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We appreciate and would like to thank the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for the HHMI Professor award to U.B. which made this project possible. We thank the college at the University of California, Los Angeles for providing facilities and teaching infrastructure support for this work. The work was also supported with funding from Midwestern University and a generous donation from the Charity Fidelity Gift Fund. We thank John VandenBrooks for comments on the manuscript and Krista Pearman for her technical assistance.

Este procedimiento es un procedimiento de 2 días. Día 1 (2 horas + tiempo de disección) Disección 1. Pupal Disco de ojos <ol><li> Seleccione una pupa para la disección. NOTA: La edad de la pupa para ser diseccionado será determinado por las necesidades experimentales. Sin embargo, si el examen de la morfología celular, esto se hace con frecuencia en 42 horas después de la formación pupario (APF) a 25 ° C, que es la edad de las pupas se muestra en el video. Recoger pupas blanco (considerado APF 0 h) con un pincel mojado y organizar en orden cronológico (basado en el tiempo de recogida) en un nuevo vial de alimentos mosca se mantiene a 25 ° C. Diseccionar las pupas de edad en este mismo orden cronológico para mantener las diferencias de tiempo entre las pupas tan cerca como sea posible. </li><li> Transferir la pupa en una gota de solución salina tamponada con fosfato (PBS, pH 7,4, ver materiales para la receta) en una placa de disección de silicona. </li><li> Mantenga la parte superior de la envoltura pupal con fórceps y perforar y abrir la lporción ower del caso pupal con un par de pinzas cortantes. Retire la pupa de la caja en el agujero recién formado. </li><li> Haga un corte diagonal con unas tijeras, a mediados de tórax, en la pupa. Retire los escombros o transferir la cabeza pupa a una nueva gota de PBS. Limpiar utilizando el tubo del soplador pipeta (ver materiales y Figura 1 para más detalles) y añadir PBS adicional según sea necesario. Asegúrese de que para evitar la deshidratación. </li><li> Agarre firmemente la parte superior de la cabeza de la cutícula pupal con un par de fórceps. Con la punta del tubo del ventilador, presione suavemente en el caso de pupa para extruir el cerebro y otros tejidos, incluyendo los discos de los ojos, fuera del caso de pupa. Asegúrese de evitar el acaparamiento de cualquier tejido dentro de la cutícula. </li><li> Usando el tubo del soplador lleno de PBS, soplar suavemente el tejido corporal grasa y otros residuos fuera de la caja de cabeza para separar claramente e identificar los discos cerebro y los ojos. NOTA: Mantener el cerebro unido a la cabeza de pupa caso permitirá al investigador a utilizar la quecaso del anuncio como un &quot;mango&quot; para la futura manipulación del tejido sin dañar los discos de los ojos o el cerebro. Sin embargo, es común para desalojar el cerebro y los ojos discos de la cabeza y este caso no es perjudicial para el procedimiento general y los resultados. A menudo se requieren múltiples intentos de soplado y empujando para extraer con éxito los discos ojo y el cerebro de la cabeza dentro de la caja de pupa y para que estén claramente separadas de tejido circundante. El más limpio y más uno por separado pueden conseguir los discos de los ojos desde el tejido circundante le ayudará a prevenir el tejido extraño de la fijación de los discos de los ojos. </li><li> Después de la disección, transferir inmediatamente el tejido a un plato de vidrio 3 y en hielo con 0,5 ml de solución de Fix (ver Materiales). Flotador el tejido en la superficie de la solución Fix durante unos minutos (típicamente el tiempo que tarda para diseccionar el siguiente conjunto de discos de ojo). NOTA: Si este no es el primer disco de los ojos para ser diseccionado en esta ronda de la disección, completely sumerja el disco anterior del ojo en la solución de Fix. Si la realización de procedimientos de tinción especiales (por ejemplo, especies reactivas del oxígeno, los lisosomas, etc.) esto se debe hacer antes de la fijación. Con el fin de hacer esto, almacenar los discos de los ojos disecados en PBS enfriado con hielo antes de continuar con el protocolo de tinción apropiada. </li><li> Después de la disección y la inmersión de todos los discos ojo que está siendo diseccionado, mover el plato de cristal 3 bien a un eje de balancín y el rock a temperatura ambiente durante 30 min. </li></ol> 2. La inmunotinción <ol><li> Retire con cuidado la solución Fix y añadir 0,5 ml de PBS con 0,3% Triton X-100 (0,3% PBT, ver materiales) y lavar el