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Description

Movie shows spindle assembly around DNA-beads in a Xenopus laevis egg extract. DNA beads are autofluorescent, and spindle is formed from exogenous X-rhodamine-labeled tubulin and alexa-488 labeled anti gamma tubulin antibody. Upper left panel shows the alexa-488 signal, upper right the X-rhodamine signal, and lower left the merge (red and green respectively). By the end of the movie a well-defined spindle has formed with the poles marked by the green gamma tubulin signal. DNA beads are autofluorescent in red and green channels. Images were capured every 60 sec with a Hamamatsu Orca-ER cooled CCD camera using a Nikon TE2000-U stand and a 40x 1.3 NA objective lens in widefield mode. See Supplemental video 2 in Groen et al 2009, Mol Biol Cell 20:2766-2773.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Xenopus laevis laevis
Cell Type
oocyte
Cellular Component
Egg extract
Biological Context
Biological Process
spindle assembly involved in female meiosis
Attribution
Names
AC Groen
TJ Maresca
JC Gatlin
ED Salmon
TJ Michison
Published
Groen AC, Maresca TJ, Gatlin JC, Salmon ED, Mitchison TJ 2009 Mol Biol Cell 20:2766-2773
Pubmed
19369413
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL26269
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil26269
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Imaging
Image Type
charge coupled device (CCD)
Image Mode
fluorescence microscopy
Parameters Imaged
fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast
differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods
X-Rhodamine
autofluorescence
Alexa Fluor 488
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Sample Preparation
Methods
unfixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
egg extract
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 198px 0.2µm
Y 198px 0.2µm
Time 60 seconds 60