Name: a behavioral assay for mechanosensation of marcm-based clones in drosophila melanogaster
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하고 싶은 저자는 블루밍턴 재고 센터, Liqun 루오, 찰스 Zuker, 그리고 릴리와 여운 Nung 월 플라이 주식의 관대 한 공유 및 자금 조달을 위해 다음과 감사 : 학사 포드 학부 여름 원정대 (JD 및 SW에) SOMAS-URM (SW에), 르네와 앤서니 M. 말론, MD (DL에) 63 여름 연구 활동 (CL과 DL에) BD 회사 여름 연구 활동 제임스 &#39;75 제인 Colihan 여름 연구 활동 (TO)를 통해 동창 / 홀리 크로스 대학의 부모 여름 연구 기금 (IMF)과 Stransky 재단 여름 연구 활동 (TO)이다. 실험실에서 모든 작업의​​ 지원을위한 거룩한 십자가의 대학에서 생물학과 및 학장의 사무실에 특별 감사합니다.

1. 십자가는 MARCM의 파리를 생성하려면 <ol><li> 22도 섭씨 또는 표준 초파리 미디어 옥수수 가루 당밀 미디어 (0.13 % Tegosept, 23.5 G / L 효모, 60g / L의 옥수수 가루 60 ㎖ / L 당밀, 4 ㎖ / L 산 믹스 6.5 g /의 L 한천)에 파리를 유지 12 시간 빛 / 어둠주기. 참고 : 표준 온도보다 낮은 건강 MARCM-주식을 유지하는 데 사용됩니다. 이 14 일에 계란과 성인 사이의 개발 시간을 연장한다. </li><li> 상류 활성화 서열 (UAS-GFP) Gal80 리프레 서 단백질, GAL4 전사 인자의 제어하에 (GFP를 필요한 유전자 요소를 함유 MARCM 준비 스톡에서 - (8 일 오래 대략 1) 버진 암컷을 사용 열충격 종동 네이즈 및 FRT 재조합 부위). 참고 : 우리의 MARCM 준비 주식은 다음과 같은 유전자형 포함 : elavGal4, UAS-CD8 - GFP, HS-flipase을; FRT40A, tubGal80 / CYO; tubGal4 / TM3Sb. 주 : 특정 FRT 부위가 돌연변이의 위치에 의존 할 것이다게놈. 예를 들어, FRT40A는 NOMPC (MARCM 프로토콜에 대한 자세한 내용은 10 참조)와 같은 염색체 2의 왼쪽 팔에 돌연변이를 테스트하는 데 사용됩니다. </li><li> 관심의 돌연변이와 해당 FRT 사이트가 포함되어 남성에 대한 상호 MARCM 준비 처녀 여성 (; NOMPC3, FRT40A / CYO 예를 들어, W-를 + / +). 효과적인 MARCM 유도 제어하기 위해, 동일한 FRT 부위를 포함하는 남성 초파리를 이용한 제 2 단면을 설정하지만, 돌연변이없이. 십자가에서 1 남성 : 5 여성의 대략적인 비율을 사용합니다. </li></ol> 레이아웃 2. 시간 제한 계란 <ol><li> 파리는 적어도 하룻밤 짝을 할 수 있도록 한 후, 새로운 미디어와 새로운 유리 병으로 성인 이동합니다. 파리 다시 새로운 유리 병에 십자가를 전송하기 전에 약 4 시간 동안 어두운 환경에서 알을 낳기하도록 허용합니다. 달걀 누워 기간의 시작 시간과 종료 시간을합니다. 참고 : 4 시간의 interva이 끝나기 전에 미디어에 계란의 높은 수있을 나타날 때 짧은 간격 허용엘. <ol><li> 열이 나중에 충격으로 섭씨 22도에서 12 시간의 빛 / 어둠주기에 충분한 계란의 수 (약보다 큰 20) 및 저장소와 튜브를 유지합니다. 