Fluorescence image of tripolar mitosis in a liver cancer cell line. Normally, dividing cells form a single metaphase plate of paired chromosomes which are pulled apart by opposing microtubule spindles. This Z series obtained using a laser scanning confocal microscope shows abnormal division by three sets of spindles. This image group includes other z-series and a 3D surface representation.
HuH-7 cells are an immortalized cultured cell line derived from hepatic carcinoma. Cells were grown on 1.5 glass coverslips, fixed with formaldehyde and glutareldehyde, extracted, and labeled for fluorescence microscopy with commercial antibodies to alpha- or beta-tubulin and propidium iodide. The coverslip was mounted on a slide in PBS and glycerol with n-propyl gallate as an antifading agent. Imaging was performed with a BioRad MRC 600 laser scanning confocal microscope with a Kr/Ar laser with lines at 488 and 568 nm. The microscope was a fixed tube length Nikon Diaphot with 60X N.A. 1.4 phase 3 optics. Z series was collected at 0.2 um step sizes. The original XY spatial scale has been lost.
Spatial Axis | Image Size | Pixel Size |
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X | 512px | —— |
Y | 512px | —— |
Z | 50px | 0.2µm |