In this study, we investigate the utility of antibodies against fluorescein as a general probe for light and electron microscopic investigations of fluoresceinated molecules. A similar rationale has recently been applied in the construction of an f-actin affinity column using acetamidofluorescein-labeled actin bound to anti-fluorescein IgG immobilized on Sepharose 4B (5,1). Possible applications of our method include electron microscopic visualization of steady state subunit exchange in mixtures of labeled and unlabeled f-actin, determination of the ultrastructural destination of fluorescent analogs injected into living cells,and controlling for damage to cellular structures during fluorescence photobleaching.Late hyperimmune antisera are obtained from rabbits immunized with fluoresceinated bovine serum albumin (FTC-BSA). IgG is prepared by ammonium sulfate fractionation and ion exchange chromatography of DE52 (Whatman). Fab fragments are generated from IgG by digestion with papain followed by chromatography on CM32(Whatman).