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From: Evaluation of α-tubulin, detyrosinated α-tubulin, and vimentin in CTCs: identification of the interaction between CTCs and blood cells through cytoskeletal elements

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Expression of cytokeratin (CK), vimentin (VIM), and α-tubulin (TUB) in patients’ CTCs. Patients’ samples were stained with pancytokeratin (A45-B/B3) (green), vimentin (blue), α-tubulin antibodies (red), and 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) (not shown). ad Representative confocal laser scanning micrographs of patients’ CTCs (× 40). White arrow indicates the cytoskeleton bridges between CTCs supported by TUB, VIM, and CK. eh Intercellular connections (white arrows) between a patient CTC and a blood cell (× 60). CTCs were positively stained for CK (green), TUB (red), and VIM (blue), whereas blood cells are positive for VIM and TUB

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