Preparación de Cámaras de adhesión (el día antes de la inyección / disección) Cámaras de ensayo de adhesión Si usted tiene un microscopio convencional (óptica localiza sobre el escenario), es ncecessary para hacer una baja altura de la cámara de la adhesión de la siguiente manera. Si se utiliza el microscopio invertido óptica, a continuación, &quot;NUNC Lab-Tek cubreobjetos Recamarado&quot; sólo se puede utilizar, y saltarse los pasos # 1 - 2. <ol><li> Conecte uno de los &quot;presione para sellar aislante de silicio&quot;, en una hoja de 40 x 24 mm cubierta. Presione firmemente el aislante de la cubierta antideslizante en la mesa de trabajo limpia y mira desde el otro lado para asegurarse de que el aislante está bien conectado, sin burbujas de aire. </li><li> Opcional: Ponga las cámaras de adhesión en una placa de Petri de vidrio con papel de filtro Whatman y autoclave en seco en el ciclo de esterilización. Enfriar hasta temperatura ambiente. </li></ol> Revestimiento de la Cámara <ol><li> Ponga una gota de 200 ml de solución de trabajo de la cadherina (10mg/ml) o la fibronectina (20mg/ml) en el centro de una cámara de adhesión en autoclave, con sigmacoated puntas amarillas. Incubar a temperatura ambiente durante 4 horas. </li><li> Tome la solución cadherina o la fibronectina y la transferencia a un tubo de 1,5 ml. Esta solución puede ser reutilizado para próximas dos semanas. </li><li> Dispensar 500 ml de 4% de BSA en 1 × MBS-H para bloquear la cámara. Incubar a temperatura ambiente durante 1 hora. </li><li> Aspirar la solución de BSA. Lave la cámara con 500 ml de 1x MBS-H dos veces. Tras el segundo lavado, aspirado de la mayoría de los MBS-H (no completamente), y guárdelo en un recipiente hermético a 4 º C. Esta cámara es buena adherencia para los próximos 2 a 3 días. </li></ol> La disección y la disociación de los explantes Cap Animal <ol><li> Incubar los embriones inyectados en 0.1x MBS-H, se diluye en el autoclave 1x MBS-H, ya que no lleva a algún medio de autoclave pequeños gérmenes que pueden alterar las células animales disociada de la PAC. </li><li> Hacer agarosa 1x Barth platos y CMF-MBS placas de agarosa con platos de 60 mm, por lo menos tanto como el número de muestras. Vierta autoclave 1x MBS-H a las placas de 1 x Barth. Para CMF-MBS platos, verter 10 ml de CMF-MBS. </li><li> Cuando los embriones se la etapa 8.5, iniciar la disección de las tapas de los animales en un plato Barth 1x. 10 a 15 explantes por las muestras suelen ser suficientes para un experimento. </li><li> La transferencia de los explantes tapa de los animales a una placa de CMF-MBS. Incubar los explantes de 45 a 60 minutos hasta que los explantes están completamente disociados. Agitaciones suaves cada 15 minutos le ayudará a la disociación. </li></ol> Ensayo de adhesión celular <ol><li> La siembra de las células: Dispensar 500 ml de 1x MBS-H a la cámara de adherencia preparada en los pasos de los apartados anteriores, las Cámaras de ensayo de adhesión y de revestimiento de la Cámara. Transferencia de las células animales disociada tapa de la placa de CMF-MBS a la cámara de adherencia utilizando P200 con puntas amarillas sigmacoated y le cortó-. </li><li> Opcional: Si es posible, aspirar con cuidado el medio hasta aproximadamente 2 / 3 a la mitad, sin exponer las células a la atmósfera. Añadir aproximadamente la misma cantidad de agua dulce MBS-H, para asegurarse de que el medio contiene suficiente Ca 2 + y Mg 2 +. </li><li> Incubar a temperatura ambiente durante 45 - 90 minutos. Comprobar que las células de vez en cuando para ver si están vinculados a la superficie inferior. </li><li> Ahora usted puede tomar la imagen de las células bajo un microscopio. </li><li> Ponga la cámara de adhesión en un portaobjetos de la red. Alinear una de las esquinas de la cámara de la adhesión a una esquina de la diapositiva red. Contar y anotar el número de células adheridas en varias redes diferentes. </li><li> Vierta 1 litro de MBS-H en un cubo de plástico de gran tamaño (por ejemplo, Tupperware, etc.) Coloque cuidadosamente la cámara de diapositivas adhesión al fondo de la cubeta. Gírelo en el agitador orbital durante cinco minutos a baja velocidad (50 - 60 RPM). </li><li> Ponga la cámara de adhesión de nuevo en la red de diapositivas, la alineación de la misma esquina de la cámara a la misma esquina de la diapositiva de la red, como se hizo en el paso 5 de este artículo, ensayo de adhesión celular. Cuente el número de células que permanecen unidos en la misma red que ha contado antes del lavado. Calcular el porcentaje de células que permanecen unidas después del lavado. </li></ol>

