“…Cells were fixed in methanol for 5 min at -20°C or fixed with 1% paraformaldehyde in PHEM buffer (60 mM PIPES, 25 mM HEPES, 10 mM EGTA, 2 mM MgCl 2 , pH 6.9; Schliwa and van Blerkom 1981) for 5 min and extracted with 0.1% Triton X-100 for 90 s. Immunofluorescence staining was carried out as described previously (Hagiwara et al 2000b) using a rat monoclonal antibody R4109 against striated rootlets (Hagiwara et al 2000a), mouse monoclonal antibodies against α-tubulin, acetylated α-tubulin, and γ-tubulin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., USA), and fluorescein-isothiocyanate-conjugated goat anti-rat IgM (Immunotech, Marseille, France) or rhodamine-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, Pa., USA). TO-PRO-3 iodide (Molecular Probes, Eugene, Or., USA) was used for staining nuclei.…”