NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1061
Cunningham Miles G., Nikkhah Guido, McKay Ronald D.G.
{"title":"Grafting Immortalized Hippocampal Cells into the Brain of the Adult and the Newborn Rat","authors":"Cunningham Miles G., Nikkhah Guido, McKay Ronald D.G.","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We describe methods for grafting cultured cells into the newborn and the adult rat using as an example the immortalized hippocampal cell line HiB5. We discuss cell labeling strategies and animal preparation prior to as well as animal care after surgery. The principles of stereotaxic surgery are presented with a standard protocol for transplantation into the adult. A grafting technique that allows micro-volumes of cell suspension to be precisely placed in very small target sites with minimum trauma is described. Also described is a detailed protocol for stereotaxic placement in the newborn that utilizes a new instrument that allows safe, prolonged anesthesia and accurate, reproducible placement of cell suspensions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 260-272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72112743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/NCMN.1993.1060
D. Sakaguchi, E. Henderson
{"title":"Isolation and Characterization of Glial Cell Lines from Xenopus Neuroepithelium and Retinal Pigment Epithelium","authors":"D. Sakaguchi, E. Henderson","doi":"10.1006/NCMN.1993.1060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/NCMN.1993.1060","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We have isolated several immortal cell lines from Xenopus neuroepithelium and retinal pigment epithelium. These cell lines were initially isolated from primary cultures by serial passaging of proliferating cells, followed by subcloning with limiting dilution techniques. Several morphologically distinct cell lines have been isolated using these procedures. On the basis of immunocytochemical characterization using specific antibodies, we have established that three of these cell lines, the XR1, XRpe1, and XRpe2 cell lines, are glial-like in nature. These cell lines were extensively labeled by antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin, markers used to identify glial cells. Mono-layers of these cell lines served as useful substrates for axon outgrowth from developing retinal ganglion cells. In addition, analysis of cell-free substrates, prepared by treatment of cell line monolayers with Triton X- 100, revealed that the XR1, XRpe1, and XRpe2 cell lines produce an extracellular matrix (ECM) with potent neurite outgrowth-promoting activity. In contrast, other established retinal and nonretinal Xenopus cell lines were relatively ineffective and did not support axon outgrowth. We propose that neurite outgrowth-promoting activity produced by these cell lines is associated with their ECM and may be glial cell specific. In addition, to further characterize these cell lines, we have recently imaged live cells, using the atomic force microscope (AFM). The use of AFM on living, cultured cells provides a new, high-resolution method for examining dynamic cytoskeletal and morphological events.","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"164 8 1","pages":"249-259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84185666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1052
Hammang Joseph P., Baetge E.Edward, Messing Albee
{"title":"Immortalized Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Cell Lines by Targeted Oncogenesis in Transgenic Mice Using the PNMT Promoter","authors":"Hammang Joseph P., Baetge E.Edward, Messing Albee","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Phenylethanolamine <em>N</em>-methyltransferase (PNMT) is the terminal enzyme in the catecholamine biosynthetic pathway, converting norepinephrine to epinephrine. In transgenic mice, 2 kb of the human PNMT promoter directs the expression of the simian virus 40 (SV4O) early region in three classes of retinal neurons and in chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. These transgenic animals develop retinal and adrenal medullary tumors between 3 and 4 months of age. We have adapted these tumor cells to cell culture and have derived immortalized retinal neuronal and adrenal chromaffin cell lines. These cell lines express a number of cell- and tissue-specific markers indicative of the differentiated cells of origin.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 176-183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72112751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/NCMN.1993.1061
M. Cunningham, G. Nikkhah, R. McKay
{"title":"Grafting Immortalized Hippocampal Cells into the Brain of the Adult and the Newborn Rat","authors":"M. Cunningham, G. Nikkhah, R. McKay","doi":"10.1006/NCMN.1993.1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/NCMN.1993.1061","url":null,"abstract":"We describe methods for grafting cultured cells into the newborn and the adult rat using as an example the immortalized hippocampal cell line HiB5. We discuss cell labeling strategies and animal preparation prior to as well as animal care after surgery. The principles of stereotaxic surgery are presented with a standard protocol for transplantation into the adult. A grafting technique that allows micro-volumes of cell suspension to be precisely placed in very small target sites with minimum trauma is described. Also described is a detailed protocol for stereotaxic placement in the newborn that utilizes a new instrument that allows safe, prolonged anesthesia and accurate, reproducible placement of cell suspensions.","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"140 1","pages":"260-272"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75653504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1058
Saule Simon, Fauquet Mireille
{"title":"Avian Retroviruses: Tools for Generating Immortalized Neural Cells and Studying Neural Differentiation","authors":"Saule Simon, Fauquet Mireille","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1058","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Avian embryos, especially those of chick and quail, offer powerful systems for studying very early steps of both central and peripheral neurogenesis, but the lack of permanent neural avian cell lines constitutes an obstacle to analyzing differentiating events at the molecular level. In this paper, we present a strategy whereby new avian cell lines can be generated by infecting, <em>in vitro</em>, cells arising from different parts of the nervous system with natural occurring retroviruses. In particular, the cells from neural crest, neuroretina, peripheral ganglia, and neural tube were induced to proliferate highly by either MC29 or RSV infection. We also discuss some investigations performed with retroviral-infected cells aimed at testing factors or searching for genes that are implicated in the cellular cycle or in differentiating events. Finally, we include a discussion concerning the potential uses and limitations of such a system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 232-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72112740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1063