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<td>1x MBS-H</td>
<td>Buffer</td>
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<td>Modified Barth&#x2019;s medium: 1L recipe
5.14g		NaCl
75mg		KCl
0.2g		NaHCO3
0.2g		MgSO4&#x2022;7H2O
60mg		CaCl2&#x2022;2H2O
80mg		Ca(NO3)2&#x2022;4H2O
2.38g		HEPES, free-acid
Adjust the pH to 7.4 with NaOH. Autoclave.
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<td>CMF-MBS	</td>
<td>Buffer</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>This is Ca2+/Mg2+-free version of MBS-H. 500ml recipe :
2.57g		NaCl
37.5mg		KCl
0.1g		NaHCO3
1.19g		HEPES, free-acid
Adjust the pH to 7.4 with NaOH. Autoclave.
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<td>1% agarose/1x Barth&#x2019;s plates</td>
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<td>as many as the number of samples</td>
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<td>1% agarose/CMF-MBS plates</td>
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<td>E-Cadherin/Fc chimera </td>
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<td>Dissolve 0.1mg of solid E-cadherin in 100ul of 1x MBS-H containing 40% glycerol to make 100x master stock (1.0mg/ml). Store it in &#x2013;20C. Make 1/100 dilution with 1x MBS-H to make 10ug/ml working solution just before you use. You need 200ul per samples of this working solution.</td>
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<td>Fibronectin, 0.1% solution </td>
<td>Reagent</td>
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<td>F-1141</td>
<td>This pre-made solution can be used as 50x stock. Make 1/50 dilution with 1x MBS-H make 20ug/ml working solution just before you use. You need 200ul per samples of this working solution.
I do NOT recommend using solid Fibronectin, because it is difficult to dissolve at 0.1% concentration to make the stock solution. Although it is more expensive, this pre-made 0.1% solution is better to obtain consistent results.
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<td>NUNC Lab-Tek Chambered Coverglass</td>
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<td>Fisher</td>
<td>12-565-471</td>
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dissection of organizer and animal pole explants from xenopus laevis embryos and assembly of a cell adhesion assay

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Dissection of Organizer and Animal Pole Explants from Xenopus laevis Embryos and Assembly of a Cell Adhesion Assay

Este video muestra la técnica utilizada para la preparación de organizador y explantes de animales polo de Xenopus laevis embriones, incluyendo el uso de la cuchilla de cejas - una herramienta especializada disección hecha de una de las cejas. El protocolo para el montaje de un ensayo de adhesión se da también, que las sondas para detectar la presencia de moléculas de adhesión clave presentes en el organizador de la superficie de las células animales o polos que son fundamentales para un desarrollo adecuado.

La disección del Organizador y explantes Animal Polo de Xenopus laevis embriones y de la Asamblea de un ensayo de adhesión celular

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10.6K vistas.  University of California, Irvine (UCI). Este video muestra la técnica utilizada para la preparación de organizador y explantes de animales polo de Xenopus laevis embriones, incluyendo el uso de la cuchilla de cejas - una herramienta especializada disección hecha de una de las cejas. El protocolo para el montaje de un ensayo de adhesión se da también, que las sondas para detectar la presencia de moléculas de adhesión clave presentes en el organizador de la superficie de las células animales o polos que s...

