{"title":"Fluorescence microplate assay for the detection of oxidative burst products in tobacco cell suspensions using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein.","authors":"Isak B Gerber, Ian A Dubery","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-3851-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11022-004-3851-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The technique of 2',7'-dihydrodichlorofluorescin diacetate (H2DCF-DA)-derived fluorescence was applied to measurements of the oxidative burst reaction in plant cell suspension cultures in an automatic fluorometric multiwell microplate assay. The developed procedure was found to be versatile and effective for the determination of the oxidative burst reaction in plant cell cultures. Using this assay, cumulative production of reactive oxygen intermediates may be monitored and recorded non-destructively on a real-time scale for a large number of samples at frequent and continual time intervals for time course experiments. Through the use of various inhibitors and inducers or elicitors of the oxidative burst in combination with H2DCF-DA, this assay aids in the dissection of the signal transduction pathways and the determination of the origins of the oxidative burst in plant cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"115-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-3851-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25204570","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}
{"title":"Isolation and primary culture of gill and digestive gland cells from the common mussel Mytilus edulis.","authors":"Jérôme Faucet, Manuelle Maurice, Béatrice Gagnaire, Tristan Renault, Thierry Burgeot","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-8227-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11022-004-8227-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the marine mussel Mytilus edulis is commonly used as a sentinel species, it would be useful to develop a primary culture of the target organs most often in contact with the marine environment. This study reports an improved method for dissociating the digestive gland and gills of M. edulis and considers the effect of mussel storage on cell viability and functionality before culture initiation. Viability and enzymatic activities such as those of esterase and peroxidase were monitored by flow cytometry, a sensitive, objective technique allowing large volumes of cells to be counted within a short time. A primary culture of digestive gland showed more than 75% viability after 72 h. Mussels were maintained in an aquarium containing clean, oxygenated seawater at 12 degrees C for two days before culture initiation, and dissociation was performed mechanically and chemically with Ca-Mg-free saline to obtain digestive gland cells. Application of non-specific esterase activity, using fluorescein diacetate (FDA test) coupled with flow cytometry, characterised the functionality of digestive gland and gill cells in culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"177-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-8227-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25204577","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}
{"title":"Immunocytochemistry as a tool for zebrafish developmental neurobiology.","authors":"Alicia E Novak, Angeles B Ribera","doi":"10.1023/B:MICS.0000006894.43940.b1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006894.43940.b1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two methods are presented here that allow clear visualization of antibody localization in zebrafish whole mount preparations, both for immunocytochemistry (ICC) alone and in combination with in situ hybridization (ISH). The first protocol describes ICC performed using a modified permeabilization technique and the chromogen AEC (3-Amino-9-ethylcarbazole). The second protocol describes the co-localization of transcriptional and translational products using a combined ISH/ICC protocol. A fluorescing chromogen (Fast Red, FR) is used to detect mRNA transcripts by ISH, and is combined with ICC that uses a secondary antibody conjugated to a different fluorescent molecule (Alexa 488). These procedures allow the identification of gene expression patterns in cell types identifiable with known antibodies.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 1-2","pages":"79-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006894.43940.b1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24177338","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}
Danielle M Gillotte, Patricia L Fox, Corey H Mjaatvedt, Stanley Hoffman, Anthony A Capehart
{"title":"An in vitro method for analysis of chondrogenesis in limb mesenchyme from individual transgenic (hdf) embryos.","authors":"Danielle M Gillotte, Patricia L Fox, Corey H Mjaatvedt, Stanley Hoffman, Anthony A Capehart","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-9803-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11022-004-9803-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study describes a simple, rapid protocol for culture for limb tissue from individual 10.5-day post coitum mouse embryos that supports cartilage differentiation over a six-day period. This technique differs from other commonly used methods utilizing pooled limb tissue in that: 1) forelimbs from individual embryos were used as donor tissue; 2) limb tissue was dissociated by very gentle enzymatic digest (0.1% trypsin, 5 min); and, 3) cell suspensions were plated at a lower density (1 x 10(7) vs. 2 x 10(7) cells/ml) in a reduced volume of 3-5 microl. Under these modified conditions to increase limb cell yield from each embryo, histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated reproducible formation of precartilage aggregates and subsequent overt chondrogenesis over a predictable time course. Using this culture protocol, analysis of limb mesenchyme from heterozygous hdf embryos, which bear an insertional mutation of the Cspg2 gene encoding the core protein of the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, versican, revealed an overall similar chondrogenic potential to that observed for wild-type littermates. This technique readily enables in vitro culture of limb bud mesenchyme from individual mouse embryos at this developmental stage and may be utilized by investigators to study the effects of the hdf and other transgenic mutations on mammalian limb development in vitro.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"97-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-9803-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25032609","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}
