Fig. 8.
Distance between β-actin mRNA granules and microtubules, as compared with randomized signals. The distance of β-actin mRNA (brightest voxels) to the nearest tubulin voxel was compared with a randomized distribution. This analysis was performed on a three-dimensional data set from 100 nm optical sections. The mean and SD of the random distribution are shown. The observed distribution of β-actin mRNA is significantly closer to the microtubules than a random distribution.