tejido en una mecedora durante 10 minutos. Repita este paso tres veces más para un total de 4 lavados (10 minutos cada uno). NOTA: la eliminación cuidadosa de la solución desde el pozo se puede realizar bajo un microscopio de disección para evitar daños en los tejidos o pérdida. La solución se puede aspiró cuidadosamente con una pipeta; preferimos una multa-tipped, pipeta de transferencia desechable que ha tenido la apertura aplanado para reducir la posibilidad de aspirar el tejido. </li><li> Al final de la cuarta lavado, quitar el lavado y añadir 0,5 ml de solución de bloque (ver materiales) al pocillo e incubar durante 30 min. NOTA: Este período de tiempo puede extenderse de acuerdo a sus necesidades. </li><li> Al final del tiempo de bloque de 30 min, la pipeta 10 l de solución de anticuerpo primario (diluido en solución de Bloque) en el número apropiado de pocillos en una placa de micropocillos. NOTA: Un pocillo de una microplaca acomodará alrededor de 4 pares de discos de los ojos conectados con el caso de pupa o 8 pares aislados de los discos de los ojos con cerebros conectados. Los anticuerpos primarios utilizados en este protocolo para los datos representativos son anti-fosfotirosina (dilución 1: 500) y anti-Cut (dilución 1: 200). </li><li> Transferir el tejido diseccionado en los pocillos de la placa de micro pozos llenos de la solución de anticuerpo primario desde el plato de cristal 3 también. </li><li> Lugarla microplaca sobre una toalla de papel humedecida (para evitar la deshidratación) en una caja de pipeta vacía punta (u otro recipiente similar) y se almacena a 4 ° C durante la noche. </li></ol> Día 2 (4 horas + tiempo de montaje) <ol start="6"><li> Transferir el tejido de la microplaca a un nuevo plato de cristal 3 bien con 0,3% PBT (≈0.5 ml) y se lava el tejido durante 10 minutos en el balancín. Repita este paso tres veces más para un total de 4 lavados (10 minutos cada uno) </li><li> Retire el último lavado y añadir 0,5 ml de solución Bloquear al pozo. Bloquear durante 30 minutos. NOTA: Este período de tiempo puede extenderse de acuerdo a sus necesidades. </li><li> Eliminar la solución de bloqueo y añadir 0,5 ml de la solución de anticuerpos secundaria (hecha a partir de anticuerpos marcados con fluorescencia adecuadas para su anticuerpo primario y longitud de onda fluorescente, diluido en solución de Block) para el bienestar y proteger el plato de vidrio 3 y de la luz con una cubierta o aluminio papel de aluminio y se incuba durante al menos 2 horas en la sala detemperatura. NOTA: Todos los pasos subsiguientes deben ser protegidos de manera similar de exposición a la luz. Esta incubación se puede extender a toda la noche a 4 ° C, en una configuración similar a la incubación primaria de anticuerpos, pero también se puede realizar en un plato de vidrio 3 y cubierta con la película de laboratorio, o una placa de micropocillos si se desea la conservación de anticuerpos. </li><li> Al final de la incubación del anticuerpo, retire la solución de anticuerpo secundario y añadir 0,5 ml de 0,3% de PBT para el bien y lavar en el rockero de 10 min. Repita este paso para un total de 4 lavados (10 minutos cada uno). NOTA: Si se desea tinción DAPI, antes de comenzar el primer lavado, añadir 0,5 l de solución de DAPI Stock (ver Materiales) a los 500 l de PBT que se utilizarán para el primer lavado (1: 1000 dilución). </li></ol> 3. Montaje <ol><li> Al final de la última de lavado, montar los discos antenales / ojo en una diapositiva utilizando 70% de glicerol o PBS como un medio para eliminar el brain y otros tejidos no deseados en una piscina en un lado de la diapositiva. </li><li> Mover con cuidado el tejido utilizando la presión hidrostática entre las pinzas, o muy suavemente con una punta de pinzas, y la línea de los discos de los ojos en una columna hacia el centro de la diapositiva. </li><li> Eliminar todo glicerol extraña o PBS de todo el tejido (utilizando acción de mecha de un laboratorio toallita o los fórceps trabajar para esto). </li><li> Colocar una pequeña cantidad (≈10 l) de medio de montaje a lo largo de un lado de la columna de ojo de disco y colocar un cubreobjetos sobre el tejido a fin de repartir el medio de montaje sobre los discos de los ojos. </li><li> Deje reposar de diapositivas durante 1 a 2 minutos para permitir que el medio de tejido / montaje para moverse por completo. </li><li> Limpie cualquier medio de montaje adicional de descanso de alrededor de los bordes del cubreobjetos y sellarlo con esmalte de uñas transparente. </li><li> Captura imágenes fluorescentes de los discos de los ojos utilizando microscopía confocal. </li></ol>

