Fig. 7. Detail taken from Fig. 6 to demonstrate the characteristic stages of desmosome distribution during mitosis at higher magnification. The entire image series is provided as Movie 7 (recording intervals 5 minutes). Each picture consists of seven focal planes that were superimposed. Note the transient increase of diffuse fluorescence (265 minutes, 285 minutes), ongoing fusion of desmosomes (large arows), the enrichment of fluorescent puncta around the cleavage furrow (thin arrows in 285 min) and the continued presence of desmosomes at all time points. Bar, 5 µm.

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