title: Actin in Xenopus development: indirect immunofluorescence study of actin localization.
abstract: Actin was studied in Xenopus unfertilized eggs and early developmental stages. Immunochemical proof is given of structural differences between Xenopus laevis muscle actin and nonmuscle cell actin. Actin localization and changes of actin aggregation during Xenopus development were observed using indirect immunofluorescence. We have also tried to explain the presence of an actin shell around the yolk platelets that appeared in our experiments.
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004530:Egg Yolk / Q000032:analysis; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D010063:Ovum / Q000032:analysis*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D000199:Actins