Figure 5.
Confocal fluorescence micrographs showing internalization of DNA by COS-7 cells treated with (A) lipoplexes of reduced BFDMA, (B) lipoplexes of oxidized BFDMA or (C) lipoplexes of oxidized BFDMA treated with AA. Fluorescence signals correspond to Lysotracker Red (endosome/lysosome stain; blue), WGA-Alexa Fluor 488 (membrane stain; green), Cy5 (labeled DNA; red), and Hoechst 34580 (nuclear stain; signal). Thick white arrows point to lipoplexes that appear to be associated with cell membranes, thin white arrows point to internalized lipoplexes located in endosomes and/or lysosomes, and white arrow heads point to lipoplexes that are not located in acidic endosomes or lysosomes.