Here, we present a protocol to use fate maps and lineage tracers to target injections into individual blastomeres that give rise to the kidney of Xenopus laevis embryos.
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| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium chloride | Fisher | S271-3 | |
| Potassium chloride | Fisher | P217-500 | |
| Magnesium sulfate | Fisher | M63-500 | |
| Calcium chloride | Fisher | C79-500 | |
| HEPES | Fisher | BP310-500 | |
| EDTA | Fisher | S311-500 | |
| Gentamycin solution, 50 mg/ml | Amresco | E737-20ML | |
| L-Cysteine, 99%+ | Acros Organics | 52-90-4 | |
| Ficoll | Fisher | BP525-100 | |
| 100 mm x 15 mm Petri dish | Fisher | FB0875712 | |
| Mini Fridge II | Boekel | 260009 | Benchtop incubator for embryos. |
| Gap43-RFP plasmid | For making tracer RNA. Ref: Davidson et al., 2006. | ||
| Rhodamine dextran, 10,000 M.W. | Invitrogen | D1817 | Tracer. |
| Molecular biology grade, USP sterile purified water | Corning | 46-000-CI | |
| 7" Drummond replacement tubes | Drummond | 3-000-203-G/XL | Microinjection needles. |
| Needle puller | Sutter Instruments | P-30 | |
| Fine forceps | Dumont | 11252-30 | For breaking microinjection needle tip. |
| Nanoject II | Drummond | 3-000-204 | Microinjector. |
| Mineral oil, heavy | Fisher | CAS 8042-47-5 | Oil for needles. |
| 27 G Monoject hypodermic needle | Covidien | 8881200508 | For loading mineral oil into microinjection needle. |
| 5 ml Luer-Lok syringe | BD | 309646 | For loading mineral oil into microinjection needle. |
| 60 mm x 15 mm Petri dish | Fisher | FB0875713A | |
| 800 micron Polyester mesh | Small Parts | CMY-0800-C | |
| Transfer pipets | Fisher | 13-711-7M | For transferring embryos. Cut off the tip so that the embryos are easily taken up by the pipette. |
| 6-well cell culture plate | Nest Biotechnology | ||
| MOPS | Fisher | BP308-500 | |
| EGTA | Acros Organics | 67-42-5 | |
| Formaldehyde | Fisher | BP531-500 | |
| 15 mm x 45 mm Screw thread vial | Fisher | 03-339-25B | For fixing, staining, and storing embryos. |
| 24-well cell Culture plate | Nest Biotechnology | ||
| Benzocaine | Spectrum | BE130 | |
| Ethanol | Fisher | BP2818-4 | |
| Methanol | Fisher | A412-4 | |
| Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) 1x powder | Fisher | BP661-50 | |
| Bovine serum albumen | Fisher | BP1600-100 | |
| Triton X-100 | Fisher | BP151-500 | |
| 3D Mini rocker, model 135 | Denville Scientific | 57281 | |
| Goat serum, New Zealand origin | Invitrogen | 16210064 | |
| Sodium azide | Fisher | S227I-25 | |
| Monoclonal 3G8 antibody | European Xenopus Resource Centre | Primary antibody to label proximal tubules. | |
| Monoclonal 4A6 antibody | European Xenopus Resource Centre | Primary antibody to label intermediate, distal and connecting tubules. | |
| anti-RFP pAb, purified IgG/rabbit | MBL | PM005 | Primary antibody to label Gap43-RFP tracer. |
| Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti-mouse IgG | Life Technologies | A11001 | Secondary antibody to label kidney tubules. |
| Alexa Fluor 555 goat anti-rabbit IgG | Life Technologies | A21428 | Secondary antibody to label Gap43-RFP tracer. |
| 9 Cavity spot plate | Corning | 7220-85 | |
| Benzyl benzoate | Fisher | 105862500 | Optional - for clearing embryos |
| Benzyl alcohol | Fisher | A396-500 | Optional - for clearing embryos |
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