once with PBS and fixed with 3.7% paraformaldehyde at 37 °C for
15 min. The cells were further washed twice with PBS (pH = 7.4) and
permeabilized by incubating in blocking buffer (PBS containing 0.3%
Tween and 5% FBS) at room temperature. The cells were then incubated
in Bcl-2 primary antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) in 1:100
dilution at 37 °C for 3 h. The cells were washed thrice with
blocking buffer followed by incubation in Alexa Fluor 488 antimouse
IgG secondary antibody solution (1:500 dilutions) at 37 °C for
40 min in the dark. The cells were washed thrice with PBS and mounted
on a glass slide using SlowFade Gold antifade reagent. The slides
were subjected to fluorescence imaging using CLSM.