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While it appears that the process is simple and easy to perform, in reality, this technique requires a great deal of practice to master. Routinely, we start students off by learning to dissect and mount third instar eye discs12, which are much easier to work with. This practice helps to develop an appropriate dissection position of the arms, hands and fingers13 so that manipulation of the forceps under the dissecting microscope is stable, easy and experienced. In essence, the practice period shou...

Los campos de la biología celular y del desarrollo se han visto afectados en gran medida por el organismo modelo: Drosophila melanogaster. Dentro de este modelo, los estudios sobre el ojo disco han contribuido en gran medida de los conocimientos relativos a la señalización, la biología celular y otras áreas. El tercer disco ojo estadio larval tarde se ha estudiado ampliamente y es un modelo de gran alcance de utilizar, ya que da una instantánea de una serie de períodos de desarrollo, cada uno con sus propias moléculas y procesos de señalización único, como la morfogénesis surco progresa a través del disco ojo 8. Sin embargo, hay una necesidad de ampliar aún más nuestra comprensión de los procesos de desarrollo en la fase de pupa de desarrollo. Si bien se han realizado estudios sobre el disco de ojo de pupa 3-7, nuestro conocimiento no se acerca a la amplitud del trabajo que se ha realizado en el tercer disco de ojo estadio. Esto es debido, en parte, a la mayor dificultad en la disección de ojo disco de pupa. Por lo tanto, una presentación de lamétodo apropiado de disección podría ampliar en gran medida la investigación en esta área. Mientras que hay etapas en el desarrollo del disco ojo de pupa que son fácilmente disecados, especialmente en torno al período de mediados de pupa, otros períodos de tiempo son mucho más difícil de diseccionar. Este protocolo representa un método para la disección de los discos de los ojos de pupas que se pueden utilizar de forma universal para todos los marcos de tiempo de desarrollo de pupas. Este protocolo se puede utilizar como una alternativa a otro protocolo 9 que muestra un método más fácil y más rápido para diseccionar ojo discos a partir de los puntos de tiempo midpupal. Este protocolo fue filmado y desarrollado para capacitar a los estudiantes avanzados de pregrado en el Consorcio de Investigación de Pregrado de la UCLA en Genómica Funcional (URCFG) 10,11 en la técnica de disección del ojo de pupa originalmente. Muchos estudiantes universitarios fueron capaces de utilizar el vídeo y el método para aprender esta técnica difícil.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4)</td><td></td><td></td><td>80 g NaCl, 2g&amp;nbsp; KCl, 14.4 g Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;HPO4, 2.4 g KH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;PO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;, Bring volume to 1 &amp;#956;l, adjust the pH to 7.4, autoclave or filter sterilize, dilute to 1x PBS with autoclaved ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O before using.</td></tr><tr><td>Triton X-100</td><td>Promega</td><td>H5142</td><td>Caution: Irritant! Wear gloves.</td></tr><tr><td>0.3% PBT</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.5 ml of Triton X-100, 500 ml 1X PBS.</td></tr><tr><td>37% formaldehyde solution</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>F75P1GAL</td><td>Caution: Toxic, probable human carcinogen! Wear gloves.&amp;nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Fix Solution</td><td></td><td></td><td>(&amp;asymp;4% Formaldehyde in PBS) 50 &amp;mu;l of 37% Formaldehyde, 450 &amp;mu;l 1x PBS, make fresh before use</td></tr><tr><td>Normal goat serum</td><td>Rockland antibodies &amp;amp; assays</td><td>B304</td><td>Aliquot in 1 ml volumes and store at -80 &amp;#176;C</td></tr><tr><td>Block Solution</td><td></td><td></td><td>10% NGS in PBT.