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החוקרים מצהירים כי אין להם אינטרסים כלכליים מתחרים.

אחד יתרונות עיקריים של דרוזופילה כמודל למערכת הוא שהיא מאפשרת ניתוח של התפתחות ותפקוד ברמה של תאים בודדים. זה שימושי במיוחד לגבי מערכת עצבים, שם המגוון של סוגי תאים הוא גבוה במיוחד והתפקוד והמורפולוגיה של תאי שכנים יכולים להיות שונים לחלוטין. <p class="jove_content" style=...

ידע של מורפולוגיה עצבית ברמה של תאים בודדים הוא תנאי מפתח להבנת קישוריות עצבית ותפקוד מערכת עצבים מרכזיים. כך, החל מהימים הראשונים של מדעי המוח, החוקרים בקשו לפתח טכניקות תיוג תא בודדות (ראה 7 לטיפול הסטורי של בעיה זו). שיטות קלסיות כגון צביעת Golgi לספק רזולוציה מצוינת של מורפולוגיה עצבית אך אינן מתאימים אם אחד מבקש לתייג סוג מסוים של נוירון באופן מכוון, כמכתים מתרחשת באופן אקראי. הפיתוח של שיטות להכתמת תאים בודדים על ידי הזרקה תאית או juxtacellular של צבעים מmicroelectrode התייחס לדרישה של תיוג ספציפי. היישום של זריקה אחת נוירון לצבוע כדי תסיסנית הציג אתגר גדול, בגלל גודלו הקטן של שניהם האורגניזם ותאי העצב שלה. עם זאת, כתמי נוירון בודדים של עוברית דרוזופילה </emהנוירונים&gt; הושגו באמצע 1980 במעבדה של הקורים 15 גודמן. בעוד השיטה הייתה בהחלט שימושית וספקה כמה תובנה חשובות על מנגנונים להתפתחות עצבית בדרוזופילה במשך 20-30 השנים האחרונות (לדוגמה, 2, 10), עובדים רבים נרתעו ממנו, בעיקר בגלל הדרישות הטכניות שלה. הזמינה בשנים האחרונות יותר של טכניקות גנטיות לתיוג עצבי בדרוזופילה גם תרם לפופולריות של הזרקת צבע נוירון בודדה. ביטוי GAL4 ביים של מבני GFP קרום ממוקדים יכול לספק פתרון מצוין למורפולוגיה עצבית 1, 20. עם זאת, לשיטה זו יש מגבלות מסוימות: הביטוי לעתים קרובות בלתי הנמנע של ה-GFP בתאים מרובים יכול לטשטש את המבנה של תאי עצב בודד וקו נהג GAL4 לא יהיה זמין לנהוג ביטוי בתא עצב מסוים של ריבית. MARCM (ניתוח פסיפס עם ציטוטמרקר סלולרי ressible) שיטה 8 יכול לספק תיוג של מהות כל נוירון ברמת התא הבודדה, אך לא ניתן להשתמש בהצלחה בעובר והזחל מוקדם בגלל התחלופה האיטית של חלבון GAL80. בהתחשב במגבלות אלה של תיוג גנטי, אנו מאמינים כי הזרקת צבע נוירון הבודדה בעובר דרוזופילה נשארת טכניקה חשובה וראויה ליישום רחב יותר. כדי לקדם מטרה זו, אנו מספקים כאן תיאור מפורט של השיטה. המחשת כוחה מסופקת על ידי החשבון האחרון שלנו על המורפולוגיה של הסט השלם של interneurons בneuromeres בטן של העובר מאוחר תסיסנית 14. מחקר זה, שחשף גם את השונות מורפולוגית של סוגי תאים עצביים בודדים ועקרונות של ארגון neuromere במערכת העצבים המרכזיים של העובר, לא היה אפשרי עם כל שיטת תיוג זמינה אחרת.