{"title":"Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes 2–3","authors":"","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 274-280"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1063","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72112746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1055
Bernard Ora
{"title":"Immortalization of Neural Cells with the c-myc and N-myc Proto-oncogenes","authors":"Bernard Ora","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The c-<em>myc</em> and the N-<em>myc</em> proto-oncogenes were employed to immortalize neural progenitor cells. Infection of neural precursors isolated from the mouse at the 10th day of embryonic development (E10) with <em>myc</em>-containing retroviruses resulted in immortalized cell lines representing bipotential E10 neuroepithelial cells. These cell lines have the capacity to differentiate into both glial and neuronal cells either spontaneously in the case of the Zen(<em>myc</em>) cell lines or after addition of fibroblast growth factor to the Dol(<em>myc</em>) cell lines. Infection of migrating neural crest cells with the <em>myc</em> retroviruses gave rise to three different types of immortalized cell lines: (i) cell lines resembling freshly isolated neural crest cells; (ii) cell lines that can differentiate into cells expressing Schwann cell markers when grown at high cell concentrations; and (iii) cell lines that have the ability to differentiate in culture to process-bearing cells which expressed neuronal markers or have the characteristics of Schwann cells. Olfactory epithelial cell lines were generated by infection with Zen retrovirus bearing the N-<em>myc</em> proto-oncogene. Some of the cell lines resemble basal cells and others grow as bipolar cells resembling neurons and expressing the neuronal marker neurofilaments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 3","pages":"Pages 200-213"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72112749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-12-01DOI: 10.1006/NCMN.1993.1059
E. Salazar-Grueso
{"title":"Immortalization of Spinal Cord Motor Neurons by Fusion of Primary Neurons with Neuroblastoma Cell Lines","authors":"E. Salazar-Grueso","doi":"10.1006/NCMN.1993.1059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/NCMN.1993.1059","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study of motor neurons is a technically difficult area in neurobiology because of limitations in isolation and culture. Among the many approaches used for isolating and culturing primary motor neurons, few have produced enough cells for biochemical and molecular studies. To overcome this problem, we have used somatic cell hybridization methods to generate hybrid neural cells that have traits typical of motor neurons. Isolated embryonic mouse spinal cord motor neurons were fused to an aminopterin-sensitive and neomycin-resistant mouse neuroblastoma cell line to produce several hybrid neuron cell lines. Those cell lines expressing high levels of choline acetyltransferase activity were selected and cloned. The hybrid nature of the cloned cells was confirmed by analysis of glucose phosphate isomerase allozymes and karyotyping. Availability of these embryonic clonal hybrid cells will make possible molecular, physiologic, and biochemical studies to define the biological properties of spinal motor neurons.","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"86 1","pages":"243-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88692545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-10-01DOI: 10.1006/ncmn.1993.1050
Buxser Stephen
{"title":"Optimizing Biological Activity of Lipophilic Compounds in Cultured Cells by Improving Delivery: Theoretical and Practical Considerations","authors":"Buxser Stephen","doi":"10.1006/ncmn.1993.1050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of lipophilic compounds in the study of signal transduction and other cellular processes is often complicated by the need to deliver compounds that are minimally soluble in water to cells in culture. A typical approach is to dissolve the lipophilic compound at high concentration in organic solvent and then to dilute the solvent in aqueous medium. However, such an approach usually results in precipitation of the compound in the aqueous medium and may minimize delivery of the compound to cells. Three techniques to keep the lipophilic compound In a nonprecipitated and stable form that will be readily available to the cells are described. They involve the use of protein carriers, liposomes, and emulsions. Particular attention is given to the use of emulsions, since this technique combines the advantages of a high capacity for lipophilic compounds, ease of assembly, and minimum contact between the lipophilic compound and water. Although the techniques differ with respect to the mechanics of combining the compound and the carrier, they all consist of a two-phase system dependent on partitioning between the carrier and the cells. Due to the need to take partitioning into account, all of these techniques differ from homogeneous solution-phase delivery. Therefore, in addition to descriptions of the techniques, criteria for both experimental design and analysis of data generated using two-phase systems are presented. In combination, the use of methods appropriate for delivery of lipophilic compounds to cells and the application of relevant calculations and analytical procedures provide the means necessary for design and Interpretation of experiments using lipophilic compounds.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 165-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/ncmn.1993.1050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72082854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroprotocolsPub Date : 1993-10-01DOI: 10.1006/NCMN.1993.1045
C. Pearl, A. Saltiel
{"title":"Regulation of Glycosyl-phosphoinositides in Mammalian Cells","authors":"C. Pearl, A. Saltiel","doi":"10.1006/NCMN.1993.1045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/NCMN.1993.1045","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Glycosyl-phosphoinositide molecules have both structural and functional roles in mammalian cells. These glycophospholipids can serve as membrane anchors for cell surface proteins or as precursors for the generation of second messengers in hormone action. Methodology for analysis of the synthesis and metabolism of these molecules is outlined. Tissue culture cells are used for experiments involving labeling with radioactive precursors. After exposure to hormones, glycosyl-phosphoinositides and their metabolites can be analyzed by a combination of thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatography.","PeriodicalId":100951,"journal":{"name":"Neuroprotocols","volume":"166 6","pages":"119-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91491644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}