The authors thank Gilberto Morales for fish care and maintenance, and Drs. Claudia Rivera and Hector Malag&#242;n (IFC-UNAM Animal Facility) for their help in rabbit immunization. This work was supported by grants from CONACYT 131226 and PAPIIT-DGAPA-UNAM IN204916.

Alle Versuche an Tieren durchgeführt wurden vom Ausschuss für Laboratory Animal Care und Verwenden der Autonomen Nationalen Universität von Mexiko (UNAM) genehmigt, unter dem CICUAL-Protokollnummer: FLC40-14. (CICUAL: &quot;Comité Institucional para el Cuidado y Uso de los Animales de Laboratorio del Instituto de fisiologia Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México&quot;). 1. Herstellung von Embryo Protein Extract <ol><li> Sammeln Sie 100 bis 200 Embryonen für jede Bedingung zu vergleichen (morphants vs. Wildtyp) in der gewünschten Stufe, zum Beispiel 72 Stunden nach der Befruchtung (HPF). </li><li> Platz Embryonen in Petrischalen mit Fischwasser (siehe Tabelle 1) und manuell dechorionate Embryonen mit feinen bestückte Zange. Während dieses Schritts zu vermeiden (oder einer anderen Protease gesamten Protokoll) unter Verwendung von Pronase, da es die gezielte Rezeptor verdauen kann. </li><li> Ort Embryonen in einem 1,5 ml Mikrozentrifugenröhrchen und wasche Embryonen twEis mit 1x Phosphatpufferlösung (PBS) (siehe Tabelle 1). </li><li> In 500 ul deyolk Puffer (siehe Tabelle 1). </li><li> Lassen Sie die meisten Eigelb durch vorsichtiges Pipettieren nach oben und unten (ca. 30 - 40-mal) die Embryonen in der Lösung. Für 72 HPF und 48 HPF Embryonen verwenden, blaue und gelbe Pipettenspitzen sind. Gelb Spitzen müssen leicht geschnitten werden kann, Zerstörung von Embryonen zu vermeiden. Die erfolgreiche Dotter Freisetzung kann durch die Beobachtung Embryonen unter dem Mikroskop geprüft werden. </li><li> Sammeln Embryonen durch Zentrifugation bei 600 xg für 15 sec. </li><li> Überstand verwerfen sorgfältig durch eine Pipette. </li><li> Wash Embryonen zweimal mit 500 &amp; mgr; l Waschpuffer (siehe Tabelle 1) durch bei niedrigster Geschwindigkeit sanft verwirbelt. </li><li> Sammeln Embryonen durch Zentrifugation bei 600 xg für 15 sec. </li><li> Ab hier geht das Verfahren bei 4 ° C. </li><li> Überstand verwerfen sorgfältig durch eine Pipette. </li><li> Resuspendieren Embryonen in 350 &amp; mgr; l Lysepuffer (siehe Tabelle 1) und homogenisieren einen Plastik zerstoßen. </li><li> Inkubieren lysiert Embryonen 30 min unter Rühren auf einem Reagenzglas rocker bei 4 ° C. </li><li> Zentrifuge lysiert Embryonen bei 11.000 xg für 15 min, um unlösliche Rückstände zu entfernen. </li><li> Transfer geklärte Überstand einer Pipette in ein frisches Röhrchen verwenden. </li><li> Bestimmung der Gesamtprotein durch Bradford-Test 4 oder ein anderes geeignetes Verfahren. Wenn Bradford - Test verwendet wird, führen Sie die Kalibrierungskurve in Gegenwart von äquivalenten Konzentrationen der Waschmittel präsentiert im Lysepuffer, da sie eine Unterschätzung des Proteins Standard - 4 führen. </li></ol> 2. Nachweis von endogenen Rezeptor Protein <ol><li> Affinitätsmarkierung und Immunpräzipitation (alle diese Schritte wurden bei 4 ° C) <ol><li> Platzieren 400-500 ug Gesamt - Embryo - Protein in einem 1,5 ml Mikrozentrifugenröhrchen und mit Wasser auf 1 &amp; mgr; g / &amp; mgr; l mit Puffer 1 (siehe Tabelle 1). Hinweis: Um 500 ug Gesamt-Embryo-Protein zu erhalten, etwa 100 bis 200 Embryonen müssen zunächst verarbeitet werden. 72 HPF Embryonen routinemäßig ergeben ~ 5 ug Gesamt-Embryo-Protein, das für Betaglycan Nachweis ausreichend ist. </li><li> Hinzufügen genügend Volumen an markiertem TGF-β2 Lager um eine Endkonzentration von 150 pM zu erreichen und inkubiere unter Schütteln auf einem Reagenzglas Wippe 2 h bei 4 ° C. TGF-β2 müssen gekennzeichnet werden , bevor AFLIP gestartet wird, mit 125 I nach dem Verfahren Chloramin T , wie durch Cheifetz et al. 5. ACHTUNG: Verwenden Sie Abschirmung Exposition zu minimieren , während 125 Umgang mit der Bezeichnung I - Liganden. </li><li> Hinzufügen genügend Volumen an unverdünntem Antikörper gegen den Rezeptor von Interesse, um eine 1 zu erreichen: 100 Verdünnung und weiter Inkubation für weitere 2 h bei 4 ° C (Inkubation kann O / N sein). Dies ist die optimale Verdünnung des Antiserums # 31, die in dieser Studie verwendet und anderswo 3 beschrieben, jedoch in Abhängigkeit von der Qualität der eintibody, eine größere oder kleinere Verdünnung kann die optimal sein. </li><li> Zugabe von 50 &amp; mgr; l geeignete Immunglobulin-Bindungsperlen (zB G-Protein-Sepharose, die zuvor in TNTE äquilibriert wurde und resuspendiert 1: 5 des ursprünglichen Volumens in TNTE) und Inkubation für 50 min unter Rühren auf einem Reagenzglas rocker bei 4 ° C. </li><li> Gewinnen Sie die Perlen durch Mikrozentrifugieren bei 11.000 × g für 20 Sekunden. </li><li> Überstand verwerfen in einem geeigneten radioaktiven Abfallbehälter. </li><li> Waschen Sie die IP-Perlen dreimal mit 1 ml IP - Waschpuffer (siehe Tabelle 1) durch Vortexen und Mikrozentrifugation bei 11.000 xg für 20 sec jedes Mal. </li><li> Resuspendieren IP-Perlen in 250 ul IP Waschpuffer. </li><li> Fügen 1,5 ul Disuccinimidylsuberat (DSS, gelöst in DMSO bei 10 mg / ml). Bereiten Sie die DSS-Lösung kurz vor der Verwendung in diesem Schritt. </li><li> Inkubieren für 15 min bei 4 ° C unter Rühren. </li><li> Um die Vernetzungsreaktion zu löschen, 500 &amp; mgr; l of IP Waschpuffer, ergänzt mit genügend Tris-Cl pH 7,4 Lager 25 mM Tris-Cl zu erreichen. Die freien Aminogruppen in Tris erfassen nicht umgesetzten DSS. </li><li> Zentrifuge bei 11.000 g für 20 sec IP-Perlen zu sammeln und Überstand verwerfen. </li><li> Resuspendieren IP-Perlen in 30 ul Puffer Laemmli reduzieren. </li><li> Boil Proben 5 min bei 94 ° C. </li><li> Optional analysieren Proben in einem Gamma-Zähler des Protokolls Hersteller. </li></ol></li><li> Probenanalyse <ol><li> Gegenstand Proben einer SDS-PAGE denaturieren. Verwenden Sie Polyacrylamid auf der entsprechenden Prozentsatz für die Masse des Rezeptors und führen Gel unter Standardverfahren. </li><li> Tauchen Gel in Fixierlösung (siehe Tabelle 1) für 30 min bei RT. </li><li> Waschen Sie Gel mit destilliertem Wasser 15 min. </li><li> Setzen Sie Gel in vorher hydratisiert Filterpapier und Deckel mit Saran Wrap Folie. </li><li> Trockenen Gels bei 80 ° C für 1 Stunde. </li><li> Expose Gel auf einem weißen Phosporimager screen bei RT O / N. </li><li> Scan ausgesetzt Bildschirm mit einem Phosporimager mit Protokoll des Herstellers. </li></ol></li></ol>