&amp;nbsp; This can be made and stored at 4 &amp;deg;C for a few days prior to use.</td></tr><tr><td>DAPI stock solution</td><td>Life Technologies</td><td>D3571</td><td>For coutnerstaining nuclei. Prepare a 1 mg/ml solution with ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O.</td></tr><tr><td>VectaShield Mounting Medium</td><td>Vector Labs</td><td>H-1000</td><td>Mounting medium</td></tr><tr><td>Glycerol</td><td>Sigma</td><td>G5516</td><td>For mounting. Prepare 70% dilution with ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O.</td></tr><tr><td>Equipment</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nutating mixer</td><td>VWR</td><td>82007-202</td><td>Used to rock tissue in 3 well glass dish</td></tr><tr><td>SylGard 182 Silicone Elastomer Kit</td><td>Krayden</td><td>NC9897184</td><td>Used to make silicone dissection dish</td></tr><tr><td>Silicone dissecting dish</td><td></td><td></td><td>Mix Sylgard elastomer kit (above) according to directions gently (to avoid bubbles). Pour mixture into Petri dish (any size). Allow SylGard to cure overnight in 37 &amp;deg;C incubator.</td></tr><tr><td>3 well glass dish</td><td>Corning</td><td>7220-85</td><td>The 3 well variety of these are no longer available, this is the 9 well product.</td></tr><tr><td>72 well microwell minitray</td><td>Nunc</td><td>438733</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sharp forceps (Dumont #55)</td><td>Fine Science Tools</td><td>11255-20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vannas-type Micro Scissors, Straight, 5mm blade</td><td>Ted Pella</td><td>1346</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>100 mm Borosilicate glass capillaries</td><td>World Precision Instruments</td><td>1B100-4</td><td>Pull with needle puller to make fine point tip that allows a small stream of PBS to flow.</td></tr><tr><td>Disposable Transfer Pipets, Fine Tip</td><td>Samco Scientific</td><td>231</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tubing dimensions given are inner diameter (ID) x outer diameter (OD) x wall thickness in inches</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PVC tubing (1/8 x 3/16 x 1/32)</td><td>Nalgene</td><td>8000-0010</td><td>Use these with pulled needle to assemble the blower tube as shown in Figure 2.</td></tr><tr><td>Tygon Silicone tubing (3/32 x 5/32 x 1/32)</td><td>Saint Gobain Performance Plastics</td><td>ABW00004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tygon Silicone tubing (1/32 x 3/32 x 1/32)</td><td>Saint Gobain Performance Plastics</td><td>ABW00001</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

dissection and mounting of drosophila pupal eye discs

The Drosophila melanogaster eye disc is a powerful system that can be used to study many different biological processes. It contains approximately 800 separate eye units, termed ommatidia1. Each ommatidium contains eight neuronal photoreceptors that develop from undifferentiated cells following the passage of the morphogenetic furrow in the third larval instar2. Following the sequential differentiation of the photoreceptors, non-neuronal cells develop, including cone and pigment cells, along with mechanosensory bristle cells3. Final differentiation processes, including the structured arrangement of all the ommatidial cell types, programmed cell death of undifferentiated cell types and rhodopsin expression, occurs through the pupal phase4-7. This technique focuses on manipulating the pupal eye disc, providing insight and instruction on how to dissect the eye disc during the pupal phase, which is inherently more difficult to perform than the commonly dissected third instar eye disc. This technique also provides details on immunostaining to allow the visualization of various proteins and other cell components.