<table border="1" style=";text-align:right;direction:rtl"><tbody><tr><td> שם מגיב / חומרים </td><td> חברה </td><td> מספר קטלוגים </td><td> תגובות </td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> ריאגנטים </td></tr><tr><td> DAB </td><td> סיגמה אולדריץ </td><td> <a href="http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/d5905" target="_blank">D-5905</a> </td><td> 2-3 מ&quot;ג / מ&quot;ל ​​ב100 מ&quot;מימ TRIS-HCL, pH 7.4 </td></tr><tr><td> DiI </td><td> Invitrogen בדיקות / מולקולריות </td><td> <a href="http://products.invitrogen.com/ivgn/product/D282" target="_blank">D-282</a> </td><td> 1 מ&quot;ג / מ&quot;ל ​​באתנול </td></tr><tr><td> <a href="http://www.merckmillipore.com/germany/chemicals/formaldehydloesung-min-37-prozent/MDA_CHEM-104002/p_Wt6b.s1L6pAAAAEWpOEfVhTl" target="_blank">פורמלדהיד</a> </td><td> מרק Millipore </td><td></td><td> 7,4% ב PBS </td> &lt;/ P&gt; <tr><td> גליצרול </td><td> <a href="http://www.carlroth.com/catalogue/" target="_blank">רוט</a> </td><td> 3783 </td><td> 70% ב PBS </td></tr><tr><td> Heptane דבק </td><td> Beiersdorf AG </td><td> צ&#39;לו 31-39-30 * </td><td> לדלל CA. 1-1 עם n-heptane </td></tr><tr><td> PBS </td><td></td><td></td><td> 1x </td></tr><tr><td> TRIS </td><td> <a href="http://www.carlroth.com/catalogue/" target="_blank">רוט</a> </td><td> 4855 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Vectashield </td><td> מעבדות וקטור </td><td> <a href="http://www.vectorlabs.com/catalog.aspx?prodID=427" target="_blank">H1000</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> ציוד </td></tr><tr><td> מיקרוסקופ confocal </td><td> ליקה </td><td> TCS SP2 </td><td> כדי להציג ולתעד labelings בפלואורסצנטי </td></tr><tr><td> DC -mplifier </td><td> דרגן חברה </td><td> אבן הפינה ION-100 </td><td> כדי לבצע את labelings </td></tr><tr><td> Coverslips </td><td> <a href="http://www.menzel.de/" target="_blank">מנזל</a> </td><td> BB018018A1 </td><td> 18 מ&quot;מ x 18 </td></tr><tr><td> Coverslips </td><td> <a href="http://www.menzel.de/" target="_blank">מנזל</a> </td><td> BB024060A1 </td><td> 24 מ&quot;מ x 60 </td></tr><tr><td> ביתור מיקרוסקופ </td><td> ליקה </td><td> MZ8 </td><td> להכין וdisect עוברים </td></tr><tr><td> נימים שטוחות </td><td> <a href="http://www.hilgenberg-gmbh.de/" target="_blank">Hilgenberg</a> </td><td></td><td> מ&quot;מ קוטר חיצוני 1; עובי 0.1 מ&quot;מ glas </td></tr><tr><td> הזרקת נימים </td><td> מוצרי מדע </td><td> 100 GB TF 8P </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> R micromanipulator </td><td> ליקה </td><td></td><td> כדי לבצע את labelings </td></tr><tr><td> דגם P-97 </td><td> סאטר מכשירים </td><td></td><td> למשוך נימים </td></tr><tr><td> שקופיות אובייקטים </td><td> <a href="http://www.marienfeld-superior.com/" target="_blank">Marienfeld Superior</a> </td><td> 1000000 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> מיקרוסקופ המדעי </td><td> Zeiss </td><td> Axioskop 2 mot </td><td> כדי להציג labelings לאחר photoconversion </td></tr><tr><td> מיקרוסקופ המדעי </td><td> אולימפוס </td><td> BX50 </td><td> כדי לבצע את labelings </td></tr><tr><td> מצלמת וידאו הסוני MC3255 </td><td> סוני / AVT הורן </td><td> סוני MC3255 </td><td> כדי להקליט labelings לאחר photoconversion </td></tr></tbody></table> טבלת 1.

labeling of single cells in the central nervous system of drosophila melanogaster

במאמר זה יתאר כיצד בנפרד לתייג תאי עצב במערכת העצבים המרכזיים העוברית של דרוזופילה melanogaster על ידי ההזרקה של juxtacellular DiI סמן lipophilic ניאון הממברנה. שיטה זו מאפשרת הדמיה של מורפולוגיה של תאים עצבית בפירוט רב. אפשר לתייג את כל תאים במערכת העצבים מרכזיים: גופי תא של הנוירונים היעד הם דמיינו תחת אופטיקה DIC או על ידי ביטוי של סמן גנטי ניאון כגון ה-GFP. לאחר תיוג, DiI יכול להפוך לחום קבוע כתם ידי photoconversion כדי לאפשר הדמיה של מורפולוגיה תא עם אור מועבר ואופטיקה DIC. לחלופין, את התאים שכותרת DiI-ניתן לצפות ישירות עם מיקרוסקופיה confocal, המאפשרים חלבוני כתב ניאון הציגו גנטי להיות colocalised. הטכניקה יכולה לשמש בכל בעל חיים, ללא קשר לגנוטיפ, כך שניתן לנתח פנוטיפים מוטציה ברזולוצית תא בודדה.

