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. 2008 Jun 18;3(6):e2382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002382

Figure 5. Live imaging of capsid and VP22 transport dynamics inside the microfluidic chamber.

Figure 5

Cell bodies in the somal compartment were infected with PRV 181, a recombinant expressing an mRFP-VP26 (capsid) fusion and a GFP-VP22 (outer tegument) fusion. Time-lapse images were taken of axons within the microgrooves at 11–14 h postinfection using the Leica SP5 confocal microscope. A typical region of interest is outlined in the brightfield image. Zoom images show an mRFP punctum moving in the retrograde direction (red arrow) and an mRFP punctum co-transporting with GFP-VP22 punctum in anterograde motion (yellow arrow). For a complete time-lapse recording, see Movie S1 in the supporting information. Bar: 50 μm.