Targeted Laser Ablation in the Embryo of Saccharina latissimaSamuel Boscq 1, Stéphanie Dutertre 2, Ioannis Theodorou 1, Bénédicte Charrier 1
1UMR8227, CNRS / Sorbonne University, 2Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inserm, Biosit UAR 3480 US_S 018, MRic Core Facility
The destruction of specific cells in the embryo is a powerful tool for studying cellular interactions involved in cell fate. The present protocol describes techniques for the laser ablation of targeted cells in the early embryo of the brown alga Saccharina latissima.