참고 : 성인이 그들이 더 테스트를 유지하지 않는 것이 좋습니다 행동 테스트 및 효율성의 이익 파리의 미디어에 계란의 수가 적은 튜브를 (이하 20 정도 이상이) 충분한 숫자를 양보하지 않을 수 있습니다. 참고 : 우리의 파리는 오전 8시에서 오후 8시까지에 조명과 함께 발생합니다. 오후 8시 8 PM-자정 - 우리는 포인트 높은 계란 밀도로 이어질 저녁 시간, 따라서 보통 4 사이에 시간 제한 십자가를 수행을 발견했다. 인큐베이터에서 일반 명암주기를 방해하지 않도록 파리는 다음날 인큐베이터로 돌아갑니다 다음 어두운 캐비닛에 실온에서 알을 낳고. </li></ol></li></ol> 3. 유사 분열 재조합을 유도하는 열 충격을 수행 <ol><li> 약 85 - 달걀 누워 후 100 시간, 장소 V1 시간 동안 섭씨 37도에서 물 중탕으로 IALS. 수위가 유리 병에 미디어의 높이 이상에 도달 할 수 있지만 완전히 익사에서 유충을 방지하기 위해 튜브를 잠수함하지 않도록하십시오. </li><li> 수조에서 튜브를 제거하고 실온에서 1 시간의 회복 기간을 허용합니다. </li><li> 다시 37도 섭씨 물을 욕조에 1 시간 동안 장소 유리 병. </li><li> 우화까지 22 섭씨 온도에서 12 시간의 빛 / 어둠주기에 인큐베이터에서 물 목욕 및 저장소에서 튜브를 제거합니다. </li></ol> 행동 테스트 4. 준비 <ol><li> 우화 후, 얼음에 파리를 마취. MARCM에 대한 모든 유전 적 요소를 포함하고 GFP 발현 마크 클론 가능성이 상위 종목에 사용되는 관찰 표현형 마커를 기반으로 관찰됩니다 나타내는 유전자형과 파리를 선택합니다. 홍채 절제술 가위 파리 목을 벨. 참고 : 예를 들어, 우리는 유전자 마커없이 파리에 대한 CYO (곱슬 날개)와 Sb를 (그루터기 다름) 식별자로 선택모자이크 영역을 만드는 데 필요한 모든 유전 적 요소를 포함 할 것 년도 파리는 GFP 표시. 참고 : 목 베기 자극 할 때 날아에서 성인을 방지 할 필요가있다. </li><li> 폐쇄, 습한 환경에서 헤드리스 파리를 놓고 약 10 수 - 복구의 20 시간을. 만 사용 바로 자신하는 것은 더 테스트를 위해 교란 때 파리. 테스트 잘린 30 시간 내 날아간다. </li></ol> 5. 행동 테스트 <ol><li> 형광 해부 현미경으로 해고 파리를 관찰함으로써, 강모 외부 감각 기관에서 GFP 표시 동형 접합 클론을 식별합니다. 강모 이름과 왼쪽이나 오른쪽을 기록한다. 잠재적 인 편견을 제거하기 위해 강모 자극을 수행 랩 부재는 강모, 야생형 또는 돌연변이 체의 유전형을 블라인드이어야한다. </li><li> 뻣뻣한 머리카락이나 미세 집게로 비행 몸으로 모 GFP를 편향에 의해 손질 반사를 표시된 유도하고, 다리를 다시 관찰sponse. 자극과 자신의 다리를 움직이지 않는 파리에 0의 점수 강모에 대한 응답으로 자신의 다리를 들어 파리에 하나의 점수를 제공합니다. 주 : 이전 연구 6,7 특정 칫솔모를 자극하여 유발되어 다리 응답을 특징으로하고있다. 이 각각 다름에 응답하는 다리와 특정 강모의 자극에 반응 파리의 비율을 포함한다. 우리는 우리가 Vandervorst의 분류 (6)을 기반으로 대응할 것으로 예상되는 다리의 움직임습니다. </li><li> 떨어져 2 분 간격으로 다섯 시험을 실시한다. </li></ol>

