell connections (TNTs). %U https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Cytoskeletal_elements_of_STRO_1_DaMSCs_and_long_distance_cell_to_cell_connections_TNTs_/352755 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0032287.g004 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/682272 %K elements %K damscs %K long-distance %K cell-to-cell %K connections %X

(a,b) Different cell-to-cell connections between STRO-1+ cells. Intercellular connections are able to bridge long distances even across neighbouring cells (Phalloidin/Tubulin staining, merged images). (b) Thick tubes (diameter >0.4 µm, example is marked by red arrow) contain F-actin and α-tubulin, whereas thin tubes (diameter <0.4 µm, example is marked by green arrow) contain only F-actin. (c) Negative control, staining without Tubulin antibody. (d–f) Scanning electron microscope pictures (SEM) of a mixed culture of antlerogenic cells. Cells form long connections across neighbouring cells (d,e) and very high magnification (f) proves that the surface of TNTs exhibit small appendages; long-distance connections are also possible between morphologically distinguishable cell types (d). (h–m) Multichannel pictures of Phalloidin (h,k) and Tubulin (i,l) stained DaMSCs demonstrate that their intercellular connections continuously consist of F-actin but only partially of microtubules. The visible spindle apparatus (i, detail enlargement) point to an initiating cell division and provides evidence that the used α-tubulin antibody is also efficient in DaMSCs. (j,m). Merged Images.

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