Diese Arbeit wurde teilweise durch UCSD-Startup-Fonds unterstützt, die an O.S.A. und NSF / BIO-Zuschüsse 1645331 an J.L.R. gerichtet waren.

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JLR und DCR haben vorläufigen Patentschutz für die ReMOT Control-Technologie angemeldet. O.S.A ist ein Gründer von Agragene, Inc., hat eine Beteiligung und ist Mitglied des wissenschaftlichen Beirats des Unternehmens. Alle anderen Autoren erklären keine Interessenkonflikte.

Mit der kürzlich verstärkten Verwendung von Nasonia vitripennis als Modellorganismus für verschiedene biologische Fragen2,3,7,17besteht die Notwendigkeit, Injektionsmethoden zu entwickeln und zu optimieren, um ein vereinfachtes und effizientes Protokoll für die funktionelle Analyse von N. vitripennis-Genen zu ermöglichen. Die derzeitigen Methoden zur embryonalen Mikroinje...

CRISPR/Cas9 Gen-Editing ist eine leistungsfähige Technologie für funktionelle genetische Studien, insbesondere in vielen aufstrebenden Modellorganismen wie der Juwelenwespe, Nasonia vitripennis. Die einfache Aufzucht und die Verfügbarkeit eines vollständigen Genoms machen die Juwelenweipe zu einem wichtigen experimentellen System, um die molekularen Mechanismen verschiedener biologischer Prozesse aufklärt. Zum Beispiel wurde N. vitripennis kürzlich verwendet, um die epigenetische Grundlage des haplodiploiden Geschlechtsbestimmungssystems1,2, die Biologie der B-Chromosomen 3 ,4,5,6und die genetische Grundlage für die zirkadiane und saisonale Regulation7,8zu entschlüsseln. Einige der Merkmale, die N. vitripennis für die Arbeit nutzbar machen, sind kurze Generationszeit (~ 2 Wochen bei 25 ° C), hohe Reproduktionsraten, einfache Geschlechtstrennung im Puppenstadium und die Fähigkeit, Stämme bei 4 ° C zu diapausen und zu speichern. Der Lebenszyklus beginnt damit, dass weibliche Wespen die Puppen der Blasfly, Sarcophaga bullata,parasitieren. Durch ihren Ovipositor legen weibchen bis zu 50 Eier in den Puppenkasten der Blasfly. Eier entwickeln sich zu Larven, die sich von der S. bullata-Puppe ernähren, sich in den nächsten Tagen weiter entwickeln und sich dann verpuppen, gefolgt von einer erwachsenen Eklosion und dem Auftauchen aus dem Wirtspuparium9.
Molekulare Werkzeuge zur Durchführung funktioneller genetischer Studien in N. vitripennis, wie RNA-Interferenz (RNAi)10 und CRISPR / Cas911,12, sind verfügbar, sind aber begrenzt, vor allem aufgrund von Schwierigkeiten bei der Durchführung embryonaler Mikroinjektionen13. Da N. vitripennis-Eier für die Entwicklung einen Puppenwirt benötigen, ist die Eimanipulation sehr schwierig. Embryonen im Stadium vor dem Blastoderm müssen von den Wirtsblasfliegenpuppen entnommen, schnell mikroinjektiert und sofort zur Entwicklung zurück an den Wirt übertragen werden13. Diese Schritte erfordern Präzision und spezielles Training, um zu vermeiden, dass die mikroinjektierten Embryonen oder die Puppenwirte beschädigt werden13. Darüber hinaus sind die Eier sehr klein und zerbrechlich, insbesondere nach Mikroinjektionen, mit einem sehr viskosen Zytoplasma, das eine kontinuierliche Verstopfung der Injektionsnadel verursacht13. Diese Eigenschaften machen embryonale Mikroinjektionen außergewöhnlich herausfordernd und erfordern hochqualifizierte Bediener und spezielle Geräte, die in den meisten N. vitripennis-Labors fehlen.
Die Optimierung alternativer Injektionsmethoden zur Abgabe von CRISPR-Reagenzien würde zur Festigung von N. vitripennis als Modellorganismus beitragen. Die Manipulation von Puppen und Erwachsenen ist weniger herausfordernd als die Manipulation von Embryonen und kann mit einem grundlegenden Injektionsaufbau erreicht werden. Hier werden zwei Protokolle für die Injektion von Puppen und Erwachsenen beschrieben: eines mit spezialisierten Geräten für Injektionen und das andere mit der Verwendung einer Absaugrohranordnung, die mit einer Glaskapillarnadel ausgestattet ist. Die Verwendung eines Absaugrohrs eignet sich besonders für Laboratorien, die keinen Zugang zu speziellen Geräten für Embryo-Mikroinjektionen haben. Effiziente Injektionen verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien von N. vitripennis, einschließlich weißer oder schwarzer Puppen und erwachsener Wespen, werden nachgewiesen. Wespen im Stadium der weißen Puppen eignen sich besonders für RNAi-vermittelte Knockdown-Experimente. Obwohl RNAi in Nasonia erstmals 2006 von Lynch und Desplan beschrieben wurde10,gibt es kein visuelles Verfahren für die Durchführung von RNAi-Injektionen. RNAi wurde kürzlich verwendet, um das Haploidizer-Gen des B-Chromosoms PSR (Paternal Sex Ratio)3 zu entdecken und die Beteiligung des Uhrengens Periodean den biologischen Rhythmen von N. vitripennis zu untersuchen 7.
Schwarze Puppen und erwachsene Wespen können verwendet werden, um crispR / Cas9-Keimbahn-Gen-Editing mit ReMOT Control (Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo) und BAPC (Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules) Protokollen zu induzieren. Diese beiden Ovarialabgabemethoden wurden kürzlich als wirksam bei Nasonia beschrieben, um Keimbahnmutationen im Zielgen, Zinnober7,12,zu erzeugen. Hier wird ein vereinfachtes Protokoll für Injektionen bereitgestellt, einschließlich eines visuellen Verfahrens einer Schritt-für-Schritt-Methodik für Puppen- und Erwachseneninjektionen, die verwendet werden kann, um funktionelle genetische Studien in Nasonia und wahrscheinlich in anderen parasitoiden Wespen zu generieren, ohne dass spezielle Ausrüstung erforderlich ist und embryonale Mikroinjektionen umgangen werden.

