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Description

Leaves from the arc5 plastid division mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana were fixed, embedded, sectioned, reacted with antibodies to the FtsZ1-1 protein, a prokaryotic cell division protein that is a structural homolog of tubulin. The protein is localized at the site of division which occurs by constricting at the chloroplast mid-point. The upper panel shows the fluorescence image, the lower panel, the corresponding DIC image.

Technical Details

Leaves were fixed in FAA (formalin acetic acid), embedded in low melting point polyester wax, and 7 micrometer sections cut and attached to poly-L-lysine slides. Sections were de-waxed, treated with an antigen retrieval procedure, and processed for immunofluorescence using incubation with an affinity purified polyclonal antibody, followed by FITC-conjugated secondary antibody. Slides were viewed with an Olympus BH2 microscope equipped with DIC optics. Images were recorded on film, or a video camera (Optronics DEI 750 using a 100x 1.25 NA objective lens. See S. Vitha et al. 2001 J Cell Biol 153:111-119.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Arabidopsis thaliana
Cell Type
leaf
Cellular Component
chloroplast
plastid part
Biological Context
Biological Process
chloroplast organization
plastid organization
Attribution
Names
Stanislav Vitha
Rosemary S McAndrew
Katherine W Osteryoung
Published
S Vitha et al. 2001 FtsZ ring formation at the chloroplast division site in plants. J Cell Biol 153:111-119
Pubmed
11285278
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL38857
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil38857
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Sample Preparation
Methods
formaldehyde fixed tissue
tissue in wax embedment
Relation To Intact Cell
microtome-sectioned tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 176px ——
Y 156px ——