Video: Dissection of Organizer and Animal Pole Explants from Xenopus laevis Embryos and Assembly of a Cell Adhesion Assay

Dissection of 6.5 dpc Mouse Embryos

Analysis of gene expression patterns during early stages of mammalian embryonic development can provide important clues about gene function, cell-cell interaction and signaling mechanisms that guide embryonic patterning. However, dissection of the mouse embryo from the decidua shortly after implantation can be a challenging procedure, and detailed step-by-step documentation of this process is lacking.

Here we demonstrate how post-implantation (6.5 dpc) embryos are isolated by first dissecting the uterus of a pregnant mouse (detection of the vaginal plug was designated day 0.5 poist coitum) and subsequently dissecting the embryo from maternal decidua. The dissection of Reichert's membrane is described as well as the removal of the ectoplacental cone.

Isolation of postimplantation-stage embryos allows one to study gene patterning and analyze cell-lineage decision making processes during embryonic development, but proper dissection of the early embryo can be challenging. This protocol describes a method for isolating early primitive-streak-stage embryos (~6.5 days post coitum [dpc]).

La disección de embriones de ratón 6,5 dpc

Analysis of gene expression patterns during early stages of mammalian embryonic development can provide important clues about gene function, cell-cell ...

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Plastic Embedding and Sectioning of Xenopus laevis Embryos

Plastic sections maintain true tissue morphology in thin sections of tissue that can be immunostained with fluorescent secondary antibodies, making this method more useful than paraffin-embedded or frozen sections for many types of tissue. The method for staining, plastic embedding, and sectioning is demonstrated in this video.

Plástico inclusión y corte de Xenopus laevis embriones

Obtaining Eggs from Xenopus laevis Females

The eggs of Xenopus laevis intact, lysed, and/or fractionated are useful for a wide variety of experiments. This protocol shows how to induce egg laying, collect and dejelly the eggs, and sort the eggs to remove any damaged eggs.

The eggs of Xenopus laevis intact, lysed, and/or fractionated are useful for a wide variety of experiments. This protocol shows how to induce egg laying, collect and dejelly the eggs, and sort the eggs to remove any damaged eggs.

La obtención de huevos de Xenopus laevis mujeres

The eggs of Xenopus laevis intact, lysed, and/or fractionated are useful for a wide variety of experiments. This protocol shows how to induce egg laying, ...

Preparation and Fractionation of Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts

Crude and fractionated Xenopus egg extracts can be used to provide ingredients for reconstituting cellular processes for morphological and biochemical analysis. Egg lysis and differential centrifugation are used to prepare the crude extract which in turn in used to prepare fractionated extracts and light membrane preparations.

Crude and fractionated Xenopus egg extracts can be used to provide ingredients for reconstituting cellular processes for morphological and biochemical analysis. Egg lysis and differential centrifugation are used to prepare the crude extract which in turn in used to prepare fractionated extracts and light membrane preparations.

Preparación y fraccionamiento de los extractos de huevo Xenopus laevis

Crude and fractionated Xenopus egg extracts can be used to provide ingredients for reconstituting cellular processes for morphological and biochemical ...

Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes

Microinjection of Xenopus laevis oocytes followed by thin-sectioning electron microscopy (EM) is an excellent system for studying nucleocytoplasmic transport. Because of its large nucleus and high density of nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), nuclear transport can be easily visualized in the Xenopus oocyte. Much insight into the mechanisms of nuclear import and export has been gained through use of this system (reviewed by Pant&eacute;, 2006). In addition, we have used microinjection of Xenopus oocytes to dissect the nuclear import pathways of several viruses that replicate in the host nucleus. 
Here we demonstrate the cytoplasmic microinjection of Xenopus oocytes with a nuclear import substrate. We also show preparation of the injected oocytes for visualization by thin-sectioning EM, including dissection, dehydration, and embedding of the oocytes into an epoxy embedding resin. Finally, we provide representative results for oocytes that have been microinjected with the capsid of the baculovirus Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) or the parvovirus Minute Virus of Mice (MVM), and discuss potential applications of the technique.

Here we demonstrate cytoplasmic microinjection of Xenopus laevis oocytes with a nuclear import substrate, as well as preparation of the injected oocytes for visualization by thin-sectioning electron microscopy.

Microinyección de oocitos de Xenopus laevis

Microinjection of Xenopus laevis oocytes followed by thin-sectioning electron microscopy (EM) is an excellent system for studying nucleocytoplasmic ...

