Figure 5
Dynamic subcellular localization of GFP-MELK. (A). Distribution of GFP-MELK signals in the cytoplasm and nuclei in G1 and G2 cells. G1 and G2 cells are differentiated based on characteristic staining patterns of CENP-F (red) [82]. Note nuclear signals of GFP-MELK in G2 cells are neither due to overexpression of GFP fusions (compare the G1 and G2 cells in the top row), nor affected by strong CENP-F staining in the Alexa Fluor 555 channel (compare nuclear GFP signals in G2 and late G2 cells in the bottom row). DNA was counterstained with DAPI. Bar = 10 μm. (B) Dynamic cortical localization of GFP-MELK throughout mitosis. Note the GFP signals at the midzone of a late anaphase cell (6). Bar = 10 μm. (C) A 3-D presentation of two GFP-MELK bands at the presumptive cleavage furrow surrounding two groups of separated chromosomes.