No need for labels: the autofluorescence of Leishmania tarentolae mitochondria and the necessity of negative controls.

BACKGROUND: Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool to study the morphology and function of subcellular compartments or to determine the localization of proteins. The method is also regularly used for the analysis of parasitic protists including kinetoplastida. RESULTS: Here, we report a signific...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Eckers, Marcel Deponte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3471854?pdf=render