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돌연변이의 컬렉션 성인 선별 곤란할 것 치명적인 P 요소 돌연변이가 포함되어 있기 때문에이 프로토콜은이 프로토콜은 먼저 리와 루오 설명 복잡한 유전 적 기술을 사용한다. 초파리 mechanosensation에 영향을 미치는 돌연변이 선별 성인 행동 분석을 활용 (1999) 성인 치사를 회피 우와 루오로 프로토콜, (2006) 등의 상세한. MARCM은 동형 접합 세포의 클론 영역을 생성하는 상동 염색체 사이의 유?...

Humans rely on the ability to convert mechanical stimuli from their environment, such as touch, pressure, vibration, or sound waves, into sensory information that can be processed by the nervous system, in a process termed mechanotransduction. Many of the overall mechanistic features of mechanotransduction between humans and invertebrates are the same1, making Drosophila a useful model to study the molecular mechanisms of mechanotransduction. Drosophila melanogaster contain two sets of specialized sensory organs (Type I and II) that are capable of converting mechanical stimuli into action potentials. Type I mechanoreceptors have a neuron with a single dendrite or sensory process, surrounded by three support cells2. The Type I mechanoreceptors include bristle mechanoreceptors, hearing sensitive chordotonal organs (the Johnston's organ), and campaniform sensilla that convey information about wing beats3. The bristles that cover the dorsal side of the fly are the most abundant and easily accessible of the Type I organs. Similar to the extracellular environment of hair cells associated with hearing and balance in vertebrates, the support cells surrounding fly mechanosensitive neurons secrete a high potassium endolymph that creates an unusual concentration gradient for potassium1. Mechanosensitive neurons, of both the mammalian and fly systems, utilize this high extracellular potassium to depolarize the cell. In response to mechanical stimulation of the macrochaete bristles towards the body wall, the sensory neurons respond with a burst of action potentials driven by this potassium depolarization of the cell membrane4. The Drosophila sensory neurons that innervate bristles resemble the mechanosensitive cells of other organisms, including vertebrate hair cells, in both structure and function1,5. The accessibility of Drosophila external sense organs to experimental manipulation and the abundance of genetic techniques available to researchers make Drosophila an excellent model system to investigate the molecular underpinnings of mechanosensation. 
In the fly, stimulation of a single sensory neuron that innervates a bristle leads to an observable behavioral response. Stimulation of different bristles evokes specific, reproducible behavioral responses, depending on the bristle that is stimulated. Upon tactile stimulation, decapitated wild-type flies exhibit a complex grooming reflex wherein they clean the area near the stimulated bristle with a patterned set of leg movements5-7. When homozygous for known single-gene mutations that interfere with learning7 or coordination and locomotor activity5, flies respond abnormally to mechanical stimulation. This grooming reflex is therefore a useful tool to study the effects of single-gene mutations on a specific, replicable behavior.
The robust behavioral response to stimulation of a single macrochaete bristle holds the potential to assist in identifying new genes involved in mechanotransduction. This protocol being used to test a collection of mutant flies for the absence of a behavioral response to indicate that the mutation interferes with mechanosensation. In the mutant collection selected for screening, the mutations cause lethality before adulthood, and therefore would be impossible to test using traditional adult behavior screens. Originally, this collection of lethal p-elements was combined with FRT recombination sites to test cell growth defects in clones. The clones were made specifically in the eye because adult flies can survive in the lab setting without functional vision8. However, removal of all mechanosensation can cause adults to be severely uncoordinated or die before eclosion5. This protocol uses a mosaic approach to circumvent the lethality of the mutations and allow for adult stage testing. A genetic technique called Mosaic Analysis with a Repressible Cell Marker (MARCM)9 is used to generate homozygous mutant cells in a limited number of adult fly sensory organs, while the rest of the organism remains heterozygous. These MARCM flies readily survive until adulthood, yet the bristles are homozygous for the lethal genes of interest.
MARCM allows for regions of homozygous mutant cells to be generated and marked by the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP), while the rest of the organism remains heterozygous at that particular locus and unmarked9. MARCM combines individual p-element mutations with five common genetic elements: GFP under the control of an upstream-activating sequence (UAS-GFP), Gal80 repressor protein under control of a general promoter (tub-Gal80), Gal4 transcription factor under control of a general promoter (tub-Gal4), the FRT recombinase enzyme expressed through a heat-shock controlled promoter, and a FRT recombination site10. By driving mitotic recombination through a heat-shock activated recombinase, a limited number of cells are made homozygous for the mutation and marked with GFP. GFP expression is repressed in heterozygous cells by the presence of Gal80 on the wild-type copy of the chromosome. 
A heat-shock protocol for MARCM was optimized to induce recombination in the fly bristle external sense organs, while much of the organism remains heterozygous, and thus unmarked with GFP. Mosaic flies generated using this protocol contained homozygous mutations most frequently in the post alar or dorsal central bristles on the surface of the notum. 
We have tested the utility of this combination of MARCM and the grooming behavior screen with a known mechanosensitive mutant, NOMPC. The ion channel, no mechanoreceptor potential C (NOMPC), is an essential component of the mechanotransduction pathway in Drosophila5,11-13. NOMPC belongs to the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of cation channels5 and satisfies all of the criteria to qualify as a mechanosensitive channel in Drosophila14,15: 1) NOMPC is expressed in the ciliate tips of type 1 sensory neurons of Drosophila 13,16-18, 2) NOMPC null larvae do not have an electrical response to tactile stimulation13, 3) Ectopic expression of NOMPC in touch insensitive cells can induce sensitivity to mechanical stimulation13, 4) heterologous expression of NOMPC in Schneider 2 cells yields a mechanosensitive channel13, and 5) NOMPC adult mutants display defects in their response to mechanical stimulation5. Given this evidence, we predicted that NOMPC mutant clones would show an altered or inhibited grooming response in response to mechanical stimulation of bristles.
A MARCM-stock containing the NOMPC mutation was developed for use in a proof of principle experiment of the grooming assay. Mosaic flies were stimulated at macrochaete bristles containing homozygous NOMPC mutant cells. We expected an inhibition of the grooming response following stimulation of the macrochaete bristle. We found that only 2 of 14 mutant bristle flies tested gave a single response to repeated stimulation; most did not respond to stimulation of the homozygous mutant bristle. Having confirmed that this MARCM-based behavioral assay produces an abnormal grooming reflex in a known mechanosensitive mosaic mutant, this technique can be used in a screen for additional mechanosensitive mutations.