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pupal and adult injections for rnai and crispr gene editing in nasonia vitripennis

Die Juwelenwespe Nasonia vitripennisist zu einem effizienten Modellsystem geworden, um die Epigenetik der haplo-diploiden Geschlechtsbestimmung, der B-Chromosom-Biologie, der Wirt-Symbionten-Interaktionen, der Artbildung und der Giftsynthese zu untersuchen. Trotz der Verfügbarkeit mehrerer molekularer Werkzeuge, einschließlich CRISPR/Cas9, sind funktionelle genetische Studien in diesem Organismus immer noch begrenzt. Die Haupteinschränkung bei der Anwendung der CRISPR/Cas9-Technologie bei N. vitripennis ergibt sich aus den Herausforderungen embryonaler Mikroinjektionen. Injektionen von Embryonen sind in diesem Organismus und im Allgemeinen bei vielen parasitoiden Wespen aufgrund der geringen Embryogröße und der Notwendigkeit einer Wirtspuppe für die Embryonalentwicklung besonders schwierig. Um diese Herausforderungen anzugehen, wurde die Abgabe des Cas9-Ribonukleoproteinkomplexes in die weiblichen Eierstöcke durch Injektion durch Erwachsene anstelle einer embryonalen Mikroinjektion optimiert, was sowohl zu somatischen als auch zu vererbbaren Keimbahnbearbeitungen führte. Die Injektionsverfahren wurden bei Puppen und weiblichen Wespen entweder mit ReMOT Control (Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo) oder BAPC (Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules) optimiert. Diese Methoden haben sich als wirksame Alternativen zur Embryoinjektion erwiesen und ermöglichen ortsspezifische und vererbbare Keimbahnmutationen.

