The isolated 3T3 cell presented in the digital image above was resident in an adherent culture stained for F-actin with Alexa Fluor 546 conjugated to phalloidin, and for DNA with the red-absorbing dye TO-PRO-3. In addition, the culture was immunofluorescently labeled with Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated to antibodies that target alpha-tubulin, a major component of the microtubule network. Images were recorded with a 60x oil immersion objective using a zoom factor of 3.0 and sequential scanning with the 488-nanometer spectral line of an argon-ion laser, the 543-nanometer line from a green helium-neon laser, and the 633-nanometer line of a red helium-neon laser. During the processing stage, the Alexa Fluor 488 image channel was pseudocolored with green, while the Alexa Fluor 546 channel was colored red and the TO-PRO-3 channel was colored blue. View a larger version of this digital image. |