Tracking proteins in the heart of cells (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Tracking proteins in the heart of cells

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A precipitating dye generates fluorescent, aster-like crystals (green) in live cells recording the motion of the motor protein kinesin-1 along microtubules. The crystals are centred in the Golgi apparatus (magenta) and extends towards the periphery of the cells, consistently with the transport activity of kinesin-1.

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