C. elegans Roundworm Imaged with Fluorescent Markers (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

C. elegans Roundworm Imaged with Fluorescent Markers

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The green color highlights muscle tissue, while the red colors indicate LIN-53 proteins. This roundworm lacks the LIN-53 protein in its muscle tissues, which leads to defective muscles. Cell nuclei are stained with a blue/purple color.

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Tursun Lab, MDC

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