Guitang Wang, Scott LaPatra, Lingbing Zeng, Zhengshan Zhao, Yuanan Lu
{"title":"Establishment, growth, cryopreservation and species of origin identification of three cell lines from white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus.","authors":"Guitang Wang, Scott LaPatra, Lingbing Zeng, Zhengshan Zhao, Yuanan Lu","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-9120-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11022-004-9120-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three cell lines derived from fin (WSF), head soft tissue (WSHST) and body muscle (WSBM) were established from white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Characterization included determination of optimal growth kinetics, karyotyping, and mitochondrial ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genotyping. The primary cultures of these cells were generated by the explant technique using the L-15 medium supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum and epidermal/fibroblast growth factors. The cells grew between 15-30 degrees C, but optimal growth occurred at 25 degrees C with a doubling time of 48 hours. The cell lines can be readily maintained in-vitro and have been subcultured over 35 times. Following cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen, thawed cells exhibit a viability of > 90% after a 16-month storage period. Chromosomal typing of these cell lines at their 17th passage revealed a chromosomal distribution of 242 to 278 with an apparent peak ranging from 250 to 260. Polymerase chain reaction amplification of mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA and sequence analysis indicated 100% identity of the sequences found in the cell lines with those found in the source animal, confirming that the cell lines were of A. transmontanus origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"211-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-9120-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25203829","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}
{"title":"Neuron-specific gene manipulations to transparent zebrafish embryos.","authors":"Tomoyuki Yoshida, Masayoshi Mishina","doi":"10.1023/B:MICS.0000006850.81427.ed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006850.81427.ed","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the molecular basis of neural network formation, we introduced a novel double-cassette vector approach for visualizing and manipulating neuronal development in living zebrafish embryos. Two genes are physically linked in the double-cassette vector system, which ensures co-expression of an effector-protein and an EGFP-reporter in the same neuron. By generating transgenic enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) expressing zebrafish lines, we first established that EGFP under control of either the olfactory marker protein (OMP) gene promoter or the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta3 (nAChRbeta3) gene promoter, directed strong EGFP expression to the olfactory sensory neurons and the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), respectively. These transgenic lines allowed the visualization of the development of the entire olfactory sensory neurons and RGCs in vivo. By injection of vectors with EGFP under control of either the OMP or the nAChRbeta3 gene promoter, we followed the development of individual olfactory sensory neurons and RGCs. The double-cassette expression vector strategy enabled us to clarify the roles of protein kinase A (PKA) and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) in the development of olfactory sensory neurons and RGCs. The combination of visualization and neuron-specific gene manipulation provides a powerful reverse genetic in vivo approach for the study of genes of interest in neural differentiation, axonal pathfinding, and synaptogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 1-2","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006850.81427.ed","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24177901","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}
{"title":"Practical procedures for ectopic induction of gene expression in zebrafish embryos using Bhc-diazo-caged mRNA.","authors":"Hideki Ando, Hitoshi Okamoto","doi":"10.1023/B:MICS.0000006846.13226.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006846.13226.38","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We previously reported mRNA caging technology as a novel and simple technique for photo-mediated temporal and spatial control of gene activation in zebrafish embryos and as an alternative to the 'gene knockdown' approach using antisense morpholino oligonucleotides. The caging reagent used is 6-bromo-4-diazomethyl-7-hydroxycoumarin (Bhc-diazo), which forms a covalent bond with the phosphate moiety of the sugar-phosphate backbone of RNA. Mainly because of the reduced solubility of caged mRNA in aqueous solutions, special care in handling is needed. The Bhc-diazo group binds to the phosphate moieties of RNA and abolishes the translational activity of the latter. The translational activity of Bhc-caged mRNA is restored by photolysis/uncaging when exposed to long-wave UV light (350 approximately 365 nm). In this paper we describe the technique and detailed procedures for spatially and temporally controlled induction of gene expression in zebrafish embryos.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 1-2","pages":"25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006846.13226.38","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24177902","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}