Dieser Artikel stellt zwei einfache Methoden für die Puppen- und Erwachsenenmikroinjektion vor, entweder mit einem Femtojet oder einem Absaugrohr. Die erste Methode ermöglicht eine präzisere Injektion von Flüssigkeit, die für die RNAi-Konsistenz wichtig ist, während die zweite methode die Injektion größerer Flüssigkeitsmengen in Nasonia-Puppen oder Erwachsene ermöglicht.
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Pupal and Adult Injections for RNAi and CRISPR Gene Editing in Nasonia vitripennis

Hier beschreiben wir Methoden für effiziente Puppen- und Erwachseneninjektionen in Nasonia vitripennis als zugängliche Alternativen zur Embryo-Mikroinjektion, die eine funktionelle Analyse von Genen von Interesse entweder mit RNA-Silencing über RNA-Interferenz (RNAi) oder Gen-Knockout durch CRISPR/Cas9-Genom-Editing ermöglichen.

Puppen- und Erwachseneninjektionen zur RNAi- und CRISPR-Genbearbeitung bei Nasonia vitripennis

The jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, has become an efficient model system to study epigenetics of haplo-diploid sex determination, B-chromosome biology, ...

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Pupal and Adult Injections for RNAi and CRISPR Gene Editing in Nasonia vitripennis

5.1K Aufrufe.  University of California, San Diego. Hier beschreiben wir Methoden für effiziente Puppen- und Erwachseneninjektionen in Nasonia vitripennis als zugängliche Alternativen zur Embryo-Mikroinjektion, die eine funktionelle Analyse von Genen von Interesse entweder mit RNA-Silencing über RNA-Interferenz (RNAi) oder Gen-Knockout durch CRISPR/Cas9-Genom-Editing ermöglichen. 

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Protocol for RNAi Assays in Adult Mosquitoes (A. gambiae)

Reverse genetic approaches have proven extremely useful for determining  which genes underly resistance to vector pathogens in mosquitoes.  This video protocol illustrates a method used by the Dimopoulos lab to inject dsRNA into Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, which harbor the malaria parasite.  The technique manipulating the injection setup and injecting dsRNA into the thorax is illustrated.

Protocol for RNAi Assays in Adult Mosquitoes A. gambiae

Reverse genetic approaches have proven extremely useful for determining which genes underly resistance to vector pathogens in mosquitoes. This video protocol illustrates a method used by the Dimopoulos lab to inject dsRNA into Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, which harbor the malaria parasite. The technique manipulating the injection setup and injecting dsRNA into the thorax is illustrated.

Protokoll für die RNAi-Assays in Adult Moskitos (A. gambiae)

Reverse genetic approaches have proven extremely useful for determining  which genes underly resistance to vector pathogens in mosquitoes.  This video ...

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Localized RNAi and Ectopic Gene Expression in the Medicinal Leech

