We appreciate and would like to thank the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for the HHMI Professor award to U.B. which made this project possible. We thank the college at the University of California, Los Angeles for providing facilities and teaching infrastructure support for this work. The work was also supported with funding from Midwestern University and a generous donation from the Charity Fidelity Gift Fund. We thank John VandenBrooks for comments on the manuscript and Krista Pearman for her technical assistance.

Este procedimento é um procedimento de dois dias. Dia 1 (2 horas + tempo dissecando) 1. Pupal Disco Eye Dissection <ol><li> Selecione uma pupa para dissecção. NOTA: A idade da pupa a ser dissecado será determinado pelas necessidades experimentais. No entanto, se examinar a morfologia das células, isto é frequentemente realizado a 42 horas após a formação pupário (APF) a 25 ° C, que é a idade do pupas mostrado no vídeo. Colete pupas branco (considerado APF 0 hr) com um pincel molhado e organizá-los em ordem cronológica (com base no tempo de coleta) em um novo frasco alimentos mosca mantida a 25 ° C. Dissecar as pupas idade nesta mesma ordem cronológica para manter as diferenças de tempo entre pupas o mais próximo possível. </li><li> Transferir a pupa em uma gota de solução salina tamponada com fosfato (PBS, pH 7,4, ver materiais para receita) em uma placa de dissecação de silicone. </li><li> Segurar o início do processo de pupa com uma pinça e perfuram e abrir o lower porção do processo de pupa com um par de pinças cortantes. Remover a pupa do caso no furo recentemente formado. </li><li> Faça um corte diagonal com uma tesoura, meados de tórax, na pupa. Retirar os detritos ou transferir a cabeça pupa para uma nova gota de PBS. Limpe com o tubo ventilador pipeta (ver materiais e Figura 1 para detalhes) e adicione PBS adicional conforme necessário. Certifique-se de evitar a desidratação. </li><li> Aperto firmemente a parte superior da cabeça cutícula pupal com um par de fórceps. Usando a ponta do tubo de sopro, empurre o caso de pupa para extrudir o cérebro e outros tecidos, incluindo os discos oculares, para fora do processo de pupas. Certifique-se de evitar pegar qualquer tecido dentro da cutícula. </li><li> Usando o tubo de sopro preenchido com PBS, sopre suavemente o tecido de gordura corporal e outros detritos fora do caso cabeça para separar e identificar claramente os discos do cérebro e dos olhos. NOTA: Manter o cérebro ligado ao caso cabeça pupa vai permitir ao pesquisador a usar o que elecaso anúncio como uma &quot;alavanca&quot; para a manipulação futuro do tecido sem danificar os discos de olho ou cérebro. No entanto, é comum para desalojar os discos do cérebro e do olho a partir da cabeça e caso este não é prejudicial para o processo global e os resultados. É muitas vezes leva várias tentativas de sopro e empurrando para extrair com sucesso os discos do olho e cérebro a partir de dentro da caixa da cabeça de pupas e de modo a que eles estão claramente separados do tecido circundante. O mais limpo e mais uma separada pode obter os discos de olho a partir do tecido circundante irá ajudar a evitar tecido estranho de fixação para os discos de olho. </li><li> Após a dissecção, imediatamente transferir o tecido para a 3 bem prato de vidro no gelo com 0,5 ml de solução de correcção (ver materiais). Flutuador do tecido sobre a superfície da solução de correcção para a poucos minutos (tipicamente o tempo que leva para dissecar o próximo conjunto de discos oculares). NOTA: Se este não é o primeiro disco de olho a ser dissecada nesta rodada de dissecação, completely submergir o disco anterior do olho para a solução Fix. Se a execução de procedimentos de coloração especiais (por exemplo, espécies reativas de oxigênio, lisossomos, etc.) isso deve ser feito antes da fixação. A fim de fazer isso, armazenar os discos oculares dissecados em PBS gelado antes de continuar com o protocolo de coloração apropriada. </li><li> Após dissecção e submersão de todos os discos do olho sendo dissecado, mova a 3 bem prato de vidro para um roqueiro e rock em temperatura ambiente por 30 min. </li></ol> 2. Immunostaining <ol><li> Remova cuidadosamente a solução Fix e adicionar 0,5 ml de PBS com 0,3% de Triton X-100 (0,3% PBT, ver materiais) e lavar o tecido em uma cadeira de balanço para 10 min. Repetir esta etapa mais três vezes, para um total de quatro lavagens (10 minutos cada). NOTA: a remoção cuidadosa da solução do poço pode ser realizada sob um microscópio de dissecação para evitar danos ou perda de tecido. A solução pode ser aspirado cuidadosamente com uma pipeta; preferimos