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. 2023 Mar 2;19(3):e1011157. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011157

Table 1. Selected marker for live–cell imaging of P. falciparum schizogony in blood stages.

Structure Target Fluorophore/Dye Source
Centriolar plaque (extranuclear compartment) Cen3, Cen4, Cen1 GFP [18,48,50,93]
Centriolar plaque (intranuclear compartment) γ–Tubulin GFP [52]
Centromere CenH3 GFP [54]
Kinetochore NDC80, NUF2, SKA2 mCherry, GFP [48,55,56]
DNA 5–SiR–Hoechst dye SiR–Hoechst dye [18]
Nucleoplasm NLS–mCherry mCherry [36,140]
Heterochromatin/Telomeres HP1 GFP [141]
Active DNA replication PCNA1 GFP [36]
Nucleopores Nup313/138/221 GFP [18,142]
Microtubules SPY555–Tubulin dye, SPY555 dye [18]
Microtubule Kinesin8X, Kinesin–5, EB1 GFP [48,117,143]
Membrane (e.g., nuclear envelope) Lipids BODIPY TR Ceramide [46,116]
IMC GAP45, MAL13P1.130, PFE1285w, GAP50, ALV5 GFP, mCherry [92,93,144]
Basal complex BTP1, MORN1, HAD2, GFP [94,145]
(Merozoite) plasma membrane SMS1 mCherry [94]
Rhoptry ARO, RON12, AIP mCherry [144]