In this video, we show the use of a pneumatic capillary gun for the accurate biolistic delivery of reagents into live tissue. We use the procedure to perturb gene expression patterns in selected segments of leech embryos, leaving the untreated segments as internal controls.
The pneumatic capillary gun can be used to reach internal layers of cells at early stages of development without opening the specimen. As a method for localized introduction of substances into living tissues, the biolistic delivery with the gun has several advantages: it is fast, contact-free and non-destructive. In addition, a single capillary gun can be used for independent delivery of different substances. The delivery region can have lateral dimensions of ~50-150 &#181;m and extends over ~15 &#181;m around the mean penetration depth, which is adjustable between 0 and 50 &#181;m. This delivery has the advantage of being able to target a limited number of cells in a selected location intermediate between single cell knock down by microinjection and systemic knockdown through extracellular injections or by means of genetic approaches.
For knocking down or knocking in the expression of the axon guidance molecule Netrin, which is naturally expressed by some central neurons and in the ventral body wall, but not the dorsal domain, we deliver molecules of dsRNA or plasmid-DNA into the body wall and central ganglia. This procedure includes the following steps: (i) preparation of the experimental setup for a specific assay (adjusting the accelerating pressure), (ii) coating the particles with molecules of dsRNA or DNA, (iii) loading the coated particles into the gun, up to two reagents in one assay, (iv) preparing the animals for the particle delivery, (v) delivery of coated particles into the target tissue (body wall or ganglia), and (vi) processing the embryos (immunostaining, immunohistochemistry and neuronal labeling) to visualize the results, usually 2 to 3 days after the delivery.
When the particles were coated with netrin dsRNA, they caused clearly visible knock-down of netrin expression that only occurred in cells containing particles (usually, 1-2 particles per cell). Particles coated with a plasmid encoding EGFP induced fluorescence in neuronal cells when they stopped in their nuclei.

In this video, we show a procedure for an accurate biolistic delivery of reagents into live tissue with a novel miniature gene gun. We are knocking down the expression of the axon guidance molecule Netrin in leech embryos by delivering molecules of dsRNA into the ventral body wall and ganglia of single segments.

Lokalisierte RNAi und ektopische Genexpression in der Blutegel

In this video, we show the use of a pneumatic capillary gun for the accurate biolistic delivery of reagents into live tissue. We use the procedure to ...

Paraffin-Embedded and Frozen Sections of Drosophila Adult Muscles

The molecular characterization of muscular dystrophies and myopathies in humans has revealed the complexity of muscle disease and genetic analysis of muscle specification, formation and function in model systems has provided valuable insight into muscle physiology. Therefore, identifying and characterizing molecular mechanisms that underlie muscle damage is critical. The structure of adult Drosophila multi-fiber muscles resemble vertebrate striated muscles 1 and the genetic tractability of Drosophila has made it a great system to analyze dystrophic muscle morphology and characterize the processes affecting muscular function in ageing adult flies 2. Here we present the histological technique for preparing paraffin-embedded and frozen sections of Drosophila thoracic muscles. These preparations allow for the tissue to be stained with classical histological stains and labeled with protein detecting dyes, and specifically cryosections are ideal for immunohistochemical detection of proteins in intact muscles. This allows for analysis of muscle tissue structure, identification of morphological defects, and detection of the expression pattern for muscle/neuron-specific proteins in Drosophila adult muscles. These techniques can also be slightly modified for sectioning of other body parts.

Paraffin-Embedded and Frozen Sections of Drosophila Adult Muscles

Identification of mechanisms underlying muscle damage is crucial. Here we present the histological technique for preparing paraffin-embedded and frozen sections of Drosophila thoracic muscles. This allows analysis of muscle morphology and localization of protein and other muscle cell components.

Paraffin-Embedded-und Gefrierschnitte von Drosophila Adult Muskeln

The molecular characterization of muscular dystrophies and myopathies in humans has revealed the complexity of muscle disease and genetic analysis of ...

RNAi Mediated Gene Knockdown and Transgenesis by Microinjection in the Necromenic Nematode Pristionchus pacificus

