2014 Small World In Motion Competition

C. elegans (nematode) cell division

Shaohe Wang

Affiliation
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnifaction
63

Seam cell divisions in a live C. elegans expressing GFP labeled tubulin and mCherry labeled histone. An L3 stage larvae of C. elegans was anesthetized and mounted on an agarose pad. Images were taken at 20 seconds intervals and 5x2 um z sections for 10 minutes. In-focus images are displayed at each time point.