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Die Verwendung von Western - Blots mit einem spezifischen Antikörper gegen ein Protein von Interesse ist ein wertvolles Instrument zum Ausdruck 7 während der Embryonalentwicklung zu studieren. Jedoch Immunoblotting hoch glycosylierten Proteinen war nicht sehr erfolgreich gewesen aufgrund ihrer ineffizienten Übertragung und eine schwache Bindung an Nitrocellulose oder PVDF Membranen 8,9. Proteoglykane sind ein gutes Beispiel für dieses Manko, die aufgrund ihrer kovalent Glykosaminoglykanketten (GAG) angebracht, die negativ geladen sind und binden nicht gut auf entweder Polystyrol-Oberflächen oder hydrophobe Blotting Membranen. Auch die Größenheterogenität des gag-chains &quot;spreizt&quot;, die das Protein über einen Sektor des Gels effektiv seine Menge pro Fläche des Blots abnimmt. Darüber hinaus, wenn das Protein von Interesse niedrige Expressionsniveaus aufweist, ist seine Erfassung durch regelmäßige Western-Blots eine schwierige Aufgabe. Der Typ III transforming growth factor β-Rezeptor (TGFBR3) oder Betaglycan(BG), ein Membranrezeptor mit zwei Bindungsstellen des GAG in Säugetieren 1 und eine in Zebrabärbling 3, hat alle diese Eigenschaften. Obwohl, Protokolle , diese Hürden zu überwinden , entwickelt worden, wie die Detektion von Avidin-Biotin - Komplex (ABC) System 10,11 oder immunobloting von Proteoglykanen auf positiv geladenen Membranen 12, können sie beide Probleme in dem gleichen Protokoll nicht lösen. Unter Ausnutzung der hohen Affinität von BG für seine natürliche Ligand TGFβ2 und der Verfügbarkeit eines spezifischen Antikörpers, AFLIP, eine Technik, die die Vorteile der Affinitätsmarkierung und Immunpräzipitation kombiniert, diskutiert die oben genannten Einschränkungen der Western-Blot-Nachweis überwunden werden kann. Affinity Kennzeichnung von membrangebundenen Rezeptoren mit ihren radiomarkierten Liganden ist ein gut verwendeten Werkzeug , das für die Identifizierung und Charakterisierung von mehreren wichtigen Wachstums beigetragen hat Faktoren - Rezeptoren in kultivierten Zellen 13-16.Während bei herkömmlichen Affinitäts eine Monoschicht von Zellen Markierung unterworfen wird, Liganden Etikettierungs auf der Gewebekulturschale auf kovalente und dann lysiert, in AFLIP die Ligand-Rezeptor-Komplexe werden zuerst in embryo Lysaten gebildet, dann durch Immunpräzipitation gereinigt und schließlich, kovalent vernetzt ist. Wegen seiner Verwendung von radiomarkiertem Liganden ist AFLIP sehr empfindlich und kann im Prinzip für andere Wachstumsfaktoren oder Cytokine, Rezeptoren, für die ein markierter Ligand und ein guter Antikörpers zur Verfügung angepasst werden. Dieses Potential AFLIP würde den Nachweis dieser geringen reichlich aber physiologisch relevanten Molekülen helfen. Aufgrund der inhärenten Variabilität in dem Vernetzungsschritt der Affinitätsmarkierung, AFLIP nicht quantitativ verwendet werden, um die Pegel der gemessenen Rezeptoren bestimmen. Wenn jedoch bei ausreichender parallel Kontrollen, kann es eine sehr genaue Messung der relativen Pegel ihrer Expression bereitzustellen. Als AFLIP Gesamtproteinextrakte verwendet werden, ist es nicht restricted auf eine bestimmte zelluläre Lokalisation des Rezeptors, zeigt es seinen Ausdruck in der ganzen Person oder Orgel, zu seziert wachsene Exemplare angewendet, wenn. Schließlich könnten bei Bedarf AFLIP zu anderen biochemischen Protokollen verknüpft werden, wie Kohlenhydrat enzymatische Aufschlüsse, um weiter den Rezeptor von Interesse zu charakterisieren. Ähnlich wie bei herkömmlichen Affinitätsmarkierung, ein frisch 125 I-markierten Liganden wird dringend empfohlen. In Anbetracht der kurzen Halbwertszeit von 125 I, muss der Ligand innerhalb der ersten 2 Wochen verwendet werden , nachdem er mit frischem Isotopenmarkierung. Obwohl die meisten der Einsprüche des Protokolls in den entsprechenden Schritten genannt wurden, eine besondere Erwähnung wird auf die sorgfältige Entfernung des Eigelbs gegeben werden, die so vollständig und einheitlich wie möglich sein müssen. ungleiche Mengen von Eigelb verlassen in falsche Quantifizierung von Bona-fide-Embryo-Protein in den Lysaten führen würde.

