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Na hcx pl apo cs oil immersion lens

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The 40x/1.25 NA HCX PL APO CS oil immersion lens is a high-quality objective lens designed for advanced microscopy applications. It features a numerical aperture (NA) of 1.25 and a magnification of 40x, providing excellent image resolution and contrast. The lens is constructed with apochromatic (APO) and plan (PL) design elements, ensuring accurate color reproduction and a flat field of view. The HCX (High Contrast) coating further enhances image quality by reducing stray light. The lens is designed for use with oil immersion, which helps to minimize distortion and improve optical performance.

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Quantifying Protein Mobility and Immobile Fractions

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For FRAP analysis analysis69 (link),71 (link), the GFP-fluorescence signal of our GFP-tagged proteins was measured in a strip across the nucleus (width 512 × 16 pixels, zoom ×12), at 1400 Hz of a 488 nm laser every 22 ms until a steady-state was reached (pre-bleach). Using 100% power of the 488 nm laser, the fluorescent signal in the strip was bleached and fluorescence recovery was monitored every 22 ms until recovery was complete. All FRAP experiments were acquired on a Leica TCS SP5 microscope (with LAS AF software, Leica, version 2.7.4.10100) equipped with a 40x/1.25 NA HCX PL APO CS oil immersion lens (Leica Microsystems), at 37 °C and 5% CO2. Fluorescence signals were normalized to the average pre-bleach fluorescence after background signal subtraction. For the quantification of the immobile fractions (Fimm), shown in Fig. 1b, d; 5h, i; Supplementary Fig. 1j, 6, the average recovered fluorescence intensity of UV-irradiated cells (Ifinal,UV) was divided by the average recovered fluorescence intensity of unchallenged cells (Ifinal,unc) over the last 10 s of the measurements, after correction with the fluorescence intensity recorded immediately after bleaching (I0)69 (link): Fimm=1Ifinal, UVI0, UVIfinal, uncI0, UV.
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Quantifying Protein Mobility Using FRAP

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For FRAP, cells were seeded on coverslips and imaged with a Leica TCS SP5 or SP8 microscope using a 40x/1.25 NA HCX PL APO CS oil immersion lens (Leica Microsystems) at 37 °C and 5% CO2. FRAP was performed as described46 (link),109 (link),110 (link). Briefly, the nuclear fluorescent signal of the GFP-tagged protein was measured in a strip across the nucleus (512×16 pixels) at 1400 Hz of a 488 nm laser until a steady state level was reached (pre-bleach). The fluorescent signal in the strip was bleached with 100% 488 nm laser power and fluorescence recovery was measured until complete recovery. Fluorescence signals were normalized to the average pre-bleach fluorescence after background signal subtraction. The immobile fractions (Fimm) were determined using the fluorescence intensity measured immediately after UV (I0) and the average steady-state fluorescent signal after complete recovery, from untreated (Ifinal, unt) and UV-treated cells (Ifinal, UV), and applying the formula: Fimm=1Ifinal,UVI0,UVIfinal,untI0,UV
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