איור 4 ממחיש תוצאות טיפוסיות של הטכניקה, שאנו מתארים כאן. האיור 4A מראה דוגמה של interneuron אחת DiI מלא שphotoconverted נקי. זה יפה ממחיש את כמות הפרטים אלה הצעת הכנות. כאשר מתחת אופטיקה DIC ההקשר המרחבי של התא המסומן בתוך הרקמה הסובבת הלא מתויגת-הופך לגלוי, למשל</em...

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Labeling of Single Cells in the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster

אנו מציגים טכניקה לסימון תאי עצב בודדים במערכת העצבים המרכזית (CNS) של<em&gt; דרוזופילה</em&gt; עוברים, המאפשר הניתוח של מורפולוגיה עצבית על ידי אור או שודר או מיקרוסקופיה confocal.

תיוג של תאים בודדים במערכת העצבים המרכזית של<em&gt; דרוזופילה melanogaster</em

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Labeling of Single Cells in the Central Nervous System of Drosophila melanogaster

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Single Sensillum Recordings in the Insects Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae

The sense of smell is essential for insects to find foods, mates, predators, and oviposition sites3. Insect olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are enclosed in sensory hairs called sensilla, which cover the surface of olfactory organs. The surface of each sensillum is covered with tiny pores, through which odorants pass and dissolve in a fluid called sensillum lymph, which bathes the sensory dendrites of the OSNs housed in a given sensillum. The OSN dendrites express odorant receptor (OR) proteins, which in insects function as odor-gated ion channels4, 5. The interaction of odorants with ORs either increases or decreases the basal firing rate of the OSN. This neuronal activity in the form of action potentials embodies the first representation of the quality, intensity, and temporal characteristics of the odorant6, 7.
Given the easy access to these sensory hairs, it is possible to perform extracellular recordings from single OSNs by introducing a recording electrode into the sensillum lymph, while the reference electrode is placed in the lymph of the eye or body of the insect. In Drosophila, sensilla house between one and four OSNs, but each OSN typically displays a characteristic spike amplitude. Spike sorting techniques make it possible to assign spiking responses to individual OSNs. This single sensillum recording (SSR) technique monitors the difference in potential between the sensillum lymph and the reference electrode as electrical spikes that are generated by the receptor activity on OSNs1, 2, 8. Changes in the number of spikes in response to the odorant represent the cellular basis of odor coding in insects. Here, we describe the preparation method currently used in our lab to perform SSR on Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae, and show representative traces induced by the odorants in a sensillum-specific manner.

Single Sensillum Recordings in the Insects Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae

Electrophysiological responses of olfactory sensory neurons to odorants can be measured in insects using single sensillum recordings. In this video article we will demonstrate how to perform single sensillum recordings in the antennae of the vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and the maxillary palps of the malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae).

Sensillum הקלטות סינגל חרקים תסיסנית melanogaster ו אנופלס gambiae</em

The sense of smell is essential for insects to find foods, mates, predators, and oviposition sites3. Insect olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are enclosed ...

Multimodal Imaging of Stem Cell Implantation in the Central Nervous System of Mice