Specific detection of proteins expressed during embryonic development is required to validate expression profiles obtained by measuring their cognate mRNAs with RT-PCR or in situ hybridization (ISH). This is commonly achieved by a western blot of embryo extracts followed by detection with specific antibodies. However, this approach is hard to apply to proteins that are in very low abundance, or that have properties that hamper their quantitative transfer during their blotting. Betaglycan, also known as the type III transforming growth factor &#946; (TGF-&#946;) receptor (TGFBR3), is an example of these difficulties. TGFBR3 is a part time membrane proteoglycan that binds TGF-&#946; through its core protein1, with notably higher affinity for the isoform TGF-&#946;2, a property that distinguishes it from any other TGF-&#946; binding protein2. TGFBR3 in the zebrafish is expressed from 8 hpf on, reaching a maximum by 72 hpf, as detected by RT-PCR of its mRNA3. 
However, despite the availability of a very specific antibody3, every attempt to detect its translated product by western blot proved unsuccessful. Reckoning that TGFBR3's proteoglycan nature, as well as putative low abundance may be accountable for this failure, a detection method, AFLIP, which takes advantage of TGFBR3 high affinity for TGF-&#946;2 was devised. In this method a protein extract from pooled embryos is allowed to specifically bind 125I-labeled TGF-&#946;2 and the receptor-ligand complexes are purified by immunoprecipitation and cross-linked before separation by SDS-PAGE. The migration patterns observed by autoradiography of the gels revealed the presence and nature of the labeled receptor species. This approach combines the ligand specificity of affinity labeling with immunoprecipitation by specific antibodies, increasing detection range, avoiding the inefficient transfer blotting of TGFBR3. Due to its inherent properties, the AFLIP assay is not a quantitative assay but can be used to confidently gauge relative experimental differences in the analyzed receptor.

