Immunofluorescence analysis of Smooth Muscle Actin was performed using 70% confluent log phase C2C12 cells. The cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 minutes, permeabilized with 0.1% Triton™ X-100 for 15 minutes, and blocked with 1% BSA for 1 hour at room temperature. The cells were labeled with Smooth Muscle Actin Monoclonal Antibody (1H8) (Product # MA5-15805) at 1:250 dilution in 0.1% BSA, incubated at 4 degree Celsius overnight and then labeled with Goat anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) Superclonal™ Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor® 488 conjugate (Product # A28175) for 45 minutes at room temperature (Panel a: green). Nuclei (Panel b: blue) were stained with ProLong™ Diamond Antifade Mountant with DAPI (Product # P36962). F-actin (Panel c: red) was stained with Rhodamine Phalloidin (Product # R415, 1:300). Panel d represents the merged image showing cytoskeletal localization of Smooth muscle Actin. Panel e represents control cells with no primary antibody to assess background. The images were captured at 60X magnification.