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a behavioral assay for mechanosensation of marcm-based clones in drosophila melanogaster

때문에 포유류 내이의 머리 셀 구조 및 기능의 상 동성, 초파리 외부 감각 기관을 뉴런에 분포 mechanosensation의 연구에 훌륭한 모델 시스템을 제공한다. 이 프로토콜은 mechanosensation 방해 변이를 식별하는데 사용될 수 초파리 간단한 터치 동작을 설명한다. 파리의 가슴이 중 첫 번째 또는 세 번째 다리에서 정리 반사를 이끌어에 macrochaete의 촉각 자극은 다름. mechanotransduction (예 : NOMPC 등)을 방해 돌연변이는, 또는 반사 아크의 다른 측면과 함께, 정리 반응을 억제 할 수 있습니다. 성인 행동의 전통적인 화면은 개발 과정에서 중요한 역할을 돌연변이를 놓친 것이다. 대신,이 프로토콜은 expr에 의해 생성 및 표시 할 동형 접합성 돌연변이 세포의 제한된 영역을 허용하도록 repressible 세포 마커 (MARCM) 모자이크 분석과 터치 스크린을 결합녹색 형광 단백질 (GFP)의 ession. 비정상적인 행동 반응을 위해 MARCM 클론을 시험함으로써,보다 전통적인 방법에 의해 누락되었을 mechanosensation 관련된 새로운 유전자를 검색 치명적인 P 요소 돌연변이 컬렉션 선별 할 수있다.

이 프로토콜의 성공은 크게 쓸만한 파리의 전체 수율에 따라, 열 쇼크의 효과는 유사 분열 재조합하고, 2 분 간격으로 자극 파리에서 강력한 행동 반응을 얻을 수있는 능력을 유발한다. 배아의 약 12​​.5 %가 필요 MARCM 요소 및 GFP 발현의 가능성이 eclose 성인의 약 16.67 %를 포함하는 것을 감안할 때, 그것은 시간 제한이 낳는 동안 계란의 높은 번호를 확인하는 것이 중요합니...

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의 Mechanosensation에 대한 행동 분석 클론의 MARCM은 기반<em&gt; 초파리</em

In order to identify novel mutations affecting mechanosensation, we designed an assay that measures the behavioral response to tactile stimulation of fly bristles in mutant clones generated by the MARCM method. The combination of techniques allows for the identification of mechanosensitive mutations that would otherwise be lethal.

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A Behavioral Assay for Mechanosensation of MARCM-based Clones in Drosophila melanogaster

10.2K 조회수.  College of the Holy Cross. In order to identify novel mutations affecting mechanosensation, we designed an assay that measures the behavioral response to tactile stimulation of fly bristles in mutant clones generated by the MARCM method. The combination of techniques allows for the identification of mechanosensitive mutations that would otherwise be lethal.

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High-resolution Measurement of Odor-Driven Behavior in Drosophila Larvae

Olfactory responses in Drosophila larvae have been traditionally studied in Petri dishes comprising a single peripheral odor source. In this behavioral paradigm, the experimenter usually assumes that the rapid diffusion of odorant molecules from the source leads to the creation of a stable gradient in the dish. To establish a quantitative correlation between sensory inputs and behavioral responses, it is necessary to achieve a more thorough characterization of the odorant stimulus conditions. In this video article, we describe a new method allowing the construction of odorant gradients with stable and controllable geometries. We briefly illustrate how these gradients can be used to screen for olfactory defects (full and partial anosmia) and to study more subtle features of chemotaxis behavior.

