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CIL:37329*  Cite 
Description

The video shows a cytoplast that is adhering to a sub-stratum in its central portion. It is also connected by a retraction fiber to its central cell. The cytoplast is engaging in vigorous protrusive activity around its periphery. The small lamellipodia is undergoing ruffling--extensions, folding back, and re-entry of the the protrusion into the main process of the cell. This demonstrates that an anucleate fragment of a cell has the capacity to nucleate actin, engage in ruffling, and retrograde flows. CIL 37336 and 37337 show that these fragments have the capacity to undergo directional locomotion. Video made available by Mark Cooper thru Zebrafish - The Living Laboratory.

Biological Sources
Cell Type
epidermal cell
Cellular Component
anucleate cytoplast
retraction fiber
lamellipodium
Biological Context
Biological Process
ruffle organization
membrane ruffling
Attribution
Names
Mark Cooper
Link
Fishscope
OTHER
Zebrafish-The Living Laboratory
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL37329
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil37329
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
differential interference contrast microscopy
Parameters Imaged
optical path length gradient
Source of Contrast
boundaries between regions with different refractive index
Visualization Methods
visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
Sample Preparation
Methods
living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 320px ——
Y 240px ——