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LarvaSPA, A Method for Mounting Drosophila Larva for Long-Term Time-Lapse Imaging

LarvaSPA, A Method for Mounting Drosophila Larva for Long-Term Time-Lapse Imaging

DOI:
10.3791/60792-v

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08:55 min

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February 27, 2020

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1Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,Cornell University

Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:20Making Imaging Chamber
  • 01:40Making PDMS Cuboids
  • 03:53Mounting Larvae for Long-term Time-lapse Imaging
  • 06:47Recovery of Imaging Chamber and PDMS Cuboids
  • 07:20Results: Dendrite Dynamics and Dendrite Degeneration
  • 07:53Conclusion

Summary

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This protocol describes a method for mounting Drosophila larvae to achieve longer than 10 h of uninterrupted time-lapse imaging in intact live animals. This method can be used to image many biological processes close to the larval body wall.

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Keywords: LarvaSPADrosophila LarvaLive ImagingTime-lapse ImagingPeripheral Sensory NeuronsDendrite DevelopmentDendrite DegenerationPDMS CuboidsAluminum BlockCover SlipUV GluePackaging TapePDMS Mixture

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