Tissue Determination Using the Animal Cap Transplant (ACT) Assay in Xenopus laevis

Many proteins play a dual role in embryonic development. Those that regulate cell fate determination in a specific tissue can also affect the development of a larger region of the embryo. This makes defining its role in a particular tissue difficult to analyze. For example, noggin overexpression in Xenopus laevis embryos causes the expansion of the entire anterior region, including the eye1,2. From this result, it is not known if Noggin plays a direct role in eye determination or that by causing an expansion of neural tissue, Noggin indirectly affects eye formation. Having this complex phenotype makes studying its eye-specific role in cell fate determination difficult to analyze. We have developed an assay that overcomes this problem. Taking advantage of the pluripotent nature of the Xenopus laevis animal cap 3, we have developed an assay to test the ability of gene product(s), like noggin or the eye field transcription factors (EFTFs), to transform caps into particular tissue or cell types by transplanting this tissue onto the side of the embryo 4. While we have found either Noggin protein treatment or a collection of transcription factors can determine retinal cell fate in animal caps, this procedure could be used to identify gene product(s) involved in specifying other tissues as well.

Tissue Determination Using the Animal Cap Transplant ACT Assay in Xenopus laevis

Animal caps overexpressing gene product(s) are transplanted to the flank of developing Xenopus laevis embryos in order to establish whether tissue is determined.

Determinación del tejido Con el trasplante de Cap Animal (ACT) en el ensayo Xenopus laevis</em

Many proteins play a dual role in embryonic development. Those that regulate cell fate determination in a specific tissue can also affect the development ...

Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Embryonic Epithelial Cells in Xenopus laevis

Embryonic epithelial cells serve as an ideal model to study morphogenesis where multi-cellular tissues undergo changes in their geometry, such as changes in cell surface area and cell height, and where cells undergo mitosis and migrate. Furthermore, epithelial cells can also regulate morphogenetic movements in adjacent tissues1. A traditional method to study epithelial cells and tissues involve chemical fixation and histological methods to determine cell morphology or localization of particular proteins of interest. These approaches continue to be useful and provide "snapshots" of cell shapes and tissue architecture, however, much remains to be understood about how cells acquire specific shapes, how various proteins move or localize to specific positions, and what paths cells follow toward their final differentiated fate. High resolution live imaging complements traditional methods and also allows more direct investigation into the dynamic cellular processes involved in the formation, maintenance, and morphogenesis of multicellular epithelial sheets. Here we demonstrate experimental methods from the isolation of animal cap tissues from Xenopus laevis embryos to confocal imaging of epithelial cells and simple measurement approaches that together can augment molecular and cellular studies of epithelial morphogenesis.

Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Embryonic Epithelial Cells in Xenopus laevis

Xenopus embryonic epithelia are an ideal model system to study cell behaviors such as polarity development and shape change during epithelial morphogenesis. Traditional histology of fixed samples is increasingly being complemented by live-cell confocal imaging. Here we demonstrate methods to isolate frog tissues and visualize live epithelial cells and their cytoskeleton using live-cell confocal microscopy.

Células vivas, imágenes y análisis cuantitativo de las células epiteliales embrionarias en Xenopus laevis</em

Embryonic epithelial cells serve as an ideal model to study morphogenesis where multi-cellular tissues undergo changes in their geometry, such as changes ...

Facial Transplants in Xenopus laevis Embryos

Craniofacial birth defects occur in 1 out of every 700 live births, but etiology is rarely known due to limited understanding of craniofacial development. To identify where signaling pathways and tissues act during patterning of the developing face, a 'face transplant' technique has been developed in embryos of the frog Xenopus laevis. A region of presumptive facial tissue (the "Extreme Anterior Domain" (EAD)) is removed from a donor embryo at tailbud stage, and transplanted to a host embryo of the same stage, from which the equivalent region has been removed. This can be used to generate a chimeric face where the host or donor tissue has a loss or gain of function in a gene, and/or includes a lineage label. After healing, the outcome of development is monitored, and indicates roles of the signaling pathway within the donor or surrounding host tissues. Xenopus is a valuable model for face development, as the facial region is large and readily accessible for micromanipulation. Many embryos can be assayed, over a short time period since development occurs rapidly. Findings in the frog are relevant to human development, since craniofacial processes appear conserved between Xenopus and mammals.

