Grey Fox Lung Fibroblast Cells

This fascinating picture is of the cell tissue from the lung of a female Grey Fox. These cells are most commonly used in the study of different diseases that have characteristics associated with fibroblast, or the cells in connective tissue that produce collagen and other fibers. This example of the cell has a triplet of fluorophores (the Alexa Fluor 488, the MitoTracker Deep Red 633, and SYTOX Orange) that allow for the F-actin, the nuclei, and the mitochondria to be visible. The F- actin (green) is a multipurpose protein, the nuclei (red) is the center of the cell, and the mitochondria (yellow) is a organelle that is considered a major source of energy for many cellular processes.