Table 1.
A sample list of general labels used for identifying particular components of plant cells
| Cell structure | Labels | References |
|---|---|---|
| Endomembrane system and membrane trafficking (exo- and endocytosis) | FM1-43, FM4-64 | Bolte et al. (2004); Griffing (2008); Van Gisbergen et al. (2008) |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | DiOC | Martens et al. (2006) |
| Nucleic acids and nucleus | DAPI, propidium iodide, hexidium iodide, SYTO dyes | Johnston et al. (1999); Haynes et al. (2004) |
| Mitochondria | Mitotracker | Arimura et al. (2004) |
| Cell walls/β-glucans | Calcofluor, Aniline Blue | Bougourd et al. (2000) |
| Cell walls/arabinogalactan proteins | Yariv reagent | Tang et al. (2006) |
| Actin cytoskeleton | Fluorophore-conjugated phalloidin | Iwano et al. (2007) |
| Calcium (Ca2+) | Fura-, Indo and Fluo-labels | Blancafluor and Gilroy (2000); Lazzaro et al. (2005); Hepler and Winship (2010) |
While antibodies and fluorescent proteins in transformed cells have become the primary tools in many investigations, these labels still play prominent roles in plant cell biology.