Como un ejemplo de la utilización de este protocolo, los resultados que ilustra midpupal (42 hrs APF a 25 ° C) ojo discos immunostained con diferentes anticuerpos se presentan en la Figura 2. Mediante el uso de un anticuerpo dirigido contra los residuos de fosfotirosina, la membrana de las células puede ser observado (Figura 2A). Esto puede ser usado para identificar la disposición regular de las células ommatidial en el ojo pupal después de los procesos de modelado finales que se producen antes d...

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Dissection and Mounting of Drosophila Pupal Eye Discs

The goal of this technique is to enable researchers to perform dissection, immunostaining and mounting of pupal eye discs from Drosophila melanogaster of any age.

Disección y montaje de<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Pupal discos Eye

The Drosophila melanogaster eye disc is a powerful system that can be used to study many different biological processes.  It contains approximately 800 ...

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Dissection and Mounting of Drosophila Pupal Eye Discs

12.1K vistas.  University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). The goal of this technique is to enable researchers to perform dissection, immunostaining and mounting of pupal eye discs from Drosophila melanogaster of any age.

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Live-imaging of the Drosophila Pupal Eye

Inherent processes of Drosophila pupal development can shift and distort the eye epithelium in ways that make individual cell behavior difficult to track during live cell imaging. These processes include: retinal rotation, cell growth and organismal movement. Additionally, irregularities in the topology of the epithelium, including subtle bumps and folds often introduced as the pupa is prepared for imaging, make it challenging to acquire in-focus images of more than a few ommatidia in a single focal plane. The workflow outlined here remedies these issues, allowing easy analysis of cellular processes during Drosophila pupal eye development. Appropriately-staged pupae are arranged in an imaging rig that can be easily assembled in most laboratories. Ubiquitin-DE-Cadherin:GFP and GMR-GAL4&#8211;driven UAS-&#945;-catenin:GFP are used to visualize cell boundaries in the eye epithelium 1-3. After deconvolution is applied to fluorescent images captured at multiple focal planes, maximum projection images are generated for each time point and enhanced using image editing software. Alignment algorithms are used to quickly stabilize superfluous motion, making individual cell behavior easier to track.

Live-imaging of the Drosophila Pupal Eye

This protocol presents an efficient method for imaging the live Drosophila pupal eye neuroepithelium. This method compensates for tissue movement and uneven topology, enhances visualization of cell boundaries through the use of multiple GFP-tagged junction proteins, and uses an easily-assembled imaging rig.

Live-proyección de imagen de la<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Pupal Ojo

Inherent processes of Drosophila pupal development can shift and distort the eye epithelium in ways that make individual cell behavior difficult to track ...

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Dissection of Imaginal Discs from 3rd Instar Drosophila Larvae

This protocol demonstrates the dissection technique used for isolating imaginal discs from drosophila larvae at the 3rd instar stage. Methods for fixing the tissue after saying and removing the wing, leg, and eye discs are demonstrated directly on a microscope slide for subsequent visualization.

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Long-term Live Imaging of Drosophila Eye Disc

Live imaging provides the ability to continuously track dynamic cellular and developmental processes in real time. Drosophila larval imaginal discs have been used to study many biological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, growth, migration, apoptosis, competition, cell-cell signaling, and compartmental boundary formation. However, methods for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of the imaginal discs have not been satisfactory, despite many efforts. Recently, we developed a method for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of imaginal discs for up to 18 h. In addition to using a high insulin concentration in the culture medium, a low-melting agarose was also used to embed the disc to prevent it from drifting during the imaging period. This report uses the eye-antennal discs as an example. Photoreceptor R3/4-specific m&#948;0.5-Ga4 expression was followed to demonstrate that photoreceptor differentiation and ommatidial rotation can be observed during a 10 h live imaging period. This is a detailed protocol describing this simple method.