In this video article, we describe a new method allowing the construction of odorant gradients with stable and controllable geometries. We briefly illustrate how these gradients can be used to screen for olfactory defects (full and partial anosmia) and to study more subtle features of chemotaxis behavior.

Drosophila의 유충에서 냄새 기반 행동의 고해상도 측정

Olfactory responses in Drosophila larvae have been traditionally studied in Petri dishes comprising a single peripheral odor source. In this behavioral ...

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Morphological Analysis of Drosophila Larval Peripheral Sensory Neuron Dendrites and Axons Using Genetic Mosaics

Nervous system development requires the correct specification of neuron position and identity, followed by accurate neuron class-specific dendritic development and axonal wiring. Recently the dendritic arborization (DA) sensory neurons of the Drosophila larval peripheral nervous system (PNS) have become powerful genetic models in which to elucidate both general and class-specific mechanisms of neuron differentiation.
There are four main DA neuron classes (I-IV)1. They are named in order of increasing dendrite arbor complexity, and have class-specific differences in the genetic control of their differentiation2-10. The DA sensory system is a practical model to investigate the molecular mechanisms behind the control of dendritic morphology11-13 because: 1) it can take advantage of the powerful genetic tools available in the fruit fly, 2) the DA neuron dendrite arbor spreads out in only 2 dimensions beneath an optically clear larval cuticle making it easy to visualize with high resolution in vivo, 3) the class-specific diversity in dendritic morphology facilitates a comparative analysis to find key elements controlling the formation of simple vs. highly branched dendritic trees, and 4) dendritic arbor stereotypical shapes of different DA neurons facilitate morphometric statistical analyses.
DA neuron activity modifies the output of a larval locomotion central pattern generator14-16. The different DA neuron classes have distinct sensory modalities, and their activation elicits different behavioral responses14,16-20. Furthermore different classes send axonal projections stereotypically into the Drosophila larval central nervous system in the ventral nerve cord (VNC)21. These projections terminate with topographic representations of both DA neuron sensory modality and the position in the body wall of the dendritic field7,22,23. Hence examination of DA axonal projections can be used to elucidate mechanisms underlying topographic mapping7,22,23, as well as the wiring of a simple circuit modulating larval locomotion14-17.
We present here a practical guide to generate and analyze genetic mosaics24 marking DA neurons via MARCM (Mosaic Analysis with a Repressible Cell Marker)1,10,25 and Flp-out22,26,27 techniques (summarized in Fig. 1).

Morphological Analysis of Drosophila Larval Peripheral Sensory Neuron Dendrites and Axons Using Genetic Mosaics

The dendritic arborization sensory neurons of the Drosophila larval peripheral nervous system are useful models to elucidate both general and neuron class-specific mechanisms of neuron differentiation. We present a practical guide to generate and analyze dendritic arborization neuron genetic mosaics.

의 형태학의 분석 Drosophila</em유전 모자이크 사용하기> 애벌레 주변 감각 신경 세포의 Dendrites 및 Axons

Nervous system development requires the correct specification of neuron position and identity, followed by accurate neuron class-specific dendritic ...

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Methods to Assay Drosophila Behavior

Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, has been used to study molecular mechanisms of a wide range of human diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and various neurological diseases1. We have optimized simple and robust behavioral assays for determining larval locomotion, adult climbing ability (RING assay), and courtship behaviors of Drosophila. These behavioral assays are widely applicable for studying the role of genetic and environmental factors on fly behavior. Larval crawling ability can be reliably used for determining early stage changes in the crawling abilities of Drosophila larvae and also for examining effect of drugs or human disease genes (in transgenic flies) on their locomotion. The larval crawling assay becomes more applicable if expression or abolition of a gene causes lethality in pupal or adult stages, as these flies do not survive to adulthood where they otherwise could be assessed. This basic assay can also be used in conjunction with bright light or stress to examine additional behavioral responses in Drosophila larvae. Courtship behavior has been widely used to investigate genetic basis of sexual behavior, and can also be used to examine activity and coordination, as well as learning and memory. Drosophila courtship behavior involves the exchange of various sensory stimuli including visual, auditory, and chemosensory signals between males and females that lead to a complex series of well characterized motor behaviors culminating in successful copulation. Traditional adult climbing assays (negative geotaxis) are tedious, labor intensive, and time consuming, with significant variation between different trials2-4. The rapid iterative negative geotaxis (RING) assay5 has many advantages over more widely employed protocols, providing a reproducible, sensitive, and high throughput approach to quantify adult locomotor and negative geotaxis behaviors. In the RING assay, several genotypes or drug treatments can be tested simultaneously using large number of animals, with the high-throughput approach making it more amenable for screening experiments.