uma multa-tipped, pipeta de transferência descartável que tem tido a abertura achatada para reduzir a possibilidade de aspirar tecido. </li><li> No final da quarta lavagem, remover a lavagem e adicionar 0,5 ml de solução de bloqueio (ver materiais) para o poço e incubar durante 30 min. NOTA: Este prazo pode ser estendido de acordo com suas necessidades. </li><li> No final do tempo de bloqueio 30 min, pipeta 10 ul de solução de anticorpo primário (diluído em solução de Bloco) para um número adequado de poços de uma placa de micropoços. NOTA: Um poço de uma placa de micropoços irá acomodar cerca de 4 pares de discos oculares associadas ao caso de pupa ou 8 pares isolados de cérebros com discos oculares anexas. Os anticorpos primários utilizados no presente protocolo para os dados são representativos de anti-fosfotirosina (diluição 1: 500) e anti-Cut (diluição 1: 200). </li><li> Transferir o tecido dissecados para os poços de placas de micropoços cheias com a solução de anticorpo primário a partir do 3 bem prato de vidro. </li><li> Lugara microplaca numa toalha de papel humedecido (para evitar a desidratação) em uma caixa vazia pipeta de ponta (ou outro recipiente similar) e armazenar a 4 ° C durante a noite. </li></ol> Dia 2 (+ 4 h de tempo de montagem) <ol start="6"><li> Transferir o tecido a partir da placa de micropoços para uma nova 3 bem prato de vidro com 0,3% de PBT (≈0.5 ml) e lava-se o tecido durante 10 minutos no agitador. Repetir esta etapa mais três vezes, para um total de quatro lavagens (10 minutos cada) </li><li> Remover a última lavagem e adicionar 0,5 ml de solução de Bloco para o poço. Bloquear por 30 min. NOTA: Este prazo pode ser estendido de acordo com suas necessidades. </li><li> Remover a solução de bloqueio e adicionar 0,5 ml da solução de anticorpo secundário (feita a partir de anticorpos marcados com fluorescência adequados para o seu anticorpo primário e do comprimento de onda fluorescente, diluída em solução de Bloco) para o poço e proteger o prato 3 bem vidro da luz com uma cobertura ou de alumínio despistar e incubar durante pelo menos 2 horas a salatemperatura. NOTA: Todas as etapas subseqüentes devem ser igualmente protegidas da exposição à luz. Esta incubação pode ser estendido a noite a 4 ° C, em uma configuração semelhante à incubação do anticorpo primário, mas também pode ser realizada em um prato de vidro de 3 bem coberto com filme de laboratório, ou uma placa de micropoços se a conservação de anticorpo for desejado. </li><li> No final da incubação do anticorpo, remover a solução de anticorpo secundário e adicionar 0,5 ml de 0,3% para o PBT e lava-se bem no agitador durante 10 min. Repetir esta etapa para um total de quatro lavagens (10 minutos cada). NOTA: Se a coloração DAPI é desejado, antes de iniciar a primeira lavagem, adicionar 0,5 ml de solução de estoque de DAPI (ver materiais) aos 500 ul de PBT que serão usados ​​para a primeira lavagem (1: 1000 de diluição). </li></ol> 3. Montagem <ol><li> No final da última lavagem, montar os discos de antenas / olho sobre uma lâmina, usando 70% de glicerol ou PBS como um meio para remover a lgain e outros tecidos não desejados em uma associação de um lado da lâmina. </li><li> Mova cuidadosamente o tecido utilizando pressão hidrostática entre a pinça, ou muito suavemente com a ponta de uma pinça, e alinhar os discos de olho em uma coluna em direção ao centro da lâmina. </li><li> Remova todo o glicerol externa ou PBS de todo o tecido (o uso da ação de drenagem de um laboratório wipe ou a pinça trabalhar para isso). </li><li> Colocar uma pequena quantidade (≈10 uL) de meio de montagem ao longo de um lado da coluna disco olho e colocar uma lamela sobre o tecido, de modo a espalhar o meio de montagem para os discos oculares. </li><li> Deixe corrediça sente durante 1 a 2 minutos para permitir que o tecido / meio de montagem para espalhar-se completamente. </li><li> Limpe qualquer meio de montagem extra fora em torno das bordas da lamínula e selá-lo com unhas polonês claro. </li><li> Capturar imagens fluorescentes dos discos olho usando microscopia confocal. </li></ol>

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While it appears that the process is simple and easy to perform, in reality, this technique requires a great deal of practice to master. Routinely, we start students off by learning to dissect and mount third instar eye discs12, which are much easier to work with. This practice helps to develop an appropriate dissection position of the arms, hands and fingers13 so that manipulation of the forceps under the dissecting microscope is stable, easy and experienced. In essence, the practice period shou...

