Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Meiotic Divisions in Caenorhabditis elegans Males
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2020-10-20
[Abstract] Live-imaging of meiotic cell division has been performed in extracted spermatocytes of a number of species using phase-contrast microscopy. For the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, removal of spermatocytes from gonads has damaging effects, as most of the extracted spermatocytes show a high variability in the timing of meiotic divisions or simply arrest during the experiment. Therefore, we developed a live-cell imaging approach for in situ filming of spermatocyte meiosis in whole immobilized C. elegans males, thus allowing an observation of male germ cells within an unperturbed environment. For this, we make use of strains with fluorescently labeled chromosomes and centrosomes. Here we describe how to immobilize male worms for live-imaging. Further, we describe ...
[摘要] [摘要] 用相差显微镜对一些物种的精母细胞进行了减数分裂的实时成像。对于秀丽隐杆线虫来说,去除生殖腺中的精母细胞具有破坏性作用,因为大多数精母细胞在减数分裂的时间上表现出高度的变异性,或者只是在实验中停止。因此,我们开发了一种活体细胞成像方法,用于原位拍摄固定化线虫雄性精母细胞减数分裂过程,从而可以在不受干扰的环境中观察雄性生殖细胞。为此,我们利用带有荧光标记染色体和中心体的菌株。在这里我们描述如何固定男性蠕虫进行实时成像。此外,我们描述了获取和处理数据的工作流程,以获得有关精母细胞减数分裂I和II中染色体分离动态的定量信息。此外,我们最新开发的方法允许我们在电子显微镜中重新定位胶片上的主轴,而不管蜗杆的初始3D方位如何,并以统计稳健的方式分析活蠕虫的纺锤动力学。我们的实时成像方法也适用于秀丽隐杆线虫雌雄同体,并且可以扩展到其他荧光标记的线虫或其他完全透明的小型模型生物。 [背景] ...
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Platelet Migration and Bacterial Trapping Assay under Flow
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2018-09-20
[Abstract] Blood platelets are critical for hemostasis and thrombosis, but also play diverse roles during immune responses. We have recently reported that platelets migrate at sites of infection in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, platelets use their ability to migrate to collect and bundle fibrin (ogen)-bound bacteria accomplishing efficient intravascular bacterial trapping. Here, we describe a method that allows analyzing platelet migration in vitro, focusing on their ability to collect bacteria and trap bacteria under flow.
[摘要] 血小板对于止血和血栓形成至关重要,但在免疫反应中也起着不同的作用。 我们最近报道了血小板在体外体外和体内感染部位迁移。 重要的是,血小板利用它们迁移的能力来收集和捆绑纤维蛋白(ogen)结合的细菌,从而实现有效的血管内细菌捕获。 在这里,我们描述了一种方法,允许分析血小板在体外的迁移,重点是它们收集细菌和捕获流动细菌的能力。
【背景】血小板是从巨核细胞释放的小的无核细胞片段,其存在于哺乳动物生物的骨髓内(Machlus和Italiano,2013)。大约7500亿血小板在人体血液中循环,不断扫描脉管系统以破坏内皮表面。在遇到内皮损伤时,血小板立即被招募在充分表征的事件级联中,包括初始血小板束缚和滚动,然后是血小板活化,粘附和扩散,最终导致纤维蛋白(ogen)依赖性聚集和随后的血栓收缩(Jackson, 2007)。血小板栓塞形成是生理性止血的主要步骤,但也是动脉粥样硬化斑块破裂后的病理性血栓形成,触发心肌梗塞或中风(Jackson,2011)。
除了在止血和血栓形成中的公认作用外,血小板还发展出多种免疫功能(Semple et al。,2011)。作为第一批招募炎症和感染部位的细胞,血小板在启动血管内免疫反应中起着重要作用(Wong et ...
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