Nectar-producing Glands
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Microdissection of Black Widow Spider Silk-producing Glands
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Cited by 18 •
2011
Here we describe an efficient strategy to remove the silk-producing glands from the abdomen of female black widow spiders. This procedure allows the rapid isolation of the seven distinct silk-producing glands in a highly purified fashion, an important process for investigators studying spider silk production and fiber assembly.
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Larval Lymph Gland Dissection: Isolating the Drosophila Hemocyte-Producing Organ
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2023
This video describes the Drosophila lymph gland—the primary site of hematopoiesis in the fly larva—and shows an example protocol to dissect and mount the organ for immunohistochemistry and fluorescent imaging.
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Gastric Fundic Glands Isolation: A Method to Isolate Fundic Glands from Human Stomach Tissue
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2023
This video describes a method to isolate gastric epithelial cells from the human fundic tissue. The isolated epithelial cells can be used as an in vitro model to study their regulatory roles in gastric physiology and pathophysiology.
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Sectioning Mammary Gland Whole Mounts for Lesion Identification
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2017
We developed a method to successfully remove, process, section, and stain, for histopathological evaluation, mammary tissue that had originally been fixed on slides as whole mounts. This method may promote the collection and evaluation of mammary gland whole mounts in reproductive and developmental test guideline studies.
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Isolation of Mouse Salivary Gland Stem Cells
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2011
An optimized protocol for the isolation of stem cells from the mouse salivary gland is described. The method employs enzymatic and mechanical digestion, and permits isolation of salispheres containing cells with characteristics of stem cells.
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Water and sugars reach nectary secretory cells through vascular tissues before release. This coordination links whole-plant transport with local secretion, allowing the gland to supply the liquid and carbohydrates that shape nectar availability. In genetic research, variation in transport-related functions can therefore be examined as a potential source of differences in pollinator attraction and reproductive performance.
Membrane transporters and metabolic pathways regulate more than simple sugar production. They help control how substances are processed within secretory cells and how concentrated the final nectar becomes before release. Examining these components lets researchers connect cellular activity with measurable nectar traits and with genetic differences that may influence plant-pollinator interactions.
Environmental conditions and plant hormones can modify nectar secretion, so gland activity is not determined solely by inherited genetic factors. Their effects provide important context for interpreting genetic studies: researchers must distinguish changes associated with genes from changes associated with the conditions under which a plant develops or secretes nectar. This distinction helps explain variable reproductive outcomes.
Researchers focus on genes associated with gland development, sugar metabolism, volatile compounds, and pollinator interactions. Together, these categories span the gland’s formation, the chemical properties of its secretion, and its biological effects. Comparing them can reveal how genetic variation contributes to floral traits and helps explain why related plants may differ in pollinator relationships.
Genetic information from nectaries can help identify plant traits linked to more effective pollinator interactions. Breeding programs may use that knowledge to select floral characteristics that support pollination, while still considering the gland’s regulation of nectar production. The broader goal is to improve plant reproductive success by connecting inherited traits with pollinator interactions and floral function.
Because nectary traits connect genes, nectar chemistry, pollinator interactions, and reproduction, they provide a useful context for studying how floral features evolve. Genetic analysis can show how changes in gland development or secretion relate to plant reproductive success and ecological adaptation. This makes nectaries relevant beyond pollination alone, linking molecular regulation with plant-environment relationships.