Long-term Live Imaging of Drosophila Eye Disc

This protocol describes a detailed method for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of a Drosophila imaginal disc. It demonstrates photoreceptor differentiation and ommatidial rotation within the 10 h period of live imaging of the eye disc. The protocol is simple and does not require expensive setup.

A largo plazo de imágenes en vivo<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Disco de ojos

Live imaging provides the ability to continuously track dynamic cellular and developmental processes in real time. Drosophila larval imaginal discs have ...

Live Imaging of Glial Cell Migration in the Drosophila Eye Imaginal Disc

Glial cells of both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms must migrate to final target regions in order to ensheath and support associated neurons. While recent progress has been made to describe the live migration of glial cells in the developing pupal wing (1), studies of Drosophila glial cell migration have typically involved the examination of fixed tissue. Live microscopic analysis of motile cells offers the ability to examine cellular behavior throughout the migratory process, including determining the rate of and changes in direction of growth. Paired with use of genetic tools, live imaging can be used to determine more precise roles for specific genes in the process of development. Previous work by Silies et al. (2) has described the migration of glia originating from the optic stalk, a structure that connects the developing eye and brain, into the eye imaginal disc in fixed tissue. Here we outline a protocol for examining the live migration of glial cells into the Drosophila eye imaginal disc. We take advantage of a Drosophila line that expresses GFP in developing glia to follow glial cell progression in wild type and in mutant animals.

Here we describe a protocol to examine the migration of glial cells into the developing Drosophila eye using live microscopic analysis paired with GFP tagged glial cells.

Imágenes en directo de la migración de células gliales en el ojo del disco imaginal de Drosophila

Glial cells of both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms must migrate to final target regions in order to ensheath and support associated neurons.  While ...

Dissection and Immunohistochemistry of Larval, Pupal and Adult Drosophila Retinas

The compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster consists of about 750 ommatidia (unit eyes). Each ommatidium is composed of about 20 cells, including lens-secreting cone cells, pigment cells, a bristle cell and eight photoreceptors (PRs) R1-R8 2. The PRs have specialized microvillar structures, the rhabdomeres, which contain light-sensitive pigments, the Rhodopsins (Rhs). The rhabdomeres of six PRs (R1-R6) form a trapezoid and contain Rh1 3 4. The rhabdomeres of R7 and R8 are positioned in tandem in the center of the trapezoid and share the same path of light. R7 and R8 PRs stochastically express different combinations of Rhs in two main subtypes5: In the 'p' subtype, Rh3 in pR7s is coupled with Rh5 in pR8s, whereas in the 'y' subtype, Rh4 in yR7s is associated with Rh6 in yR8s 6 7 8.
Early specification of PRs and development of ommatidia begins in the larval eye-antennal imaginal disc, a monolayer of epithelial cells. A wave of differentiation sweeps across the disc9 and initiates the assembly of undifferentiated cells into ommatidia10-11. The 'founder cell' R8 is specified first and recruits R1-6 and then R7 12-14. Subsequently, during pupal development, PR differentiation leads to extensive morphological changes 15, including rhabdomere formation, synaptogenesis and eventually rh expression.
In this protocol, we describe methods for retinal dissections and immunohistochemistry at three defined periods of retina development, which can be applied to address a variety of questions concerning retinal formation and developmental pathways. Here, we use these methods to visualize the stepwise PR differentiation at the single-cell level in whole mount larval, midpupal and adult retinas (Figure 1).

Dissection and Immunohistochemistry of Larval, Pupal and Adult Drosophila Retinas

The Drosophila retina is a crystal-like lattice composed of a small number of cell types that are generated in a stereotyped manner 1. Its amenability to sophisticated genetic analysis allows the study of complex developmental programs. This protocol describes dissections and immunohistochemistry of retinas at three discrete developmental stages, with a focus on photoreceptor differentiation.

La disección e inmunohistoquímica de larva, pupa y adulto<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Retinas

The compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster consists of about 750 ommatidia (unit eyes). Each ommatidium is composed of about 20 cells, including ...

