CD45 co-localizes with lipid rafts upon BCR crosslinking. Bal 17 cells were adhered onto a poly L-lysine coated glass dish and after blocking Fc receptor binding by treating with 2.4G2 , the cells were stained with FITC-conjugated anti-CD45 followed by washing and staining with CTB-TRITC. The dish was fixed on a stage adapter, the microscope focused on the cells and images acquired using the fluorescein and rhodamine filters in the unstimulated state (upper row). Anti-IgM was added to the dish and image acquisition was started simultaneously. Images were collected over a period of 10 min with a time-lapse of 15 sec. Surface planar views of the cells are shown, with CD45 in green, lipid rafts in red and regions of co-localization in yellow indicated by white arrows. Still images corresponding to the movie are shown in Figure 4B.
Translocation of the Syk tyrosine kinase to the plasma membrane upon BCR crosslinking. Bal 17 cells stably expressing Syk-GFP were stimulated with anti-mouse IgM at room temperature. The cell suspension was placed on a slide and covered with a cover slip. After focusing on cells, image acquisition was started and continued every 10 sec for a period of 10 minutes. All sixty images were saved as a time-lapse movie. Still images corresponding to the movie are shown in Figure 6A.