During the past decade, stem cell transplantation has gained increasing interest as primary or secondary therapeutic modality for a variety of diseases, both in preclinical and clinical studies. However, to date results regarding functional outcome and/or tissue regeneration following stem cell transplantation are quite diverse. Generally, a clinical benefit is observed without profound understanding of the underlying mechanism(s)1. Therefore, multiple efforts have led to the development of different molecular imaging modalities to monitor stem cell grafting with the ultimate aim to accurately evaluate survival, fate and physiology of grafted stem cells and/or their micro-environment. Changes observed in one or more parameters determined by molecular imaging might be related to the observed clinical effect. In this context, our studies focus on the combined use of bioluminescence imaging (BLI), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histological analysis to evaluate stem cell grafting.
BLI is commonly used to non-invasively perform cell tracking and monitor cell survival in time following transplantation2-7, based on a biochemical reaction where cells expressing the Luciferase-reporter gene are able to emit light following interaction with its substrate (e.g. D-luciferin)8, 9. MRI on the other hand is a non-invasive technique which is clinically applicable10 and can be used to precisely locate cellular grafts with very high resolution11-15, although its sensitivity highly depends on the contrast generated after cell labeling with an MRI contrast agent. Finally, post-mortem histological analysis is the method of choice to validate research results obtained with non-invasive techniques with highest resolution and sensitivity. Moreover end-point histological analysis allows us to perform detailed phenotypic analysis of grafted cells and/or the surrounding tissue, based on the use of fluorescent reporter proteins and/or direct cell labeling with specific antibodies.
In summary, we here visually demonstrate the complementarities of BLI, MRI and histology to unravel different stem cell- and/or environment-associated characteristics following stem cell grafting in the CNS of mice. As an example, bone marrow-derived stromal cells, genetically engineered to express the enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (eGFP) and firefly Luciferase (fLuc), and labeled with blue fluorescent micron-sized iron oxide particles (MPIOs), will be grafted in the CNS of immune-competent mice and outcome will be monitored by BLI, MRI and histology (Figure 1).

This article describes an optimized sequence of events for multimodal imaging of cellular grafts in rodent brain using: (i) in vivo bioluminescence and magnetic resonance imaging, and (ii) post mortem histological analysis. Combining these imaging modalities on a single animal allows cellular graft evaluation with high resolution, sensitivity and specificity.

Multimodal הדמיה של השתלת תא גזע במערכת העצבים המרכזית של עכברים

During the past decade, stem cell transplantation has gained increasing interest as primary or secondary therapeutic modality for a variety of diseases, ...

Production of Lentiviral Vectors for Transducing Cells from the Central Nervous System

Efficient gene delivery in the central nervous system (CNS) is important in studying gene functions, modeling neurological diseases and developing therapeutic approaches. Lentiviral vectors are attractive tools in transduction of neurons and other cell types in CNS as they transduce both dividing and non-dividing cells, support sustained expression of transgenes, and have relatively large packaging capacity and low toxicity 1-3. Lentiviral vectors have been successfully used in transducing many neural cell types in vitro 4-6 and in animals 7-10.
Great efforts have been made to develop lentiviral vectors with improved biosafety and efficiency for gene delivery. The current third generation replication-defective and self-inactivating (SIN) lentiviral vectors are depicted in Figure 1. The required elements for vector packaging are split into four plasmids. In the lentiviral transfer plasmid, the U3 region in the 5' long terminal repeat (LTR) is replaced with a strong promoter from another virus. This modification allows the transcription of the vector sequence independent of HIV-1 Tat protein that is normally required for HIV gene expression 11. The packaging signal (&Psi;) is essential for encapsidation and the Rev-responsive element (RRE) is required for producing high titer vectors. The central polypurine tract (cPPT) is important for nuclear import of the vector DNA, a feature required for transducing non-dividing cells 12. In the 3' LTR, the cis-regulatory sequences are completely removed from the U3 region. This deletion is copied to 5' LTR after reverse transcription, resulting in transcriptional inactivation of both LTRs. Plasmid pMDLg/pRRE contains HIV-1 gag/pol genes, which provide structural proteins and reverse transcriptase. pRSV-Rev encodes Rev which binds to the RRE for efficient RNA export from the nucleus. pCMV-G encodes the vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSV-G) that replaces HIV-1 Env. VSV-G expands the tropism of the vectors and allows concentration via ultracentrifugation 13. All the genes encoding the accessory proteins, including Vif, Vpr, Vpu, and Nef are excluded in the packaging system. The production and manipulation of lentiviral vectors should be carried out according to NIH guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA (<a href="http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/Guidelines/NIH_Guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">http://oba.od.nih.gov/oba/rac/Guidelines/NIH_Guidelines.pdf</a>). An approval from individual Institutional Biological and Chemical Safety Committee may be required before using lentiviral vectors. Lentiviral vectors are commonly produced by cotransfection of 293T cells with lentiviral transfer plasmid and the helper plasmids encoding the proteins required for vector packaging. Many lentiviral transfer plasmids and helper plasmids can be obtained from Addgene, a non-profit plasmid repository (<a href="http://www.addgene.org/" target="_blank">http://www.addgene.org/</a>). Some stable packaging cell lines have been developed, but these systems provide less flexibility and their packaging efficiency generally declines over time 14, 15. Commercially available transfection kits may support high efficiency of transfection 16, but they can be very expensive for large scale vector preparations. Calcium phosphate precipitation methods provide highly efficient transfection of 293T cells and thus provide a reliable and cost effective approach for lentiviral vector production.
In this protocol, we produce lentiviral vectors by cotransfection of 293T cells with four plasmids based on the calcium phosphate precipitation principle, followed by purification and concentration with ultracentrifugation through a 20% sucrose cushion. The vector titers are determined by fluorescence- activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis or by real time qPCR. The production and titration of lentiviral vectors in this protocol can be finished with 9 days. We provide an example of transducing these vectors into murine neocortical cultures containing both neurons and astrocytes. We demonstrate that lentiviral vectors support high efficiency of transduction and cell type-specific gene expression in primary cultured cells from CNS.