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Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation

The Drosophila pupal retina provides an excellent model system for the study of morphogenetic processes during development. In this paper, we present a reliable protocol for the dissection of the delicate Drosophila pupal retina. Our surgical approach utilizes readily-available microdissection tools to open pupae and precisely extract eye-brain complexes. These can be fixed, subjected to immunohistochemistry, and retinas then mounted onto microscope slides and imaged if the goal is to detect cellular or subcellular structures. Alternatively, unfixed retinas can be isolated from brain tissue, lysed in appropriate buffers and utilized for protein gel electrophoresis or mRNA extraction (to assess protein or gene expression, respectively). Significant practice and patience may be required to master the microdissection protocol described, but once mastered, the protocol enables relatively quick isolation of mainly undamaged retinas.

Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation

This paper presents a surgical method for dissecting Drosophila pupal retinas along with protocols for the processing of tissue for immunohistochemistry, western analysis, and RNA-extraction.&#160;

Disección de la Retina Pupal de Drosophila para inmunohistoquímica, Western análisis y aislamiento de ARN

The Drosophila pupal retina provides an excellent model system for the study of morphogenetic processes during development. In this paper, we present a ...

A Novel RFP Reporter to Aid in the Visualization of the Eye Imaginal Disc in Drosophila

The Drosophila eye is a powerful model system for studying areas such as neurogenesis, signal transduction and neurodegeneration. Many of the discoveries made using this system have taken advantage of the spatiotemporal nature of photoreceptor differentiation in the developing eye imaginal disc. To use this system it is first necessary for the researcher to learn to identify and dissect the eye disc. We describe a novel RFP reporter to aid in the identification of the eye disc and the visualization of specific cell types in the developing eye. We detail a methodology for dissection of the eye imaginal disc from third instar larvae and describe how the eye-RFP reporter can aid in this dissection. This eye-RFP reporter is only expressed in the eye and can be visualized using fluorescence microscopy either in live tissue or after fixation without the need for signal amplification. We also show how this reporter can be used to identify specific cells types within the eye disc. This protocol and the use of the eye-RFP reporter will aid researchers using the Drosophila eye to address fundamentally important biological questions.

A Novel RFP Reporter to Aid in the Visualization of the Eye Imaginal Disc in Drosophila

We describe a novel red fluorescent protein (RFP) reporter that is expressed specifically in the Drosophila eye. We detail a methodology for dissection of the eye imaginal disc and how this reporter can be used to aid in the dissection and identification of specific cell types in the developing eye.

Una novela RFP reportero para ayudar en la visualización del disco imaginal del ojo en Drosophila</em

The Drosophila eye is a powerful model system for studying areas such as neurogenesis, signal transduction and neurodegeneration. Many of the discoveries ...

Preparation of Adult Drosophila Eyes for Thin Sectioning and Microscopic Analysis

Drosophila has long been used as model system to study development, mainly due to the ease with which it is genetically tractable. Over the years, a plethora of mutant strains and technical tricks have been developed to allow sophisticated questions to be asked and answered in a reasonable amount of time. Fundamental insight into the interplay of components of all known major signaling pathways has been obtained in forward and reverse genetic Drosophila studies. The fly eye has proven to be exceptionally well suited for mutational analysis, since, under laboratory conditions, flies can survive without functional eyes. Furthermore, the surface of the insect eye is composed of some 800 individual unit eyes (facets or ommatidia) that form a regular, smooth surface when looked at under a dissecting microscope. Thus, it is easy to see whether a mutation might affect eye development or growth by externally looking for the loss of the smooth surface ('rough eye' phenotype; Fig. 1) or overall eye size, respectively (for examples of screens based on external eye morphology see e.g.1). Subsequent detailed analyses of eye phenotypes require fixation, plastic embedding and thin-sectioning of adult eyes.
The Drosophila eye develops from the so-called eye imaginal disc, a bag of epithelial cells that proliferate and differentiate during larval and pupal stages (for review see e.g. 2). Each ommatidium consists of 20 cells, including eight photoreceptors (PR or R-cells; Fig. 2), four lens-secreting cone cells, pigment cells ('hexagon' around R-cell cluster) and a bristle. The photoreceptors of each ommatidium, most easily identified by their light sensitive organelles, the rhabdomeres, are organized in a trapezoid made up of the six "outer" (R1-6) and two "inner" photoreceptors (R7/8; R8 [Fig. 2] is underneath R7 and thus only seen in sections from deeper areas of the eye). The trapezoid of each facet is precisely aligned with those of its neighbors and the overall anteroposterior and dorsoventral axes of the eye (Fig. 3A). In particular, the ommatidia of the dorsal and ventral (black and red arrows, respectively) halves of the eye are mirror images of each other and correspond to two chiral forms established during planar cell polarity signaling (for review see e.g. 3).
The method to generate semi-thin eye sections (such as those presented in Fig. 3) described here is slightly modified from the one originally described by Tomlinson and Ready4. It allows the morphological analysis of all cells except for the transparent cone cells. In addition, the pigment of R-cells (blue arrowheads in Fig. 2 and 3) can be used as a cell-autonomous marker for the genotype of a R-cell, thus genetic requirements of genes in a subset of R-cells can readily be determined5,6.

