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1Cancer Research Center,Sheba Medical Center, 2The Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute,Tel-Aviv University, 3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,Tel-Aviv University, 4Imaging Unit, Sackler Faculty of Medicine,Tel-Aviv University, 5Biotechnology and Cell Signaling,Ecole Superieure de Biotechnologie Strasbourg, 6Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry,Tel-Aviv University
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 02:07Preparation of Cells for Live Confocal Imaging
- 05:02Examination of Transfection Efficacy
- 06:42Preparation of Fixed Cells for Confocal Imaging
- 09:20Results: PJ-34 Exhibits Cytotoxic Activity on Cells with Multi Centrosomes
- 15:37Conclusion
The cytotoxic activity of the phenanthridine PJ-34 in cancer cells undergoing mitosis was documented in real time by live confocal imaging. PJ-34 eradicated human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells harboring extra-centrosomes in mitosis. Unlike normal bi-focal mitosis, the extra-centrosomes were not clustered in the two spindle poles in the presence of PJ-34.
