Glycosome dynamics in African trypanosomes are difficult to study by traditional cell biology techniques such as electron and fluorescence microscopy. As a means of observing dynamic organelle behavior, a fluorescent-organelle reporter system has been used in conjunction with flow cytometry to monitor real-time glycosome dynamics in live parasites.
Bauer, S., Conlon, M., Morris, M. Using Fluorescent Proteins to Monitor Glycosome Dynamics in the African Trypanosome. J. Vis. Exp. (90), e51647, doi:10.3791/51647 (2014).