The architecture of the Golgi apparatus in mammalian cells changes dynamically in response to internal and external cues and may be permanently altered in disease states. Here, we present a method to quantify changes in Golgi morphology using immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy followed by CellProfiler software analysis. This method will assist researchers in evaluating alterations in the Golgi complex morphology of cultured cells under a variety of different experimental conditions.
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