Phototropins (phots) are involved in directing organ, chloroplast, and nuclear movements, solar tracking, and stomatal opening

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Immunoelectron microscopy is used for localizing proteins in thin sections at the electron microscope level.

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To make the antibody visible in the electron microscope, it must be attached to an electron-dense marker.

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Scanned-probe microscope scans the specimen without modifying it or exposing it to damaging high -energy radiation. 

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Scanned-probe microscopy is of two types:

Scanning tunneling microscopy

Atomic force microscopy

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Scanning tunneling microscopy- uses thin metal (tungsten) probe that scans specimen revealing the bumps and depressions of the atoms on the surface of the specimen

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In an atomic force microscope imaging of the surface is done based on modulation of interaction forces between two atoms.