Vierweg Olfactometer-test: een methode om odorant-cued-reacties in Drosophila te beoordelen
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Bron: Lin, C.C., et al. Olfactory Behaviors Assayed by Computer Tracking Of Drosophila in a Four-quadrant Olfactometer. J.Vis. Exp. (2016).
Fruitvliegen hebben een complex reuksysteem, kunnen honderden geurstoffen onderscheiden en hun reukvermogen gebruiken om gedragsbeslissingen te sturen. Deze video beschrijft de vierweg olfactometertest, een methode om reukgedragsreacties bij vliegen te bestuderen. De uitgelichte protocolclip laat zien hoe om te gaan met testvliegen en wat kritieke stappen zijn tijdens het uitvoeren van de test.
Protocol
Dit protocol is een fragment uit Lin et al., Olfactory Behaviors Assayed by Computer Tracking Of Drosophila in a Four-quadrant Olfactometer, J. Vis. Exp. (2016). 1. Gedragsreacties op aantrekkelijke en afstotende geurstoffen Schakel de temperatuurregelaar in en stel deze in op 25 °C. Sluit de geurkamers (controle- en testgeurstoffen) aan door de slang in de uitlaat van de geurkamer en op de push-to-connect-fitting op de gedragsbox te plaatsen.</l…
Representative Results
Figuur 1: Voorbeeldgegevens die zijn gegenereerd met behulp van een olfactorische test met vier velden. (A) Schematisch van de vier-veld arena. (B) Neutrale reacties worden waargenomen wanneer alle vier de kwadranten alleen droge luchtperfusie bevatten. (C) Aantrekkingsreacties op een verdunning van 6,25% appelciderazijn doordrenkt uit het linker bovenste kwadrant. (<stro…
Materials
| Air delivery system | (Quantity needed) | ||
| Tubing and connectors | |||
| Thermoplastic NPT(F) Manifolds | Cole-Parmer, IL, USA | R-31522-31 | 1 |
| Hex reducing nipple (1/4MNPT->1/8MNPT) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5232T314 | 1 |
| Tubing (ID:1/8) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5108K43 | 50 Ft |
| Tubing (ID:1/16) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 52355K41 | 100 Ft |
| Barbed tube fittings | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5117K71 | 1 pack |
| Push-to-connect tube fittings | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5779K102 | 4 |
| Barbed Tube Fittings (1/4MNPT->1/8BF) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5463K439 | 1 pack (10) |
| Barbed Tube Fittings (1/8MNPT->1/8BF) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5463K438 | 2 pack (10) |
| Barbed Tube Fittings (1/8MNPT->1/16BF) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5463K4 | 2 pack (10) |
| Barbed Tube Fittings (1/4MNPT->1/4BF) | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 5670K84 | 1 |
| Hex head plug | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 48335K152 | 1 |
| Air pressure regulator, air filter and flowmeters | (Quantity needed) | ||
| Labatory gas drying unit | W A HAMMOND DRIERITE CO LTD, OH, USA | Model: L68-NP-303; stock #26840 | 1 |
| Multitube frames for 150 mm flowtubes | Cole-Parmer, IL, USA | R03215-30 | 1 |
| Multitube frames for 150 mm flowtubes | Cole-Parmer, IL, USA | R03215-76 | 1 |
| 150 mm flowtubes | Cole-Parmer, IL, USA | R-03217-15 | 9 |
| Valve Cartridge | Cole-Parmer, IL, USA | R-03218-72 | 9 |
| Precision Air regulator | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 6162K13 | 1 |
| Soleniod valves | Automate Scientific, Berkeley, CA | 02-10i | 4 |
| Solenoid valve controller | ValveLink 8.2, Automate Scientific, Berkeley, CA | 18-Jan | 1 |
| Electronic flow meter | Honeywell | AWM3100V | 1 |
| DAQ (NI USB-6009, National Instruments) and a | National Instruments | NI USB-6009 | 1 |
| Power supply | Extech Instruments | 382200 | 1 |
| Odor chambers | |||
| Polypropylene Wide Mouth jar 2 oz; 60 ml | Nalgene | 562118-0002 | At least 5 are required per experiment, but a separate chamber is required for each dillution of each odorant. Available at Container Store, part #635114) |
| Glass odor chamber, 0.25 oz | Sunburst Bottle | LB4B | At least 5 are required per experiment |
| "In" valve for odor chamber | Smart Products, Inc., CA, USA | 214224PB-0011S000-4074 | 1 of these parts is used per odor chamber but they need to be replaced frequently |
| "Out" valve for odor chamber | Smart Products, Inc., CA, USA | 224214PB-0011S000-4074 | 1 of these parts is used per odor chamber but they need to be replaced frequently |
| O ring | RT Dygert International, MN, USA | AS568-029 Buna-N O-R | 1 pack (100) |
| Fly arena, camera and behavior boxes | (Quantity needed) | ||
| Behavior and camera box material | Interstate plastics, CA, USA | ABS black extruded (https://www.interstateplastics.com/Abs-Black-Extruded-Sheet-ABSBE~~ST.php) | 1803 sq inch |
| Teflon for fly arena and odor chamber inserts, 3/8" thick, 12" x 12" | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 8545K27 | 1 |
| Glass plates, 1/8" Thick, 9" x 9" | McMaster-Carr, IL, USA | 8476K191 | 2 |
| Dual action thermoelectric controller | WAtronix Inc, CA, USA | DA12V-K-0 | 1 |
| IR LED array | Advanced Illumination, Rochester, VT, USA | AL4554-88024, PS24-TL | 2 LED arrays and one power supply |
| Air conditioner Unit | Melcor Store | MAA280T-12 | 1 |
| Imaging system | (Quantity needed) | ||
| Cosmicar/Pentax C21211TH (12.5 mm F/1.4) C-mount Lens | B AND H PHOTO AND ELECTRONICS CORP, NY, USA | PEC21211 KP | 1 |
| CCXC-12P05N Interconnect Cable | B AND H PHOTO AND ELECTRONICS CORP, NY, USA | SOCCXC12P05N | 1 |
| DC-700 Camera Adapter | B AND H PHOTO AND ELECTRONICS CORP, NY, USA | SODC700 | 1 |
| B+W 40,5 093 IR filter | B AND H PHOTO AND ELECTRONICS CORP, NY, USA | 65-072442 | 1 |
| TiFFEN 40.5 mm Circular polarizer | Amazon | 1 | |
| IR Videocamera | Industrial Vision Source, FL, USA | Sony XC-EI50 (SY-XC-E150) | 1 |
| USB video converter | The Imagingsource, NC, USA | DFG/USB2-It | 1 |
| iFlySpy2 (fly tracking software) | Julian Brown, Stanford, Calfornia: julianrbrown@gmail.com | iFlySpy2 | 1 |
| IC Capture software | The Imagingsource, NC, USA | (http://www.theimagingsource.com/) | |
| Miscellaneous | (Quantity needed) | ||
| Dremel rotary tool | Dremel, Racine, WI, USA | Dremel 8000-03 | 1 |
| Diamond-coated drill bits for glass cutting | Available from various suppliers; MSC industrial Supply Co, Melville, NY | 90606328 | 1 |
Cite This Article
Four-Way Olfactometer Assay: A Method to Assess Odorant-Cued Responses in Drosophila. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20140, doi: (2023).