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. 2022 Jun 15;13(6):1067. doi: 10.3390/genes13061067

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Localization of bonafide TvACT and TvTUB during T. vaginalis karyokinesis and cytokinesis. Indirect immunofluorescence assay using anti-TvACT1r ((a3f3); in green) and anti-TUB ((a4f4); in red) homologous and heterologous antibodies, respectively, and DAPI for nuclear staining ((a2f2); in blue). Nomarsky images (a1f1). (a1a5) Parasite in interphase; (b1b5,c1c5) parasite in karyokinesis; (d1d5, e1e5,f1f5) parasite in cytokinesis; (a5f5) signal merging of TvACT and TvTUB during mitosis. Dotted lines indicate magnified views of parasites in cytokinesis. A: axostyle; S: mitotic spindle dubbed paradesmose; white arrows: other tubulin-containing structures; white arrowheads: actin fibers; (*): membrane strangulation during cytokinesis. NTS: nanotube-like structure. Scale bar: 10 µm.