{"title":"Preparation of chromosomes from plant leaf meristems for karyotype analysis and in situ hybridization.","authors":"Kesara Anamthawat-Jónsson","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-5620-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11022-004-5620-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A reliable method for preparing metaphase chromosomes from plant leaf tissues is described. The chromosomes are suitable for karyotype analysis and gene mapping by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). The method is based on enzymatic digestion of young leaf tissues (shoot-tips) after which the resulting protoplasts are treated hypotonically before being dropped onto microscopic slides. Compared to root-tip chromosomes, leaf chromosomes tend to be longer, or less condensed, and hence more karyotypically differentiated. Metaphase index in young leaf tissues is also very high. Metaphase spread consists of evenly and well-distributed chromosomes and this allows accurate counting. The plant used to demonstrate this method is birch (Betula L.), a group of tree species that has extremely small chromosomes. Root-tip chromosomes of these plants are difficult to obtain, as cutting does not produce roots readily. Seedling chromosomes do not represent the same genomic constitution as their mother trees due to introgressive hybridisation. Furthermore, sample collection in the field is convenient and actively growing leaf buds are available throughout the growing season. FISH experiments with these leaf chromosomes also give good results comparable to those obtained with root-tip chromosomes or even better as mapping on long or extended chromosomes has high resolution in general. Mapping of the 16S-28S ribosomal genes on birch leaf chromosomes has been shown to differentiate between birch species and therefore can accurately confirm their interspecific hybrids.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"91-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-5620-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25032606","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}
Bettina C Lieberoth, Catherina G Becker, Thomas Becker
{"title":"Double labeling of neurons by retrograde axonal tracing and non-radioactive in situ hybridization in the CNS of adult zebrafish.","authors":"Bettina C Lieberoth, Catherina G Becker, Thomas Becker","doi":"10.1023/B:MICS.0000006848.57869.4c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006848.57869.4c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A number of genes affecting axonal projections are currently being identified in zebrafish mutant screens. Analyzing the expression of these genes in the adult brain in relation to specific neuronal populations could yield insights into new functional contexts, such as the successful axonal regeneration in adult zebrafish. Here, we provide a relatively simple procedure for non-radioactive in situ hybridization in sections of adult zebrafish brains in combination with retrograde axonal tracing using the fluorescent neuronal tracer rhodamine dextran amine (RDA). A lesion is inflicted on the spinal cord of adult zebrafish and a crystal of RDA is then applied to the lesion site resulting in retrograde labeling of neurons in the brain through their spinal axons. Six to eighteen days later fish are perfusion-fixed, and in situ hybridization is carried out on vibratome-cut floating sections using a protocol simplified from that used for whole-mounted zebrafish embryos. This procedure leads to robust double labeling of axotomized neurons with RDA and an in situ hybridization signal for the growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43). This method can be used to identify gene expression in specific populations of projection neurons and to detect changes in gene expression in axotomized neurons in the CNS of adult zebrafish.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 1-2","pages":"65-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1023/B:MICS.0000006848.57869.4c","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24177336","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}
{"title":"Cobblestone area measuring (CAM) assay: a new way of assessing the potential of human haemopoietic stem cells.","authors":"Dimitrios G Bouzianas","doi":"10.1007/s11022-004-9123-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11022-004-9123-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new in vitro way of scoring the potential (proliferative- differentiative) of human haemopoietic stem cells (HHSC) is presented. We have applied it in the investigation of HHSC behaviour in normal bone marrow specimens under culture conditions. This system describes a modification of some existing culture assays for primitive HHSC function, and proliferation of the cobblestone area forming cell (CAFC) was determined by counting the cobblestone areas (CA) produced every week. The main steps of the assay are: (a) culture of MNC fraction on pre-established fibroblastic confluent layers from the M2.10B4 mouse cell line; (b) weekly counting of CA over a period of 5 weeks; (c) weekly in situ observation of CA morphology; (d) enumeration of secondary progenitors per CA, in the 5th week. The CAM index, expressing the value of the CA kinetic line slope and the number of secondary progenitors per CA were evaluated as factors indicating HHSC proliferative and differentiative potential, respectively. This culture system has the potential to serve as an in vitro assay of human stem cell transplantation. It could be applied to evaluating the potential of HHSC contained in haemopoietic collections of diverse origin, only in combination with measurements of the starting number of CAFC.</p>","PeriodicalId":80082,"journal":{"name":"Methods in cell science : an official journal of the Society for In Vitro Biology","volume":"25 3-4","pages":"201-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11022-004-9123-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25203828","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}