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			<td style="width:168px;">ThermoFisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">21555</td>
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			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:216px;">Protein G Sephraose 4 Fast Flow</td>
			<td style="width:168px;">GE Healthcare Life Sciences</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">17-0618-01</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;width:216px;">Gel Dryer Model 583&#160;</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">1651745</td>
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			<td height="40" style="height:40px;width:216px;">Typhoon 9400</td>
			<td style="width:168px;">GE Healthcare Life Sciences</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">63-0055-78</td>
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			<td height="20" style="height:20px;width:216px;">Cobra II Auto gamma counter</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:216px;">Na2HPO4</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">3828</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:216px;">K2HPO4</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">3246</td>
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			<td style="width:119px;">9070</td>
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affinity labeling detection of endogenous receptors from zebrafish embryos

By combining the powers of Affinity Labeling and Immunoprecipitation (AFLIP), a technique for the detection of low abundance receptors in zebrafish embryos has been implemented. This technique takes advantage of the selectivity and sensitivity conferred by affinity labeling of a given receptor by its ligand with the specificity of the immunoprecipitation. We have used AFLIP to detect the type III TGF-&#946; receptor (TGFBR3), also know as betaglycan, during early zebrafish development. AFLIP was instrumental in validating the efficacy of a TGFBR3 morphant zebrafish phenotype. In the first step, embryo protein extracts are prepared and used to generate 125I-TGF-&#946;2-TGFBR3 complexes that are purified by immunoprecipitation. Later, these complexes are covalently cross-linked and revealed using SDS-PAGE separation and autoradiography detection. This technique requires the availability of a labeled ligand for, and a specific antibody against, the receptor to be detected, and shall be easily adapted to identify any growth factor or cytokine receptor that meets these requirements.

