Figure 1.
ER tubules bind and collapse on chromatin in vivo. U2OS cells were transfected with GFP fusion proteins and H2B-tdTomato, then imaged through mitosis with real-time spinning-disk confocal microscopy. (A) Large images of the initial interactions of Sec61-GFP and POM121-3GFP are shown. (B) z stacks were acquired every 30 s and initial membrane–chromatin contact points were characterized by 3D reconstruction. Arrowheads indicate initial membrane–chromatin contact. (C) Sec61-GFP was imaged every 5 s to monitor ER dynamics. (D) POM121-3GFP was imaged every 10 s to monitor the redistribution from the ER to the forming NE. Bars, 10 μm.