Although it is increasingly affordable for emerging model organisms to obtain completely sequenced genomes, further in-depth gene function and expression analyses by RNA interference and stable transgenesis remain limited in many species due to the particular anatomy and molecular cellular biology of the organism. For example, outside of the crown group Caenorhabditis that includes Caenorhabditis elegans3, stably transmitted transgenic lines in non-Caenorhabditis species have not been reported in this specious phylum (Nematoda), with the exception of Strongyloides stercoralis4 and Pristionchus pacificus5. To facilitate the expanding role of P. pacificus in the study of development, evolution, and behavior6-7, we describe here the current methods to use microinjection for making transgenic animals and gene knock down by RNAi. Like the gonads of C. elegans and most other nematodes, the gonads of P. pacificus is syncitial and capable of incorporating DNA and RNA into the oocytes when delivered by direct microinjection. Unlike C. elegans however, stable transgene inheritance and somatic expression in P. pacificus requires the addition of self genomic DNA digested with endonucleases complementary to the ends of target transgenes and coinjection markers5. The addition of carrier genomic DNA is similar to the requirement for transgene expression in Strongyloides stercoralis4 and in the germ cells of C. elegans. However, it is not clear if the specific requirement for the animals' own genomic DNA is because P. pacificus soma is very efficient at silencing non-complex multi-copy genes or that extrachromosomal arrays in P. pacificus require genomic sequences for proper kinetochore assembly during mitosis. The ventral migration of the two-armed (didelphic) gonads in hermaphrodites further complicates the ability to inject both gonads in individual worms8. We also demonstrate the use of microinjection to knockdown a dominant mutant (roller,tu92) by injecting double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into the gonads to obtain non-rolling F1 progeny. Unlike C. elegans, but like most other nematodes, P. pacificus PS312 is not receptive to systemic RNAi via feeding and soaking and therefore dsRNA must be administered by microinjection into the syncitial gonads. In this current study, we hope to describe the microinjection process needed to transform a Ppa-egl-4 promoter::GFP fusion reporter and knockdown a dominant roller prl-1 (tu92) mutant in a visually informative protocol.

RNAi Mediated Gene Knockdown and Transgenesis by Microinjection in the Necromenic Nematode Pristionchus pacificus

In model organisms, transgenesis can manipulate gene functions while RNAi can knockdown specific mRNA transcripts 1-2. This protocol aims to illustrate the techniques needed to introduce stably transmitted DNA and transient double stranded RNA into the necromenic nematode Pristionchus pacificus for studies in evolutionary, developmental, and behavioral biology.

RNAi-vermittelte Gene Knockdown und Transgenese durch Mikroinjektion in die Necromenic Nematode Pristionchus pacificus</em

Although it is increasingly affordable for emerging model organisms to obtain completely sequenced genomes, further in-depth gene function and expression ...

RNAi-mediated Gene Knockdown and In Vivo Diuresis Assay in Adult Female Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

This video protocol demonstrates an effective technique to knockdown a particular gene in an insect and conduct a novel bioassay to measure excretion rate. This method can be used to obtain a better understanding of the process of diuresis in insects and is especially useful in the study of diuresis in blood-feeding arthropods that are able to take up huge amounts of liquid in a single blood meal. 
This RNAi-mediated gene knockdown combined with an in vivo diuresis assay was developed by the Hansen lab to study the effects of RNAi-mediated knockdown of aquaporin genes on Aedes aegypti mosquito diuresis1. 
The protocol is setup in two parts: the first demonstration illustrates how to construct a simple mosquito injection device and how to prepare and inject dsRNA into the thorax of mosquitoes for RNAi-mediated gene knockdown. The second demonstration illustrates how to determine excretion rates in mosquitoes using an in vivo bioassay.

RNAi-mediated Gene Knockdown and In Vivo Diuresis Assay in Adult Female Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

In this protocol we combine RNAi-mediated gene silencing with an in vivo diuresis assay to study the effects knockdown of genes of interest has on mosquito fluid excretion.

RNAi-vermittelte Gen-Knockdown und<em&gt; In Vivo</em&gt; Diurese Assay in Adult Female<em&gt; Aedes aegypti</em&gt; Moskitos

This video protocol demonstrates an effective technique to knockdown a particular gene in an insect and conduct a novel bioassay to measure excretion ...