In this protocol we describe production, purification and titration of lentiviral vectors. We provide an example of lentiviral vector-mediated gene delivery in primary cultured neurons and astrocytes. Our methods may also apply to other cell types in vitro and in vivo.

הפקה של וקטורים lentiviral עבור תאים Transducing ממערכת העצבים המרכזית

Efficient gene delivery in the central nervous system (CNS) is important in studying gene functions, modeling neurological diseases and developing ...

An Injury Paradigm to Investigate Central Nervous System Repair in Drosophila

An experimental method has been developed to investigate the cellular responses to central nervous system (CNS) injury using the fruit-fly Drosophila. Understanding repair and regeneration in animals is a key question in biology. The damaged human CNS does not regenerate, and understanding how to promote the regeneration is one of main goals of medical neuroscience. The powerful genetic toolkit of Drosophila can be used to tackle the problem of CNS regeneration.
A lesion to the CNS ventral nerve cord (VNC, equivalent to the vertebrate spinal cord) is applied manually with a tungsten needle. The VNC can subsequently be filmed in time-lapse using laser scanning confocal microscopy for up to 24 hr to follow the development of the lesion over time. Alternatively, it can be cultured, then fixed and stained using immunofluorescence to visualize neuron and glial cells with confocal microscopy. Using appropriate markers, changes in cell morphology and cell state as a result of injury can be visualized. With ImageJ and purposely developed plug-ins, quantitative and statistical analyses can be carried out to measure changes in wound size over time and the effects of injury in cell proliferation and cell death. These methods allow the analysis of large sample sizes. They can be combined with the powerful genetics of Drosophila to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying CNS regeneration and repair.

An Injury Paradigm to Investigate Central Nervous System Repair in Drosophila

An injury paradigm using the Drosophila larval ventral nerve cord to investigate central nervous system regeneration and repair is described. Stabbing followed by laser scanning confocal microscopy in time-lapse and fixed specimens, combined with quantitative analysis with purposefully developed software and genetics, are used to investigate the molecular mechanisms of CNS regeneration and repair.

פרדיגמה פגיעה לחקור תיקון של מערכת עצבים מרכזי ב<em&gt; דרוזופילה</em

An experimental method has been developed to investigate the cellular responses to central nervous system (CNS) injury using the fruit-fly Drosophila. ...

Direct Intraventricular Delivery of Drugs to the Rodent Central Nervous System

Due to an inability to cross the blood brain barrier, certain drugs need to be directly delivered into the central nervous system (CNS). Our lab focuses specifically on antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), though the techniques shown in the video here can also be used to deliver a plethora of other drugs to the CNS. Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have the capability to knockdown sequence-specific targets 1 as well as shift isoform ratios of specific genes 2. To achieve widespread gene knockdown or splicing in the CNS of mice, the ASOs can be delivered into the brain using two separate routes of administration, both of which we demonstrate in the video.
The first uses Alzet osmotic pumps, connected to a catheter that is surgically implanted into the lateral ventricle. This allows the ASOs to be continuously infused into the CNS for a designated period of time. The second involves a single bolus injection of a high concentration of ASO into the right lateral ventricle. Both methods use the mouse cerebral ventricular system to deliver the ASO to the entire brain and spinal cord, though depending on the needs of the study, one method may be preferred over the other.