Os campos de biologia do desenvolvimento e celular têm sido grandemente impactada pelo organismo modelo: Drosophila melanogaster. Dentro desse modelo, os estudos sobre o disco olho têm contribuído uma grande quantidade de conhecimento a respeito de sinalização, biologia celular e outras áreas. O terceiro disco instar larval olho ultimamente tem sido estudado extensivamente e é um modelo poderoso de utilizar, uma vez que dá um instantâneo de uma série de períodos de desenvolvimento, cada um com suas moléculas e processos de sinalização único, como o sulco morfogenético progride através do disco olho 8. No entanto, existe uma necessidade para expandir ainda mais a nossa compreensão dos processos de desenvolvimento na fase de pupa de desenvolvimento. Embora tenha havido estudos sobre o disco olho pupal 07/03, o nosso conhecimento não se aproxima a amplitude do trabalho que tem sido realizado no disco terceiro instar olho. Isto é devido, em parte, à maior dificuldade em dissecar o disco olho pupa. Portanto, uma apresentação dométodo adequado de dissecção poderia expandir a pesquisa nesta área. Enquanto há estágios no âmbito do desenvolvimento do disco olho pupa que são facilmente dissecados, particularmente em torno do período de meados de pupa, outros períodos de tempo são muito mais desafiador para dissecar. Este protocolo representa um método para dissecar discos de pupa de olho que pode ser universalmente utilizados para todos os prazos de desenvolvimento de pupa. Este protocolo pode ser utilizado como uma alternativa para um outro protocolo 9 que mostra um método mais fácil e mais rápido para dissecar discos oculares a partir dos pontos de tempo midpupal. Este protocolo foi originalmente filmado e desenvolvido para a formação de estudantes de graduação avançados na UCLA Research Consortium Graduação em Genômica Funcional (URCFG) 10,11 na técnica de dissecção olho pupa. Muitos estudantes de graduação foram capazes de utilizar este vídeo e método para aprender esta técnica desafiadora.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4)</td><td></td><td></td><td>80 g NaCl, 2g&amp;nbsp; KCl, 14.4 g Na&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;HPO4, 2.4 g KH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;PO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;, Bring volume to 1 &amp;#956;l, adjust the pH to 7.4, autoclave or filter sterilize, dilute to 1x PBS with autoclaved ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O before using.</td></tr><tr><td>Triton X-100</td><td>Promega</td><td>H5142</td><td>Caution: Irritant! Wear gloves.</td></tr><tr><td>0.3% PBT</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.5 ml of Triton X-100, 500 ml 1X PBS.</td></tr><tr><td>37% formaldehyde solution</td><td>Fisher Scientific</td><td>F75P1GAL</td><td>Caution: Toxic, probable human carcinogen! Wear gloves.&amp;nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Fix Solution</td><td></td><td></td><td>(&amp;asymp;4% Formaldehyde in PBS) 50 &amp;mu;l of 37% Formaldehyde, 450 &amp;mu;l 1x PBS, make fresh before use</td></tr><tr><td>Normal goat serum</td><td>Rockland antibodies &amp;amp; assays</td><td>B304</td><td>Aliquot in 1 ml volumes and store at -80 &amp;#176;C</td></tr><tr><td>Block Solution</td><td></td><td></td><td>10% NGS in PBT.&amp;nbsp; This can be made and stored at 4 &amp;deg;C for a few days prior to use.</td></tr><tr><td>DAPI stock solution</td><td>Life Technologies</td><td>D3571</td><td>For coutnerstaining nuclei. Prepare a 1 mg/ml solution with ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O.</td></tr><tr><td>VectaShield Mounting Medium</td><td>Vector Labs</td><td>H-1000</td><td>Mounting medium</td></tr><tr><td>Glycerol</td><td>Sigma</td><td>G5516</td><td>For mounting. Prepare 70% dilution with ddH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O.</td></tr><tr><td>Equipment</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nutating mixer</td><td>VWR</td><td>82007-202</td><td>Used to rock tissue in 3 well glass dish</td></tr><tr><td>SylGard 182 Silicone Elastomer Kit</td><td>Krayden</td><td>NC9897184</td><td>Used to make silicone dissection dish</td></tr><tr><td>Silicone dissecting dish</td><td></td><td></td><td>Mix Sylgard elastomer kit (above) according to directions gently (to avoid bubbles). Pour mixture into Petri dish (any size). Allow SylGard to cure overnight in 37 &amp;deg;C incubator.</td></tr><tr><td>3 well glass dish</td><td>Corning</td><td>7220-85</td><td>The 3 well variety of these are no longer available, this is the 9 well product.</td></tr><tr><td>72 well microwell minitray</td><td>Nunc</td><td>438733</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sharp forceps (Dumont #55)</td><td>Fine Science Tools</td><td>11255-20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vannas-type Micro Scissors, Straight, 5mm blade</td><td>Ted Pella</td><td>1346</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>100 mm Borosilicate glass capillaries</td><td>World Precision Instruments</td><td>1B100-4</td><td>Pull with needle puller to make fine point tip that allows a small stream of PBS to flow.</td></tr><tr><td>Disposable Transfer Pipets, Fine Tip</td><td>Samco Scientific</td><td>231</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tubing dimensions given are inner diameter (ID) x outer diameter (OD) x wall thickness in inches</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PVC tubing (1/8 x 3/16 x 1/32)</td><td>Nalgene</td><td>8000-0010</td><td>Use these with pulled needle to assemble the blower tube as shown in Figure 2.</td></tr><tr><td>Tygon Silicone tubing (3/32 x 5/32 x 1/32)</td><td>Saint Gobain Performance Plastics</td><td>ABW00004</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tygon Silicone tubing (1/32 x 3/32 x 1/32)</td><td>Saint Gobain Performance Plastics</td><td>ABW00001</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