In Vivo SiRNA Transfection and Gene Knockdown in Spinal Cord via Rapid Noninvasive Lumbar Intrathecal Injections in Mice

This report describes a step-by-step guide to the technique of acute intrathecal needle injections in a noninvasive manner, i.e. independent of catheter implantation. The technical limitation of this surgical technique lies in the finesse of the hands. The injection is rapid, especially for a trained experimenter, and since tissue disruption with this technique is minimal, repeated injections are possible; moreover immune reaction to foreign tools (e.g. catheter) does not occur, thereby giving a better and more specific read out of spinal cord modulation. Since the application of the substance is largely limited to the target region of the spinal cord, drugs do not need to be applied in large dosages, and more importantly unwanted effects on other tissue, as observed with a systemic delivery, could be circumvented1,2. Moreover, we combine this technique with in vivo transfection of nucleic acid with the help of polyethylenimine (PEI) reagent3, which provides tremendous versatility for studying spinal functions via delivery of pharmacological agents as well as gene, RNA, and protein modulators.

In Vivo SiRNA Transfection and Gene Knockdown in Spinal Cord via Rapid Noninvasive Lumbar Intrathecal Injections in Mice

This report describes a simple and rapid technique of intrathecal needle puncture for a localized transfection of siRNA in the lumbar spinal cord in mouse under short lasting light anesthesia.

In vivo siRNA-Transfektion und Gene Knockdown im Rückenmark über Rapid-Nichtinvasive Lendenwirbel intrathekale Injektionen in Mäuse

This report describes a step-by-step guide to the technique of acute intrathecal needle injections in a noninvasive manner, i.e. independent of catheter ...

Intravenous Injections in Neonatal Mice

Intravenous injection is a clinically applicable manner to deliver therapeutics. For adult rodents and larger animals, intravenous injections are technically feasible and routine. However, some mouse models can have early onset of disease with a rapid progression that makes administration of potential therapies difficult. The temporal (or facial) vein is just anterior to the ear bud in mice and is clearly visible for the first two days after birth on either side of the head using a dissecting microscope. During this window, the temporal vein can be injected with volumes up to 50 &#956;l. The injection is safe and well tolerated by both the pups and the dams. A typical injection procedure is completed within 1-2 min, after which the pup is returned to the home cage. By the third postnatal day the vein is difficult to visualize and the injection procedure becomes technically unreliable. This technique has been used for delivery of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, which in turn can provide almost body-wide, stable transgene expression for the life of the animal depending on the viral serotype chosen.

Animal models of pediatric disease can experience early onset and aggressive disease progression. Clinically relevant therapy delivery to young mouse models can be technically difficult. This protocol describes a non-invasive intravenous injection method for newborn mice within the first two postnatal days of life.

Intravenöse Injektionen in neugeborenen Mäusen

Intravenous injection is a clinically applicable manner to deliver therapeutics. For adult rodents and larger animals, intravenous injections are ...

Silencing the Spark: CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Weakly Electric Fish

Electroreception and electrogenesis have changed in the evolutionary history of vertebrates. There is a striking degree of convergence in these independently derived phenotypes, which share a common genetic architecture. This is perhaps best exemplified by the numerous convergent features of gymnotiforms and mormyrids, two species-rich teleost clades that produce and detect weak electric fields and are called weakly electric fish. In the 50 years since the discovery that weakly electric fish use electricity to sense their surroundings and communicate, a growing community of scientists has gained tremendous insights into evolution of development, systems and circuits neuroscience, cellular physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and behavior. More recently, there has been a proliferation of genomic resources for electric fish. Use of these resources has already facilitated important insights with regards to the connection between genotype and phenotype in these species. A major obstacle to integrating genomics data with phenotypic data of weakly electric fish is a present lack of functional genomics tools. We report here a full protocol for performing CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis that utilizes endogenous DNA repair mechanisms in weakly electric fish. We demonstrate that this protocol is equally effective in both the mormyrid species Brienomyrus brachyistius and the gymnotiform Brachyhypopomus gauderio by using CRISPR/Cas9 to target indels and point mutations in the first exon of the sodium channel gene scn4aa. Using this protocol, embryos from both species were obtained and genotyped to confirm that the predicted mutations in the first exon of the sodium channel scn4aa were present. The knock-out success phenotype was confirmed with recordings showing reduced electric organ discharge amplitudes when compared to uninjected size-matched controls.