Methods to Assay Drosophila Behavior

Drosophila melanogaster is a genetically and behaviorally tractable model system that has been used to understand the molecular and cellular basis of many important biological processes for over a century 1. Drosophila has been well exploited to gain insights into the genetic basis of fly behavior.

분석의 방법 Drosophila 행동

Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, has been used to study molecular mechanisms of a wide range of human diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular ...

Local and Global Methods of Assessing Thermal Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

In this article, we demonstrate assays to study thermal nociception in Drosophila larvae. One assay involves spatially-restricted (local) stimulation of thermal nociceptors1,2 while the second involves a wholesale (global) activation of most or all such neurons3. Together, these techniques allow visualization and quantification of the behavioral functions of Drosophila nociceptive sensory neurons.
The Drosophila larva is an established model system to study thermal nociception, a sensory response to potentially harmful temperatures that is evolutionarily conserved across species1,2. The advantages of Drosophila for such studies are the relative simplicity of its nervous system and the sophistication of the genetic techniques that can be used to dissect the molecular basis of the underlying biology4-6 In Drosophila, as in all metazoans, the response to noxious thermal stimuli generally involves a "nocifensive" aversive withdrawal to the presented stimulus7. Such stimuli are detected through free nerve endings or nociceptors and the amplitude of the organismal response depends on the number of nociceptors receiving the noxious stimulus8. In Drosophila, it is the class IV dendritic arborization sensory neurons that detect noxious thermal and mechanical stimuli9 in addition to their recently discovered role as photoreceptors10. These neurons, which have been very well studied at the developmental level, arborize over the barrier epidermal sheet and make contacts with nearly all epidermal cells11,12. The single axon of each class IV neuron projects into the ventral nerve cord of the central nervous system11 where they may connect to second-order neurons that project to the brain.
Under baseline conditions, nociceptive sensory neurons will not fire until a relatively high threshold is reached. The assays described here allow the investigator to quantify baseline behavioral responses or, presumably, the sensitization that ensues following tissue damage. Each assay provokes distinct but related locomotory behavioral responses to noxious thermal stimuli and permits the researcher to visualize and quantify various aspects of thermal nociception in Drosophila larvae. The assays can be applied to larvae of desired genotypes or to larvae raised under different environmental conditions that might impact nociception. Since thermal nociception is conserved across species, the findings gleaned from genetic dissection in Drosophila will likely inform our understanding of thermal nociception in other species, including vertebrates.

Local and Global Methods of Assessing Thermal Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

In this article, we demonstrate assays to study thermal nociception in Drosophila larvae. One assay involves spatially-restricted (local) stimulation of thermal nociceptors1,2 while the second involves a wholesale (global) activation of most or all such neurons3. Together, these techniques allow visualization and quantification of the behavioral functions of Drosophila nociceptive sensory neurons.

에서 열 Nociception를 평가 지역 및 글로벌 방법<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; 애벌레

In this article, we demonstrate assays to study thermal nociception in Drosophila larvae. One assay involves spatially-restricted (local) stimulation of ...

A Single-fly Assay for Foraging Behavior in Drosophila

For many animals, hunger promotes changes in the olfactory system in a manner that facilitates the search for appropriate food sources. In this video article, we describe an automated assay to measure the effect of hunger or satiety on olfactory dependent food search behavior in the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In a light-tight box illuminated by red light that is invisible to fruit flies, a camera linked to custom data acquisition software monitors the position of six flies simultaneously. Each fly is confined to walk in individual arenas containing a food odor at the center. The testing arenas rest on a porous floor that functions to prevent odor accumulation. Latency to locate the odor source, a metric that reflects olfactory sensitivity under different physiological states, is determined by software analysis. Here, we discuss the critical mechanics of running this behavioral paradigm and cover specific issues regarding fly loading, odor contamination, assay temperature, data quality, and statistical analysis.

A Single-fly Assay for Foraging Behavior in Drosophila

In this video article, we describe an automated assay to measure the effect of hunger or satiety on olfactory dependent food search behavior in the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

먹이 찾아 돌아다 행동에 대한 단일 비행 분석에<em&gt; 초파리</em

For many animals, hunger promotes changes in the olfactory system in a manner that facilitates the search for appropriate food sources. In this video ...