Preparation of Adult Drosophila Eyes for Thin Sectioning and Microscopic Analysis

A standard approach to prepare adult Drosophila eyes for semi-thin sectioning and light microscopic analysis is presented here. The protocol can be used for gross morphological analysis of eye defects, or with the indicated adjustments can be used to determine genetic requirements of genes in specific cell types of the eye (e.g. clonal analysis of photoreceptors) or for electron microscopic analysis.

Preparación de los adultos Drosophila Ojos de seccionamiento fino y análisis microscópico

Drosophila has long been used as model system to study development, mainly due to the ease with which it is genetically tractable. Over the years, a ...

Dissection and Immunostaining of Imaginal Discs from Drosophila melanogaster

A significant portion of post-embryonic development in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, takes place within a set of sac-like structures called imaginal discs. These discs give rise to a high percentage of adult structures that are found within the adult fly. Here we describe a protocol that has been optimized to recover these discs and prepare them for analysis with antibodies, transcriptional reporters and protein traps. This procedure is best suited for thin tissues like imaginal discs, but can be easily modified for use with thicker tissues such as the larval brain and adult ovary. The written protocol and accompanying video will guide the reader/viewer through the dissection of third instar larvae, fixation of tissue, and treatment of imaginal discs with antibodies. The protocol can be used to dissect imaginal discs from younger first and second instar larvae as well. The advantage of this protocol is that it is relatively short and it has been optimized for the high quality preservation of the dissected tissue. Another advantage is that the fixation procedure that is employed works well with the overwhelming number of antibodies that recognize Drosophila proteins. In our experience, there is a very small number of sensitive antibodies that do not work well with this procedure. In these situations, the remedy appears to be to use an alternate fixation cocktail while continuing to follow the guidelines that we have set forth for the dissection steps and antibody incubations.

Dissection and Immunostaining of Imaginal Discs from Drosophila melanogaster

The adult structures of Drosophila are derived from sac-like structures called imaginal discs. Analysis of these discs provides insight into many developmental processes including tissue determination, compartment boundary establishment, cell proliferation, cell fate specification, and planar cell polarity. This protocol is used to prepare imaginal discs for light/fluorescent microscopy.

La disección y la inmunotinción de imaginal discos de<em&gt; Drosophila melanogaster</em

A significant portion of post-embryonic development in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, takes place within a set of sac-like structures called ...

Dissection of the Eye-Brain Complex from Fly Pupae: A Method to Isolate Retinal Tissue

Source: DeAngelis, M. W., Johnson, R. I. <a href="https://www.jove.com/video/59299/" target="_blank">Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation</a>. J. Vis. Exp.&#160;(2019).
This video describes how to dissect and isolate the eye-brain complex from Drosophila pupae. The featured protocol demonstrates the procedure yielding high-quality tissue, compatible with, for example, immunostaining, as well as, other gene expression experiments.

Disección del complejo ojo-cerebro de pupas de mosca: un método para aislar el tejido de la retina

Source: DeAngelis, M. W., Johnson, R. I. Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation. J. Vis. ...

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