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Description
Image shows a z-series of a mouse ES cell carrying an alpha-globin BAC transgene array (clone 1c) hybridized with probes against the lac operator repeat (green) and the entire alpha-globin BAC sequence (red). Lac operator sequences formed foci which assumed a more interior location within the engineered chromosome subterritory formed by the BAC transgene array. DAPI counterstaining is shown in blue. Pixel sizes (xy) were 0.074 microns and z-focus steps were 0.2 microns.
Technical Details
Formaldehyde fixed cells were imaged using an IMT-2 Olympus fluorescence microscope with 60x 1.4 NA objective lens. Z-series were recorded, and the slices processed by iterative constrained deconvolution. See also: P Sinclair et al. 2010 Dynamic plasticity of large scale chromatin structure revealed by self-assembly of engineered chromosome regions. J Cell Biol 109:761-776.
Biological Sources
- NCBI Organism Classification
- Mus musculus
- (house mouse)
- Cell Type
- embryonic stem cell
- Cellular Component
- heterochromatin
- nuclear chromatin
- transgene
Biological Context
- Biological Process
- nucleus organization
- chromatin organization
Attribution
- Names
- Paul Sinclair
- Qian Bian
- Matt Plutz
- Edith Heard
- Andrew Belmont
- Published
- P Sinclair et al. 2010 Dynamic plasticity of large scale chromatin structure revealed by self-assembly of engineered chromosome regions. J Cell Biol 109:761-776
- Link
- Journal of Cell Biology
- Pubmed
- 20819934
Grouping
This image is representative of a group of similar images.Imaging
- Image Type
- charge coupled device (CCD)
- Imaging Mode
- fluorescence microscopy
- Parameters Imaged
- fluorescence emission
- Source of Contrast
- distribution of a specific protein
- differences in adsorption or binding of stain
- Visualization Methods
- 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI)
- EGFP
- Processing History
- constrained iterative deconvolution
- Data Qualifiers
- processed data
- suitable for spatial measurements
Sample Preparation
- Methods
- formaldehyde fixed tissue
- Relation To Intact Cell
- whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
| Spatial Axis | Image Size | Pixel Size |
|---|---|---|
| X | 512px | 0.074μm |
| Z | 60 | 0.2μm |