dissection and mounting of drosophila pupal eye discs

The Drosophila melanogaster eye disc is a powerful system that can be used to study many different biological processes. It contains approximately 800 separate eye units, termed ommatidia1. Each ommatidium contains eight neuronal photoreceptors that develop from undifferentiated cells following the passage of the morphogenetic furrow in the third larval instar2. Following the sequential differentiation of the photoreceptors, non-neuronal cells develop, including cone and pigment cells, along with mechanosensory bristle cells3. Final differentiation processes, including the structured arrangement of all the ommatidial cell types, programmed cell death of undifferentiated cell types and rhodopsin expression, occurs through the pupal phase4-7. This technique focuses on manipulating the pupal eye disc, providing insight and instruction on how to dissect the eye disc during the pupal phase, which is inherently more difficult to perform than the commonly dissected third instar eye disc. This technique also provides details on immunostaining to allow the visualization of various proteins and other cell components.

Como um exemplo da utilização deste protocolo, que ilustra os resultados midpupal (42 horas APF a 25 ° C) discos oculares imunocoradas com anticorpos diferentes são apresentadas na Figura 2. Ao utilizar um anticorpo dirigido contra os resíduos fosfotirosina, a membrana das células podem ser observado (Figura 2A). Isto pode ser usado para identificar o arranjo regular de células ommatidial no olho de pupa seguindo os processos de padronização finais que ocorrem antes da fase de midpupal. Uma out...

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Dissection and Mounting of Drosophila Pupal Eye Discs

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Biologia

Long-term Live Imaging of Drosophila Eye Disc

Live imaging provides the ability to continuously track dynamic cellular and developmental processes in real time. Drosophila larval imaginal discs have been used to study many biological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, growth, migration, apoptosis, competition, cell-cell signaling, and compartmental boundary formation. However, methods for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of the imaginal discs have not been satisfactory, despite many efforts. Recently, we developed a method for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of imaginal discs for up to 18 h. In addition to using a high insulin concentration in the culture medium, a low-melting agarose was also used to embed the disc to prevent it from drifting during the imaging period. This report uses the eye-antennal discs as an example. Photoreceptor R3/4-specific m&#948;0.5-Ga4 expression was followed to demonstrate that photoreceptor differentiation and ommatidial rotation can be observed during a 10 h live imaging period. This is a detailed protocol describing this simple method.

Long-term Live Imaging of Drosophila Eye Disc

This protocol describes a detailed method for the long-term ex vivo culture and live imaging of a Drosophila imaginal disc. It demonstrates photoreceptor differentiation and ommatidial rotation within the 10 h period of live imaging of the eye disc. The protocol is simple and does not require expensive setup.