Figur 1 zeigt ein repräsentatives Ergebnis mit AFLIP erhalten. Die Signale in Spur 1 kommen aus dem 125 I-Ligand kovalent an entweder der Zebrabärbling Betaglycan Core - Protein (BG Kern unterhalb der 150 kDa - Marker) verknüpft oder dem BG Kern, der zu seiner Proteoglykan Form verarbeitet wurde , durch Anbringung von Glykosaminoglykanen (GAG, Abstrich im Bereich von 170 kDa an die Spitze des Gels). Dieses Muster der Migration, ein scharfer Core - Protein plus eine verschmierte Proteoglykan (aufgrund der Heterogenität in der Länge der GAG - Ketten), ist charakteristisch für die TGFBR3 2. Da der DSS kovalent nicht jeder einzelne Ligand-Rezeptor - Komplex verbinden gebildet, gibt es freie 125 I-Ligand an der Migration vor dem Gel (125 I-TGF-β2) erscheinen. Dieser freie Ligand wurde an den Rezeptor gebunden und blieb während der Immunpräzipitation gebunden, aber da es nicht kovalent gebunden wurde, während der SDS-PAGE Verfahren abgelöst. Neinnetheless, die Stärke seines Signals korreliert noch zu dem einen von dem markierten Rezeptor gegeben. Dies kann durch Vergleichen Spuren 2 und 3. Bei 48 hpf der Zebrabärbling - Embryonen weisen geringere Mengen an BG als 72 hpf Embryonen 3 geschätzt werden , die durch die schwache Signale an der GAG und BG Kern zu sehen ist, die zu der Intensität des die entsprechen Signale, die von dem freien Liganden gegeben an der Vorderseite des Gels (Spur 2) erscheint. Da Antikörper gegen Ratten - BG 6 nicht kreuzreagieren mit dem ZF BG, die Antikörper , wenn in der AFLIP verwendet gab kein Signal, daher dient als negative Kontrolle (Spur 3). Ähnliche negative Ergebnisse wurden mit dem Präimmunserum des anti-ZF BG Antikörpers 3 erhalten. Figur 2 zeigt , wie AFLIP verwendet werden können , um die Expressionsniveaus eines bestimmten Rezeptors in Embryonen einer experimentellen Manipulation unterworfen abzumessen, in diesem Fall die Abnahme der Betaglycan aufgrund morpholino inSpritz- 3. Spur 1 zeigt das Niveau von TGFBR3 in einem 72 HPF Wildtyp-Embryo, während Spur 2 die Wirkung der Verabreichung von 7 ng eines Morpholino zum exon2-intron2 Grenze des ZF BG primären Transkript gerichtet zeigt. Beachten Sie, dass die BG Abregulierung mit diesem morpholino erhalten nicht durch seine fehlangepassten Kontrolle (Spur 3) wiedergegeben wird. Diese Ergebnisse bestätigten , dass der Phänotyp mit diesem Morpholin erhalten wurde spezifisch für die Zuschlags des TGFBR3 wie vor 3 beschrieben. <img alt="Abbildung 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig1.jpg" /> Abbildung 1. AFLIP Nachweis von BG in Zebrabärbling Embryonen. Die Gesamtproteinextrakt aus Embryonen bei 72 Stunden nach der Befruchtung (hpf) (Bahnen 1 und 3) und 48 hpf (Spur 2) wurden einer 125 I-TGF-β2 Affinitätsmarkierung , gefolgt von IP mit Kaninchen-anti-Zebrabärbling BG (Spuren 1 und 2, ZBG) oder Kaninchen-anti-Ratte-BG (Spur 3, RBG) Als Kontrolle. In der Autoradiographie ohne GAG (BG Kern) oder als Glycosaminoglycan-modifizierten BG (GAG). Nachgewiesen werden , BG <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">Bitte klicken hier</a> , <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">um eine größere Version dieser Figur.</a> <img alt="Figur 2" src="/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig2.jpg" /> Abbildung 2. BG Morpholino Knockdown Erkannt von AFLIP. 125 I-TGF-β2 Affinitätsmarkierung von BG aus unbehandelten Embryonen WT (lane1) mikroinjiziert mit spezifischen BG morpholino (Spur 2) oder einer Fehlpaarungskontrolle (Spur 3). Die Zählungen pro Million (cpm) erholte sich nach der Immunpräzipitation und der Vernetzungsschritt angezeigt. <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig2large.jpg" target="_blank">Bitte hier klicken</a> um <a href="https://www-jove-com.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg/files/ftp_upload/54405/54405fig2large.jpg" target="_blank">eine größere Version dieser Figur zu sehen.</a> <table border="1" fo:keep-together.within-page="1" fo:keep-wi-ter next.within-page = &quot;always&quot;&gt; <tbody><tr><td> Puffer </td><td> Zusammensetzung </td></tr><tr><td> Puffer 1 </td><td> 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7,5, 150 mM NaCl, 0,1% Triton X-100 </td></tr><tr><td> Deyolk Puffer </td><td> 55 mM NaCl, 1,8 mM KCl, 1,25 mM NaHCO 3 </td></tr><tr><td> Fischwasser </td><td> Siehe Werkstoff-Tabelle </td></tr><tr><td> Fixierlösung </td><td> 50% CH 3 OH, 12% CH 3 COOH, 0,185% HCHO </td></tr><tr><td> IP-Waschpuffer </td><td> 10 mM Na 2 HPO 4, 2 mM KH 2 PO 4, 137 mM NaCl, 2,7 mM KCl, 0,1% Triton X-100, 0,02% SDS, pH 7,4 </td></tr><tr><td> Laemmli-Puffer </td><td> 2% SDS, 10% Glycerin, 100 mM DTT, 60 mM Tris (pH 6,8), 0,001% Bromphenolblau. </td></tr><tr><td> Lysepuffer </td><td> 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7,4, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM PMSF, 0,5% Triton X-100, 0,1% SDS, 0,5% Natrium Deoxycholate </td></tr><tr><td> PBS </td><td> 137 mM NaCl, 2,7 mM KCl, 10 mM Na 2 HPO 4, 2 mM KH 2 PO 4, pH 7,4 </td></tr><tr><td> TNTE </td><td> 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7,4, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 0,1% Triton X-100 </td></tr><tr><td> Waschpuffer </td><td> 110 mM NaCl, 3,5 mM KCl, 2,7 mM CaCl 2, 10 mM Tris-HCl pH 8,5 </td></tr></tbody></table> Tabelle 1: Pufferzusammensetzungen

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Affinity Labeling Detection of Endogenous Receptors from Zebrafish Embryos

A novel technique for the detection of low abundance endogenous receptors present in zebrafish embryos is described. We have named it AFLIP because it consists of affinity labeling of the receptor by its ligand linked to immunoprecipitation.

Affinitatsmarkierung Nachweis endogener Receptors von Zebrafischembryonen

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5.6K Aufrufe.  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. A novel technique for the detection of low abundance endogenous receptors present in zebrafish embryos is described. We have named it AFLIP because it consists of affinity labeling of the receptor by its ligand linked to immunoprecipitation.