We describe a method to target drugs to the central nervous system by either implanting a catheter or performing a bolus injection into the right lateral ventricle in mice. We focus specifically on the delivery of antisense oligonucleotides. This technique is readily adaptable to other drugs and to rats.

משלוח תוך חדרי ישיר של תרופות למערכת העצבים המרכזית מכרסם

Due to an inability to cross the blood brain barrier, certain drugs need to be directly delivered into the central nervous system (CNS). Our lab focuses ...

Immunohistochemical Analysis in the Rat Central Nervous System and Peripheral Lymph Node Tissue Sections

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) provides highly specific, reliable and attractive protein visualization. Correct performance and interpretation of an IHC-based multicolor labeling is challenging, especially when utilized for assessing interrelations between target proteins in the tissue with a high fat content such as the central nervous system (CNS).
Our protocol represents a refinement of the standard immunolabeling technique particularly adjusted for detection of both structural and soluble proteins in the rat CNS and peripheral lymph nodes (LN) affected by neuroinflammation. Nonetheless, with or without further modifications, our protocol could likely be used for detection of other related protein targets, even in other organs and species than here presented.

We here present an optimized, detailed protocol for double immunostaining in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded rat central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral lymph node (LN) tissue sections.

Immunohistochemical ניתוח של מערכת העצבים המרכזית עכברוש לימפה הפריפריה צומת סעיפים רקמות

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) provides highly specific, reliable and attractive protein visualization. Correct performance and interpretation of an IHC-based ...

In vivo Interrogation of Central Nervous System Translatome by Polyribosome Fractionation

Multiple processes are involved in gene expression including transcription, translation and stability of mRNAs and proteins. Each of these steps are tightly regulated, affecting the final dynamics of protein abundance. Various regulatory mechanisms exist at the translation step, rendering mRNA levels alone an unreliable indicator of gene expression. In addition, local regulation of mRNA translation has been particularly implicated in neuronal functions, shifting &#39;translatomics&#39; to the focus of attention in neurobiology. The presented method can be used to bridge transcriptomics and proteomics.
Here we describe essential modifications to the technique of polyribosome fractionation, which interrogates the translatome based on the association of actively translated mRNAs to multiple ribosomes and their differential sedimentation in sucrose gradients. Traditionally, working with in vivo samples, particularly of the central nervous system (CNS), has proven challenging due to the restricted amounts of material and the presence of fatty tissue components. In order to address this, the described protocol is specifically optimized for use with minimal amount of CNS material, as demonstrated by the use of single mouse spinal cord and brain. Briefly, CNS tissues are extracted and translating ribosomes are immobilized on mRNAs with cycloheximide. Myelin flotation is then performed to remove lipid rich components. Fractionation is performed on a sucrose gradient where mRNAs are separated according to their ribosomal loading. Isolated fractions are suitable for a range of downstream assays, including new genome wide assay technologies.

In vivo Interrogation of Central Nervous System Translatome by Polyribosome Fractionation

This protocol illustrates essential modifications of polyribosome fractionation in order to study the translatome of in vivo CNS samples. It allows global assessment of translation and transcription regulation through the isolation and comparison of total RNA to ribosome bound RNA fractions.

בחקירתו vivo של Translatome מערכת עצבים המרכזי על ידי Polyribosome היפוך חלוק

Multiple processes are involved in gene expression including transcription, translation and stability of mRNAs and proteins. Each of these steps are ...

In vivo Optogenetic Stimulation of the Rodent Central Nervous System

The ability to probe defined neural circuits in awake, freely-moving animals with cell-type specificity, spatial precision, and high temporal resolution has been a long sought tool for neuroscientists in the systems-level search for the neural circuitry governing complex behavioral states. Optogenetics is a cutting-edge tool that is revolutionizing the field of neuroscience and represents one of the first systematic approaches to enable causal testing regarding the relation between neural signaling events and behavior. By combining optical and genetic approaches, neural signaling can be bi-directionally controlled through expression of light-sensitive ion channels (opsins) in mammalian cells. The current protocol describes delivery of specific wavelengths of light to opsin-expressing cells in deep brain structures of awake, freely-moving rodents for neural circuit modulation. Theoretical principles of light transmission as an experimental consideration are discussed in the context of performing in vivo optogenetic stimulation. The protocol details the design and construction of both simple and complex laser configurations and describes tethering strategies to permit simultaneous stimulation of multiple animals for high-throughput behavioral testing.