Here, a protocol is presented to produce and rear CRISPR/Cas9 genome knockout electric fish. Outlined in detail are the required molecular biology, breeding, and husbandry requirements for both a gymnotiform and a mormyrid, and injection techniques to produce Cas9-induced indel F0 larvae.

Den Funken zum Schweigen bringen: CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Weakly Electric Fish

Electroreception and electrogenesis have changed in the evolutionary history of vertebrates. There is a striking degree of convergence in these ...

Nuclei Isolation from Adult Mouse Kidney for Single-Nucleus RNA-Sequencing

The kidneys regulate diverse biological processes such as water, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis. Physiological functions of the kidney are executed by multiple cell types arranged in a complex architecture across the corticomedullary axis of the organ. Recent advances in single-cell transcriptomics have accelerated the understanding of cell type-specific gene expression in renal physiology and disease. However, enzyme-based tissue dissociation protocols, which are frequently utilized for single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq), require mostly fresh (non-archived) tissue, introduce transcriptional stress responses, and favor the selection of abundant cell types of the kidney cortex resulting in an underrepresentation of cells of the medulla.
Here, we present a protocol that avoids these problems. The protocol is based on nuclei isolation at 4 &#176;C from frozen kidney tissue. Nuclei are isolated from a central piece of the mouse kidney comprised of the cortex, outer medulla, and inner medulla. This reduces the overrepresentation of cortical cells typical for whole-kidney samples for the benefit of medullary cells such that data will represent the entire corticomedullary axis at sufficient abundance. The protocol is simple, rapid, and adaptable and provides a step towards the standardization of single-nuclei transcriptomics in kidney research.

Here, we present a protocol to isolate high-quality nuclei from frozen mouse kidneys that improve the representation of medullary kidney cell types and avoids the gene expression artifacts from enzymatic tissue dissociation.

Zellkernisolierung aus der Niere adulter Mäuse für die Einzelkern-RNA-Sequenzierung

The kidneys regulate diverse biological processes such as water, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis. Physiological functions of the kidney are ...

Effective Oral RNA Interference (RNAi) Administration to Adult Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

RNA interference has been a heavily utilized tool for reverse genetic analysis for two decades. In adult mosquitoes, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) administration has been accomplished primarily via injection, which requires significant time and is not suitable for field applications. To overcome these limitations, here we present a more efficient method for robust activation of RNAi by oral delivery of dsRNA to adult Anopheles gambiae. Long dsRNAs were produced in Escherichia coli strain HT115 (DE3), and a concentrated suspension of heat-killed dsRNA-containing bacteria in 10% sucrose was offered on cotton balls ad-libitum to adult mosquitoes. Cotton balls were replaced every 2 days for the duration of the treatment. Use of this method to target doublesex (a gene involved in sex differentiation) or fork head (which encodes a salivary gland transcription factor) resulted in reduced target gene expression and/or protein immunofluorescence signal, as measured by quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR) or fluorescence confocal microscopy, respectively. Defects in salivary gland morphology were also observed. This highly flexible, user-friendly, low-cost, time-efficient method of dsRNA delivery could be broadly applicable to target genes important for insect vector physiology and beyond.

Effective Oral RNA Interference RNAi Administration to Adult Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

The oral administration of dsRNA produced by bacteria, a delivery method for RNA interference (RNAi) that is routinely used in Caenorhabditis elegans, was successfully applied here to adult mosquitoes. Our method allows for robust reverse genetics studies and transmission-blocking vector studies without the use of injection.