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Mechanical Vessel Injury in Zebrafish Embryos

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos have proven to be a powerful model for studying a variety of developmental and disease processes. External development and optical transparency make these embryos especially amenable to microscopy, and numerous transgenic lines that label specific cell types with fluorescent proteins are available, making the zebrafish embryo an ideal system for visualizing the interaction of vascular, hematopoietic, and other cell types during injury and repair in vivo. Forward and reverse genetics in zebrafish are well developed, and pharmacological manipulation is possible. We describe a mechanical vascular injury model using micromanipulation techniques that exploits several of these features to study responses to vascular injury including hemostasis and blood vessel repair. Using a combination of video and timelapse microscopy, we demonstrate that this method of vascular injury results in measurable and reproducible responses during hemostasis and wound repair. This method provides a system for studying vascular injury and repair in detail in a whole animal model.

This article describes a method for creating a mechanical vessel injury in zebrafish embryos. This injury model provides a platform for studying hemostasis, injury-related inflammation, and wound healing in an organism ideally suited for real-time microscopy.

Mechanische Gefäßverletzung in Zebrafischembryonen

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Application of the DNA-Specific Stain Methyl Green in the Fluorescent Labeling of Embryos

Methyl green has long been known as a histological stain with a specific affinity for DNA, although its fluorescent properties have remained unexplored until recently. In this article, we illustrate the method for preparing a methyl green aqueous stock solution, that when diluted can be used as a very convenient fluorescent nuclear label for fixed cells and tissues. Easy procedures to label whole zebrafish and chick embryos are detailed, and examples of images obtained shown. Methyl green is maximally excited by red light, at 633 nm, and emits with a relatively sharp spectrum that peaks at 677 nm. It is very inexpensive, non-toxic, highly stable in solution and very resistant to photobleaching when bound to DNA. Its red emission allows for unaltered high resolution scanning confocal imaging of nuclei in thick specimens. Finally, this methyl green staining protocol is compatible with other cell staining procedures, such as antibody labeling, or actin filaments labeling with fluorophore-conjugated phalloidin.

A method for fluorescent staining of fixed biological material with the specific DNA label methyl green is described. Methyl green is used in a diluted aqueous solution and is very resistant to photobleaching. Its far-red emission allows for deep specimen imaging, making it particularly adequate for whole embryos.

Anwendung der DNA-spezifisches Färbemittel, Methyl Green in der Fluoreszenzmarkierung von Embryos

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Isolation and Characterization of Single Cells from Zebrafish Embryos

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a powerful model organism to study vertebrate development. Though many aspects of zebrafish embryonic development have been described at the morphological level, little is known about the molecular basis of cellular changes that occur as the organism develops. With recent advancements in microfluidics and multiplexing technologies, it is now possible to characterize gene expression in single cells. This allows for investigation of heterogeneity between individual cells of specific cell populations to identify and classify cell subtypes, characterize intermediate states that occur during cell differentiation, and explore differential cellular responses to stimuli. This study describes a protocol to isolate viable, single cells from zebrafish embryos for high throughput multiplexing assays. This method may be rapidly applied to any zebrafish embryonic cell type with fluorescent markers. An extension of this method may also be used in combination with high throughput sequencing technologies to fully characterize the transcriptome of single cells. As proof of principle, the relative abundance of cardiac differentiation markers was assessed in isolated, single cells derived from nkx2.5 positive cardiac progenitors. By evaluation of gene expression at the single cell level and at a single time point, the data support a model in which cardiac progenitors coexist with differentiating progeny. The method and work flow described here is broadly applicable to the zebrafish research community, requiring only a labeled transgenic fish line and access to microfluidics technologies.

This protocol describes a method for isolating single cells from zebrafish embryos, enriching for cells of interest, capturing zebrafish cells in microfluidic based single cell multiplex systems, and assessing gene expression from single cells.

Isolierung und Charakterisierung von Einzelzellen aus Zebrafischembryonen

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Generation of Parabiotic Zebrafish Embryos by Surgical Fusion of Developing Blastulae

Surgical parabiosis of two animals of different genetic backgrounds creates a unique scenario to study cell-intrinsic versus cell-extrinsic roles for candidate genes of interest, migratory behaviors of cells, and secreted signals in distinct genetic settings. Because parabiotic animals share a common circulation, any blood or blood-borne factor from one animal will be exchanged with its partner and vice versa. Thus, cells and molecular factors derived from one genetic background can be studied in the context of a second genetic background. Parabiosis of adult mice has been &#160;used extensively to research aging, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and brain development. More recently, parabiosis of zebrafish embryos has been used to study the developmental biology of hematopoiesis. In contrast to mice, the transparent nature of zebrafish embryos permits the direct visualization of cells in the parabiotic context, making it a uniquely powerful method for investigating fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms. The utility of this technique, however, is limited by a steep learning curve for generating the parabiotic zebrafish embryos. This protocol provides a step-by-step method on how to surgically fuse the blastulae of two zebrafish embryos of different genetic backgrounds to investigate the role of candidate genes of interest. In addition, the parabiotic zebrafish embryos are tolerant to heat shock, making temporal control of gene expression possible. This method does not require a sophisticated set-up and has broad applications for studying cell migration, fate specification, and differentiation in vivo during embryonic development.