In vivo Optogenetic Stimulation of the Rodent Central Nervous System

Optogenetics has become a powerful tool for use in behavioral neuroscience experiments. This protocol offers a step-by-step guide to the design and set-up of laser systems, and provides a full protocol for carrying out multiple and simultaneous in vivo optogenetic stimulations compatible with most rodent behavioral testing paradigms.

בoptogenetic גירוי vivo של מערכת העצבים המרכזית מכרסם

The ability to probe defined neural circuits in awake, freely-moving animals with cell-type specificity, spatial precision, and high temporal resolution ...

Optical Clearing of the Mouse Central Nervous System Using Passive CLARITY

Traditionally, tissue visualization has required that the tissue of interest be serially sectioned and imaged, subjecting each tissue section to unique non-linear deformations, dramatically hampering one's ability to evaluate cellular morphology, distribution and connectivity in the central nervous system (CNS). However, optical clearing techniques are changing the way tissues are visualized. These approaches permit one to probe deeply into intact organ preparations, providing tremendous insight into the structural organization of tissues in health and disease. Techniques such as Clear Lipid-exchanged Acrylamide-hybridized Rigid Imaging-compatible Tissue-hYdrogel (CLARITY) achieve this goal by providing a matrix that binds important biomolecules while permitting light-scattering lipids to freely diffuse out. Lipid removal, followed by refractive index matching, renders the tissue transparent and readily imaged in 3 dimensions (3D). Nevertheless, the electrophoretic tissue clearing (ETC) used in the original CLARITY protocol can be challenging to implement successfully and the use of a proprietary refraction index matching solution makes it expensive to use the technique routinely. This report demonstrates the implementation of a simple and inexpensive optical clearing protocol that combines passive CLARITY for improved tissue integrity and 2,2&#8242;-thiodiethanol (TDE), a previously described refractive index matching solution.

Optical clearing techniques are revolutionizing the way tissues are visualized. In this report we describe modifications of the original Clear Lipid-exchanged Acrylamide-hybridized Rigid Imaging-compatible Tissue-hYdrogel (CLARITY) protocol that yields more consistent and less expensive results.

סליקה אופטית של מערכת העצבים המרכזית עכבר שימוש CLARITY הפסיבי

Traditionally, tissue visualization has required that the tissue of interest be serially sectioned and imaged, subjecting each tissue section to unique ...

Electrophysiological Recording of The Central Nervous System Activity of Third-Instar Drosophila Melanogaster

The majority of the currently available insecticides target the nervous system and genetic mutations of invertebrate neural proteins oftentimes yield deleterious consequences, yet the current methods for recording nervous system activity of an individual animal is costly and laborious. This suction electrode preparation of the third-instar larval central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster, is a tractable system for testing the physiological effects of neuroactive agents, determining the physiological role of various neural pathways to CNS activity, as well as the influence of genetic mutations to neural function. This ex vivo preparation requires only moderate dissecting skill and electrophysiological expertise to generate reproducible recordings of insect neuronal activity. A wide variety of chemical modulators, including peptides, can then be applied directly to the nervous system in solution with the physiological saline to measure the influence on the CNS activity. Further, genetic technologies, such as the GAL4/UAS system, can be applied independently or in tandem with pharmacological agents to determine the role of specific ion channels, transporters, or receptors to arthropod CNS function. In this context, the assays described herein are of significant interest to insecticide toxicologists, insect physiologists, and developmental biologists for which D. melanogaster is an established model organism. The goal of this protocol is to describe an electrophysiological method to enable the measurement of electrogenesis of the central nervous system in the model insect, Drosophila melanogaster, which is useful for testing a diversity of scientific hypotheses.

Electrophysiological Recording of The Central Nervous System Activity of Third-Instar  Drosophila Melanogaster

This protocol describes a method to record the descending electrical activity of the Drosophila melanogaster central nervous system to enable the cost-efficient and convenient testing of pharmacological agents, genetic mutations of neural proteins, and/or the role of unexplored physiological pathways.

הקלטה אלקטרופיזיולוגיות של פעילות מערכת העצבים המרכזית השלישית-לחלל דרוזופילה Melanogaster

The majority of the currently available insecticides target the nervous system and genetic mutations of invertebrate neural proteins oftentimes yield ...