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Developmental Biology

A Standardized Approach for Multispecies Purification of Mammalian Male Germ Cells by Mechanical Tissue Dissociation and Flow Cytometry
Ana C. Lima *1,2,3,4, Min Jung *1, Jannette Rusch 1, Abul Usmani 1, Alexandra M. Lopes 3,4, Donald F. Conrad 1
1Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, 2Graduate Program in Areas of Basic and Applied Biology (GABBA), Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, 3Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, 4IPATIMUP - Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, 5Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine

This work describes the standardization of a method to obtain purified germ cell populations from testicular tissue of different mammalian species. It is a straightforward protocol that combines mechanical testis dissociation, staining with Hoechst-33342 and propidium iodide, and FACS sorting, with wide applications in comparative studies of male reproductive biology.

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Bioengineering

Comparable Decellularization of Fetal and Adult Cardiac Tissue Explants as 3D-like Platforms for In Vitro Studies
Ana C. Silva 1,2,3,4, Maria J. Oliveira 1,2,5, Todd C McDevitt 4,6, Mário A. Barbosa 1,2,3, Diana S. Nascimento 1,2, Perpétua Pinto-do-Ó 1,2,3
1i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 2INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 3Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, 4Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, 5Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 6University of California San Francisco

The cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex network of molecules that orchestrate key processes in tissues and organs while enduring physiological remodeling throughout life. Standardized decellularization of fetal and adult hearts permits comparative experimental studies of both tissues in a 3D context by capturing native architecture and biomechanical properties.

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Cancer Research

Yeast As a Chassis for Developing Functional Assays to Study Human P53
Paola Monti 1, Bartolomeo Bosco 2, Sara Gomes 3, Lucilia Saraiva *3, Gilberto Fronza *1, Alberto Inga *2
1Mutagenesis and Cancer Prevention Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 2Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 3LAQV/REQUIMTE, Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto

Presented here are four protocols to construct and exploit yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae reporter strains to study human P53 transactivation potential, impacts of its various cancer-associated mutations, co-expressed interacting proteins, and the effects of specific small molecules.

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Medicine

A Minimally Invasive Model of Aortic Stenosis in Swine
Rui Cerqueira *1,2, Liliana Moreira-Costa *1, Evangelia Beslika 1,3, André Leite-Moreira 1, Joana Silva 3,4, Paula A. da Costa Martins 3, Adelino Leite-Moreira 1,2, André Lourenço 1, Pedro Mendes-Ferreira 1
1UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitário de São João, 3CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, 4Mirabilis Therapeutics

This protocol describes a minimally invasive surgical procedure for ascending aortic banding in swine.

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JoVE Core

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes
Dinis Catronas 1, Nathércia Lima Torres 1, Susana Silva 1
1Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto

We present a protocol that employs eye tracking to monitor eye movements during an interval comparison (duration perception) task based on visual events. The aim is to provide a preliminary guide to separate oculomotor responses to duration perception tasks (comparison or discrimination of time intervals) from responses to the stimulus itself.

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