Fluorescence Localization of Tight Junction Proteins and Stress Fibers in Endothelial Cells

Source: Alluri, H., et al. Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation and Reoxygenation as an In Vitro Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model for Studying Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction. J. Vis. Exp. (2015).The video demonstrates the fluorescent localization of tight junction proteins and stress fibers in rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMECs). In the stressed monolayer, fluorescently labeled antibodies are used to tag the tight junction proteins, while fluorophore-tagged phalloidin labels the stress fibers. The labeled molecules are then visualized through confocal microscopy.