Fluorescence LC-PolScope Image (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Fluorescence LC-PolScope Image

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This is a fluorescence image of a living cell (MDCK) expressing septin molecules linked to green fluorescent protein (GFP). The image was recorded with the Fluorescence LC-PolScope and shows fluorescent septin fibers in color, indicating that the fluorescence is polarized and the septin molecules are aligned in the fibers.

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Rudolf Oldenbourg/MBL

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