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After methanol or ethanol fixation, some cells were partially detached and changed their shape, but this did not occur with other coagulant fixatives.
The coagulant fixatives, including methanol [ 8, 9], ethanol [ 10], acetone [ 11], and trichloroacetic acid [ 10, 12], denature and precipitate proteins.
Due to extraction of membrane structures by such fixatives it is not necessary to add detergents during staining with membrane impermeable probes such as antibodies.
Crosslinking of polypeptides was also evaluated after treatment with several other fixatives that preserved microextensions well and that were found to be useful previously for moesin staining (Figure 6B).
Among the coagulant fixatives, acetone produced the best results with respect to preservation of microextensions, staining of actin with either phalloidin or with monoclonal β-actin antibodies, and staining of microtubules with a monoclonal anti-β-tubulin reagent.
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