Cells were ®xed in ±20°C methanol or in 5% paraformaldehyde in BRB80 (80 mM PIPES pH 6.8, 1 mM MgCl 2 , 1 mM EGTA) followed by 0.1% Triton X-100 permeabilization. Fixed cells were processed for immuno¯uorescence, viewed and images recorded as described previously (Ro Èttger et al., 1999) .