An Improved Assay and Tools for Measuring Mechanical Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

Published assays for mechanical nociception in Drosophila have led to variable assessments of behavior. Here, we fabricated, for use with Drosophila larvae, customized metal nickel-titanium alloy (nitinol) filaments. These mechanical probes are similar to the von Frey filaments used in vertebrates to measure mechanical nociception. Here, we demonstrate how to make and calibrate these mechanical probes and how to generate a full behavioral dose-response from subthreshold (innocuous or non-noxious range) to suprathreshold (low to high noxious range) stimuli. To demonstrate the utility of the probes, we investigated tissue damage-induced hypersensitivity in Drosophila larvae. Mechanical allodynia (hypersensitivity to a normally innocuous mechanical stimulus) and hyperalgesia (exaggerated responsiveness to a noxious mechanical stimulus) have not yet been established in Drosophila larvae. Using mechanical probes that are normally innocuous or probes that typically elicit an aversive behavior, we found that Drosophila larvae develop mechanical hypersensitization (both allodynia and hyperalgesia) after tissue damage. Thus, the mechanical probes and assay that we illustrate here will likely be important tools to dissect the fundamental molecular/genetic mechanisms of mechanical hypersensitivity.

An Improved Assay and Tools for Measuring Mechanical Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

The goal of this protocol is to show how to perform an improved assay for mechanical nociception in Drosophila larvae. We use the assay here to demonstrate that mechanical hypersensitivity (allodynia and hyperalgesia) exists in Drosophila larvae.

드로소필라 애벌레의 기계적 고치절 측정을 위한 향상된 분석 및 도구

Published assays for mechanical nociception in Drosophila have led to variable assessments of behavior. Here, we fabricated, for use with Drosophila ...

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Testing Drosophila Olfaction with a Y-maze Assay

Detecting signals from the environment is essential for animals to ensure their survival. To this aim, they use environmental cues such as vision, mechanoreception, hearing, and chemoperception through taste, via direct contact or through olfaction, which represents the response to a volatile molecule acting at longer range. Volatile chemical molecules are very important signals for most animals in the detection of danger, a source of food, or to communicate between individuals. Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most common biological models for scientists to explore the cellular and molecular basis of olfaction. In order to highlight olfactory abilities of this small insect, we describe a modified choice protocol based on the Y-maze test classically used with mice. Data obtained with Y-mazes give valuable information to better understand how animals deal with their perpetually changing environment. We introduce a step-by-step protocol to study the impact of odorants on fly exploratory response using this Y-maze assay.

Testing Drosophila Olfaction with a Y-maze Assay

We present a choice test to reveal the influence of odorants on Drosophila behavior using a Y-maze assay.

테스트<em&gt; 초파리</emY-미로 분석과&gt; 후각

Detecting signals from the environment is essential for animals to ensure their survival. To this aim, they use environmental cues such as vision, ...

Olfactory Behaviors Assayed by Computer Tracking Of Drosophila in a Four-quadrant Olfactometer

A key challenge in neurobiology is to understand how neural circuits function to guide appropriate animal behaviors. Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent model system for such investigations due to its complex behaviors, powerful genetic techniques, and compact nervous system. Laboratory behavioral assays have long been used with Drosophila to simulate properties of the natural environment and study the neural mechanisms underlying the corresponding behaviors (e.g. phototaxis, chemotaxis, sensory learning and memory)1-3. With the recent availability of large collections of transgenic Drosophila lines that label specific neural subsets, behavioral assays have taken on a prominent role to link neurons with behaviors4-11. Versatile and reproducible paradigms, together with the underlying computational routines for data analysis, are indispensable for rapid tests of candidate fly lines with various genotypes. Particularly useful are setups that are flexible in the number of animals tested, duration of experiments and nature of presented stimuli. The assay of choice should also generate reproducible data that is easy to acquire and analyze. Here, we present a detailed description of a system and protocol for assaying behavioral responses of Drosophila flies in a large four-field arena. The setup is used here to assay responses of flies to a single olfactory stimulus; however, the same setup may be modified to test multiple olfactory, visual or optogenetic stimuli, or a combination of these. The olfactometer setup records the activity of fly populations responding to odors, and computational analytical methods are applied to quantify fly behaviors. The collected data are analyzed to get a quick read-out of an experimental run, which is essential for efficient data collection and the optimization of experimental conditions.

Olfactory Behaviors Assayed by Computer Tracking Of Drosophila in a Four-quadrant Olfactometer

We describe here a behavioral setup and data analysis method for assaying olfactory responses of up to 100 vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster). This system may be used with single or multiple olfactory stimuli, and adaptable for optogenetic activation or silencing of neuronal subsets.

