Microtubules #3
by Ammrf, University Of Sydney
Title
Microtubules #3
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Ammrf, University Of Sydney
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Photograph - Photograph
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3D Ground state depletion (GSD) micrograph of microtubules in a HeLa cell. Colour-coding shows the height of the microtuble above the surface the cell is growing on: green = 300 nanometres (nm), yellow = 452nm, and red 600nm. Microtubules are polymers of the protein tubulin and are a component of the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton maintains the cell's shape, allows some cellular mobility and is involved in intracellular transport and nuclear division. The cell has been stained with anti-alpha-tubulin antibodies tagged with the fluorescent dye Alexa 647.
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August 1st, 2016
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