Facial Transplants in Xenopus laevis Embryos

A technique for transplanting "Extreme Anterior Domain" facial tissue between Xenopus laevis embryos has been developed. Tissue can be moved from one gene expression background into another, allowing the study of local requirements for craniofacial development and for signaling interactions between facial regions.

Los trasplantes faciales en<em&gt; Xenopus laevis</em&gt; Los embriones

Craniofacial birth defects occur in 1 out of every 700 live births, but etiology is rarely known due to limited understanding of craniofacial development. ...

Dissection of Xenopus laevis Neural Crest for in vitro Explant Culture or in vivo Transplantation

The neural crest (NC) is a transient dorsal neural tube cell population that undergoes an epithelium-to-mesenchyme transition (EMT) at the end of neurulation, migrates extensively towards various organs, and differentiates into many types of derivatives (neurons, glia, cartilage and bone, pigmented and endocrine cells). In this protocol, we describe how to dissect the premigratory cranial NC from Xenopus laevis embryos, in order to study NC development in vivo and in vitro. The frog model offers many advantages to study early development; abundant batches are available, embryos develop rapidly, in vivo gain and loss of function strategies allow manipulation of gene expression prior to NC dissection in donor and/or host embryos. The NC explants can be plated on fibronectin and used for in vitro studies. They can be cultured for several days in a serum-free defined medium. We also describe how to graft NC explants back into host embryos for studying NC migration and differentiation in vivo.

Dissection of Xenopus laevis Neural Crest for in vitro Explant Culture or in vivo Transplantation

This protocol describes how to dissect premigratory cranial neural crest (NC) from Xenopus laevis neurulas. These explants can be plated on fibronectin and cultured in vitro, or grafted back into host embryos. This technique allows studying the mechanisms of NC epithelium-to-mesenchyme transition, migration, and differentiation.

La disección de<em&gt; Xenopus laevis</em&gt; Neural Crest para<em&gt; In vitro</em&gt; Explante cultura o<em&gt; In vivo</em&gt; Trasplante

The neural crest (NC) is a transient dorsal neural tube cell population that undergoes an epithelium-to-mesenchyme transition (EMT) at the end of ...

Xenopus laevis as a Model to Identify Translation Impairment

Protein synthesis is a fundamental process to gene expression impacting diverse biological processes notably adaptation to environmental conditions. The initiation step, which involves the assembly of the ribosomal subunits at the mRNA initiation codon, involved initiation factor including eIF4G1. Defects in this rate limiting step of translation are linked to diverse disorders. To study the potential consequences of such deregulations, Xenopus laevis oocytes constitute an attractive model with high degrees of conservation of essential cellular and molecular mechanisms with human. In addition, during meiotic maturation, oocytes are transcriptionally repressed and all necessary proteins are translated from preexisting, maternally derived mRNAs. This inexpensive model enables exogenous mRNA to become perfectly integrated with an effective translation. Here is described a protocol for assessing translation with a factor of interest (here eIF4G1) using stored maternal mRNA that are the first to be polyadenylated and translated during oocyte maturation as a physiological readout. At first, mRNA synthetized by in vitro transcription of plasmids of interest (here eIF4G1) are injected in oocytes and kinetics of oocyte maturation by Germinal Vesicle Breakdown detection is determined. The studied maternal mRNA target is the serine/threonine-protein-kinase mos. Its polyadenylation and its subsequent translation are investigated together with the expression and phosphorylation of proteins of the mos signaling cascade involved in oocyte maturation. Variations of the current protocol to put forward translational defects are also proposed to emphasize its general applicability. In light of emerging evidence that aberrant protein synthesis may be involved in the pathogenesis of neurological disorders, such a model provides the opportunity to easily assess this impairment and identify new targets.

Xenopus laevis as a Model to Identify Translation Impairment

Protein synthesis control occurs mainly at the translation initiation step, deficiencies in which are linked to diverse disorders. To better understand their etiology, we described here a protocol using Xenopus laevis oocytes assessing the translation of mos transcript in the presence of a mutant of translation initiation factor eIF4G1.

Xenopus laevis como modelo para identificar Traducción Deterioro

Protein synthesis is a fundamental process to gene expression impacting diverse biological processes notably adaptation to environmental conditions. The ...