의 컴퓨터 추적하여있는 분석 후각 행동<em&gt; 초파리</em&gt; 네 사분면의 후각에

A key challenge in neurobiology is to understand how neural circuits function to guide appropriate animal behaviors. Drosophila melanogaster is an ...

Novel Assay for Cold Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

How organisms sense and respond to noxious temperatures is still poorly understood. Further, the mechanisms underlying sensitization of the sensory machinery, such as in patients experiencing peripheral neuropathy or injury-induced sensitization, are not well characterized. The genetically tractable Drosophila model has been used to study the cells and genes required for noxious heat detection, which has yielded multiple conserved genes of interest. Little is known however about the cells and receptors important for noxious cold sensing. Although, Drosophila does not survive prolonged exposure to cold temperatures (&#8804;10 &#186;C), and will avoid cool, preferring warmer temperatures in behavioral preference assays, how they sense and possibly avoid noxious cold stimuli has only recently been investigated.
Here we describe and characterize the first noxious cold (&#8804;10 &#186;C) behavioral assay in Drosophila. Using this tool and assay, we show an investigator how to qualitatively and quantitatively assess cold nociceptive behaviors. This can be done under normal/healthy culture conditions, or presumably in the context of disease, injury or sensitization. Further, this assay can be applied to larvae selected for desired genotypes, which might impact thermosensation, pain, or nociceptive sensitization. Given that pain is a highly conserved process, using this assay to further study&#160;thermal nociception will likely glean important understanding of pain processes in other species, including vertebrates.

Novel Assay for Cold Nociception in Drosophila Larvae

Here we demonstrate a novel assay to study cold nociception in Drosophila larvae. This assay utilizes a custom-built Peltier probe capable of applying a focal noxious cold stimulus and results in quantifiable cold-specific behaviors. This technique will allow further cellular and molecular dissection of cold nociception.

콜드 통각에 대한 소설 분석<em&gt; 초파리</em&gt; 애벌레

How organisms sense and respond to noxious temperatures is still poorly understood. Further, the mechanisms underlying sensitization of the sensory ...

Behavioral Assays for Optogenetic Manipulation of Neural Circuits in Drosophila melanogaster

Optogenetics has become a fundamental technique in neuroscience, enabling precise control of neuronal activity through light stimulation. This study introduces easy-to-implement setups for applying optogenetic methods in Drosophila melanogaster. Two optogenetic tools, CsChrimson, a red-light-activated cation channel, and GtACR2, a blue-light-activated anion channel, were employed in four experimental approaches. Three of these approaches involve single-fly experiments: (1) a blue-light optogenetic thermotactic positional preference assay targeting temperature-sensitive heating cells, (2) a red-light optogenetic positional preference assay activating bitter sensing neurons, and (3) a proboscis extension response assay activating the sweet-sensing neurons. The fourth approach (4) is a fly maze setup to assess avoidance behaviors using multiple flies. The ability to manipulate neural activity temporally and spatially offers powerful insights into sensory processing and decision-making, underscoring the potential of optogenetics to advance our knowledge of neural function. These methods provide an accessible and robust framework for future research in neuroscience to enhance the understanding of specific neural pathways and their behavioral outcomes.

This paper presents methods for optogenetic manipulation in Drosophila melanogaster, utilizing CsChrimson and GtACR2 to activate and silence specific neurons. Four experiments are described to utilize optogenetics to explore thermotactic and gustatory behaviors, providing insights into the underlying neural mechanisms governing these processes.

Drosophila melanogaster에서 신경 회로의 광유전학적 조작을 위한 행동 분석

Optogenetics has become a fundamental technique in neuroscience, enabling precise control of neuronal activity through light stimulation. This study ...

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Drosophila의 유충에서 냄새 기반 행동의 고해상도 측정

의 형태학의 분석 Drosophila 애벌레 주변 감각 신경 세포의 Dendrites 및 Axons

분석의 방법 Drosophila 행동

에서 열 Nociception를 평가 지역 및 글로벌 방법

먹이 찾아 돌아다 행동에 대한 단일 비행 분석에

드로소필라 애벌레의 기계적 고치절 측정을 위한 향상된 분석 및 도구

테스트

의 컴퓨터 추적하여있는 분석 후각 행동

콜드 통각에 대한 소설 분석

Drosophila melanogaster에서 신경 회로의 광유전학적 조작을 위한 행동 분석