This protocol provides step-by-step instruction on how to generate parabiotic zebrafish embryos of different genetic backgrounds. When combined with the unparalleled imaging capabilities of the zebrafish embryo, this method provides a uniquely powerful means to investigate cell-autonomous versus non-cell-autonomous functions for candidate genes of interest.

Die Erzeugung von Parabiotic Zebrabärbling Embryonen, die durch chirurgische Fusion der Entwicklung Blastulae

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Ploidy Manipulation of Zebrafish Embryos with Heat Shock 2 Treatment

Manipulation of ploidy allows for useful transformations, such as diploids to tetraploids, or haploids to diploids. In the zebrafish Danio rerio, specifically the generation of homozygous gynogenetic diploids is useful in genetic analysis because it allows the direct production of homozygotes from a single heterozygous mother. This article describes a modified protocol for ploidy duplication based on a heat pulse during the first cell cycle, Heat Shock 2 (HS2). Through inhibition of centriole duplication, this method results in a precise cell division stall during the second cell cycle. The precise one-cycle division stall, coupled to unaffected DNA duplication, results in whole genome duplication. Protocols associated with this method include egg and sperm collection, UV treatment of sperm, in vitro fertilization and heat pulse to cause a one-cell cycle division delay and ploidy duplication. A modified version of this protocol could be applied to induce ploidy changes in other animal species.

A modified protocol for ploidy manipulation uses a heat shock to induce a one-cycle stall in cytokinesis in the early embryo. This protocol is demonstrated in the zebrafish but may be applicable to other species.

Ploidy Manipulation von Zebrafischembryonen mit Heat Shock 2 Behandlung

Manipulation of ploidy allows for useful transformations, such as diploids to tetraploids, or haploids to diploids. In the zebrafish Danio rerio, ...

Biosensing Motor Neuron Membrane Potential in Live Zebrafish Embryos

The protocols described here are designed to allow researchers to study cell communication without altering the integrity of the environment in which the cells are located. Specifically, they have been developed to analyze the electrical activity of excitable cells, such as spinal neurons. In such a scenario, it is crucial to preserve the integrity of the spinal cell, but it is also important to preserve the anatomy and physiological shape of the systems involved. Indeed, the comprehension of the manner in which the nervous system-and other complex systems-works must be based on a systemic approach. For this reason, the live zebrafish embryo was chosen as a model system, and the spinal neuron membrane voltage changes were evaluated without interfering with the physiological conditions of the embryos. 
Here, an approach combining the employment of zebrafish embryos with a FRET-based biosensor is described. Zebrafish embryos are characterized by a very simplified nervous system and are particularly suited for imaging applications thanks to their transparency, allowing for the employment of fluorescence-based voltage indicators at the plasma membrane during zebrafish development. The synergy between these two components makes it possible to analyze the electrical activity of the cells in intact living organisms, without perturbing the physiological state. Finally, this non-invasive approach can co-exist with other analyses (e.g., spontaneous movement recordings, as shown here).

Protocols described here allow for the study of the electrical properties of excitable cells in the most non-invasive physiological conditions by employing zebrafish embryos in an in vivo system together with a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based genetically encoded voltage indicator (GEVI) selectively expressed in the cell type of interest.

Biosensing Motor Neuron Membran Potenzial in Live Zebrafisch Embryos

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Induction of Hypoxia in Living Frog and Zebrafish Embryos

Here, we introduce a novel system for hypoxia induction, which we developed to study the effects of hypoxia in aquatic organisms such as frog and zebrafish embryos. Our system comprises a chamber featuring a simple setup that is nevertheless robust to induce and maintain a specific oxygen concentration and temperature in any experimental solution of choice. The presented system is very cost-effective but highly functional, it allows induction and sustainment of hypoxia for direct experiments in vivo and for various time periods up to 48 h.
To monitor and study the effects of hypoxia, we have employed two methods - measurement of levels of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1&#945;) in whole embryos or specific tissues and determination of retinal stem cell proliferation by 5-ethynyl-2&#8242;-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation into the DNA. HIF-1&#945; levels can serve as a general hypoxia marker in the whole embryo or tissue of choice, here embryonic retina. EdU incorporation into the proliferating cells of embryonic retina is a specific output of hypoxia induction. Thus, we have shown that hypoxic embryonic retinal progenitors decrease proliferation within 1 h of incubation under 5% oxygen of both frog and zebrafish embryos.
Once mastered, our setup can be employed for use with small aquatic model organisms, for direct in vivo experiments, any given time period and under normal, hypoxic or hyperoxic oxygen concentration or under any other given gas mixture.

