A microscope system for recording the local structural dynamics and the whole cell events in parallel

Abstract

It is not easy to record the local changes of cytoplasmic structure and the global cellular event simultaneously. We have developed a microscope system, Global-Local Live Imaging Microscope (GLIM) System, that can record the local molecular structural dynamics and the whole cell event in parallel without exchanging objectives. Here, we explain the GLIM system, and demonstrate some results in plant cell division and morphogenesis. The possible applications of GLIM system in future will also be discussed.