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Enhancement of JunB expression in response to membrane tension inhibits BMP2 endocytosis.
The images show immunofluorescence microscopy of BMP2 (a and b) and JunB (c and d) in a mouse myoblast cell line, C2C12. (a) After 10 mins of endocytosis, the signalling protein BMP2 has accumulated inside the cell. (b) Increased membrane tension induced by osmotic shock blocks BMP2 endocytosis and, after 10 mins, the protein remains on the cell surface. (c) BMP2-dependent expression of JunB in cell nuclei 30 mins after incubation of the cells with BMP2. (d) Increased expression of JunB in cell nuclei 30 mins after inhibiting endocytosis by osmotic shock and incubating the cells with BMP2. Blocking endocytosis prevents the internalisation and degradation of BMP2 and thus increases signalling by the BMP2-bound receptor on the cell surface, so stimulating JunB expression.