We introduce a novel hypoxic chamber system for use with aquatic organisms such as frog and zebrafish embryos. Our system is simple, robust, cost-effective and allows the induction and sustainment of hypoxia in vivo and for up to 48 h. We present 2 reproducible methods to monitor the effectiveness of hypoxia.

Induktion von Hypoxie im lebenden Frosch und Zebrafisch Embryonen

Here, we introduce a novel system for hypoxia induction, which we developed to study the effects of hypoxia in aquatic organisms such as frog and ...

Visualization of Cellular Electrical Activity in Zebrafish Early Embryos and Tumors

Bioelectricity, endogenous electrical signaling mediated by ion channels and pumps located on the cell membrane, plays important roles in signaling processes of excitable neuronal and muscular cells and many other biological processes, such as embryonic developmental patterning. However, there is a need for in vivo electrical activity monitoring in vertebrate embryogenesis. The advances of genetically encoded fluorescent voltage indicators (GEVIs) have made it possible to provide a solution for this challenge. Here, we describe how to create a transgenic voltage indicator zebrafish using the established voltage indicator, ASAP1 (Accelerated Sensor of Action Potentials 1), as an example. The Tol2 kit and a ubiquitous zebrafish promoter, ubi, were chosen in this study. We also explain&#160;the processes of Gateway site-specific cloning, Tol2 transposon-based zebrafish transgenesis, and the imaging process for early-stage fish embryos and fish tumors using regular epifluorescent microscopes. Using this fish line, we found that there are cellular electric voltage changes during zebrafish embryogenesis, and fish larval movement. Furthermore, it was observed that in a few zebrafish malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, the tumor cells were generally polarized compared to the surrounding normal tissues.

Here, we show the process of creating a cellular electric voltage reporter zebrafish line to visualize embryonic development, movement, and fish tumor cells in vivo.

Visualisierung von zellulären elektrische Aktivität im frühen Zebrafish Embryos und Tumoren

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A Layered Mounting Method for Extended Time-Lapse Confocal Microscopy of Whole Zebrafish Embryos

Dynamics of development can be followed by confocal time-lapse microscopy of live transgenic zebrafish embryos expressing fluorescence in specific tissues or cells. A difficulty with imaging whole embryo development is that zebrafish embryos grow substantially in length. When mounted as regularly done in 0.3-1% low melt agarose, the agarose imposes growth restriction, leading to distortions in the soft embryo body. Yet, to perform confocal time-lapse microscopy, the embryo must be immobilized. This article describes a layered mounting method for zebrafish embryos that restrict the motility of the embryos while allowing for the unrestricted growth. The mounting is performed in layers of agarose at different concentrations. To demonstrate the usability of this method, whole embryo vascular, neuronal and muscle development was imaged in transgenic fish for 55 consecutive hours. This mounting method can be used for easy, low-cost imaging of whole zebrafish embryos using inverted microscopes without requirements of molds or special equipment.

This article describes a method to mount fragile zebrafish embryos for extended time-lapse confocal microscopy. This low-cost method is easy to perform using regular glass-bottom microscopy dishes for imaging on any inverted microscope. The mounting is performed in layers of agarose at different concentrations.

Eine geschichtete Montagemethode für die verlängerte Zeitraffer-Konfokalmikroskopie ganzer Zebrafisch-Embryonen

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Whole Mount Immunohistochemistry in Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae

Immunohistochemistry is a widely used technique to explore protein expression and localization during both normal developmental and disease states. Although many immunohistochemistry protocols have been optimized for mammalian tissue and tissue sections, these protocols often require modification and optimization for non-mammalian model organisms. Zebrafish are increasingly used as a model system in basic, biomedical, and translational research to investigate the molecular, genetic, and cell biological mechanisms of developmental processes. Zebrafish offer many advantages as a model system but also require modified techniques for optimal protein detection. Here, we provide our protocol for whole-mount fluorescence immunohistochemistry in zebrafish embryos and larvae. This protocol additionally describes several different mounting strategies that can be employed and an overview of the advantages and disadvantages each strategy provides. We also describe modifications to this protocol to allow detection of chromogenic substrates in whole mount tissue and fluorescence detection in sectioned larval tissue. This protocol is broadly applicable to the study of many developmental stages and embryonic structures.

Here, we present a protocol for fluorescent antibody-mediated detection of proteins in whole preparations of zebrafish embryos and larvae.

Ganzer Berg Immunhistochemie in Zebrafisch Embryonen und Larven

Immunohistochemistry is a widely used technique to explore protein expression and localization during both normal developmental and disease states. ...