(A) Schematic of experimental scheme. Microinjection of LoKI mRNAs into zebrafish embryos occurs at the 1–2 cell stage. Live-cell imaging is conducted at ~50% epiboly. (B) Zebrafish embryos (left, brightfield) depicting regional expression of SNAP (mid, magenta) at ~50% epiboly. Composite images (right) depict expression of SNAP only in the cells of the zebrafish embryos. (C) Centrosomal delivery of Plk1 inhibitors perturb cell division in zebrafish embryos. Time-lapse images of dividing cells embedded in LoKI-on zebrafish embryos 5 hr post application of 250 nM CLP-BI2536. Representative examples of normal bipolar spindles (top) multipolar spindles (mid) and spindle orientation defects (bottom) are presented. Composite images show microtubule marker EMTB-3xGFP (white) and SNAP (magenta). (D, E) 3D-rendered images depict incidence of mitotic cells and general organization of whole LoKI-off (D) or LoKI-on (E) zebrafish embryos treated with 250 nM CLP-BI2536. EMTB (white and top inset), SNAP (magenta and mid inset), and mitotic cells (cyan and bottom inset) are shown. (F) Graph depicting mitotic index measurements for LoKI-expressing embryos; LoKI-off, n = 23, LoKI-on, n = 20, ****p<0.0001. Each point represents % of cells per individual embryo (n). Experiments were conducted at least three times (N = 3) and P values were calculated by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test. Data are mean ± s.e.m.