Longo prazo Imagens ao vivo de<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Disco para os olhos

Live imaging provides the ability to continuously track dynamic cellular and developmental processes in real time. Drosophila larval imaginal discs have ...

Live Imaging of Glial Cell Migration in the Drosophila Eye Imaginal Disc

Glial cells of both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms must migrate to final target regions in order to ensheath and support associated neurons. While recent progress has been made to describe the live migration of glial cells in the developing pupal wing (1), studies of Drosophila glial cell migration have typically involved the examination of fixed tissue. Live microscopic analysis of motile cells offers the ability to examine cellular behavior throughout the migratory process, including determining the rate of and changes in direction of growth. Paired with use of genetic tools, live imaging can be used to determine more precise roles for specific genes in the process of development. Previous work by Silies et al. (2) has described the migration of glia originating from the optic stalk, a structure that connects the developing eye and brain, into the eye imaginal disc in fixed tissue. Here we outline a protocol for examining the live migration of glial cells into the Drosophila eye imaginal disc. We take advantage of a Drosophila line that expresses GFP in developing glia to follow glial cell progression in wild type and in mutant animals.

Here we describe a protocol to examine the migration of glial cells into the developing Drosophila eye using live microscopic analysis paired with GFP tagged glial cells.

Imagens ao vivo da migração das células da glia no Disco Drosophila Eye Imaginal

Glial cells of both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms must migrate to final target regions in order to ensheath and support associated neurons.  While ...

Dissection and Immunohistochemistry of Larval, Pupal and Adult Drosophila Retinas

The compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster consists of about 750 ommatidia (unit eyes). Each ommatidium is composed of about 20 cells, including lens-secreting cone cells, pigment cells, a bristle cell and eight photoreceptors (PRs) R1-R8 2. The PRs have specialized microvillar structures, the rhabdomeres, which contain light-sensitive pigments, the Rhodopsins (Rhs). The rhabdomeres of six PRs (R1-R6) form a trapezoid and contain Rh1 3 4. The rhabdomeres of R7 and R8 are positioned in tandem in the center of the trapezoid and share the same path of light. R7 and R8 PRs stochastically express different combinations of Rhs in two main subtypes5: In the 'p' subtype, Rh3 in pR7s is coupled with Rh5 in pR8s, whereas in the 'y' subtype, Rh4 in yR7s is associated with Rh6 in yR8s 6 7 8.
Early specification of PRs and development of ommatidia begins in the larval eye-antennal imaginal disc, a monolayer of epithelial cells. A wave of differentiation sweeps across the disc9 and initiates the assembly of undifferentiated cells into ommatidia10-11. The 'founder cell' R8 is specified first and recruits R1-6 and then R7 12-14. Subsequently, during pupal development, PR differentiation leads to extensive morphological changes 15, including rhabdomere formation, synaptogenesis and eventually rh expression.
In this protocol, we describe methods for retinal dissections and immunohistochemistry at three defined periods of retina development, which can be applied to address a variety of questions concerning retinal formation and developmental pathways. Here, we use these methods to visualize the stepwise PR differentiation at the single-cell level in whole mount larval, midpupal and adult retinas (Figure 1).

Dissection and Immunohistochemistry of Larval, Pupal and Adult Drosophila Retinas

The Drosophila retina is a crystal-like lattice composed of a small number of cell types that are generated in a stereotyped manner 1. Its amenability to sophisticated genetic analysis allows the study of complex developmental programs. This protocol describes dissections and immunohistochemistry of retinas at three discrete developmental stages, with a focus on photoreceptor differentiation.

Dissecção e imunohistoquímica de larvas, pupa e adulto<em&gt; Drosophila</em&gt; Retinas

The compound eye of Drosophila melanogaster consists of about 750 ommatidia (unit eyes). Each ommatidium is composed of about 20 cells, including ...

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Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation

The Drosophila pupal retina provides an excellent model system for the study of morphogenetic processes during development. In this paper, we present a reliable protocol for the dissection of the delicate Drosophila pupal retina. Our surgical approach utilizes readily-available microdissection tools to open pupae and precisely extract eye-brain complexes. These can be fixed, subjected to immunohistochemistry, and retinas then mounted onto microscope slides and imaged if the goal is to detect cellular or subcellular structures. Alternatively, unfixed retinas can be isolated from brain tissue, lysed in appropriate buffers and utilized for protein gel electrophoresis or mRNA extraction (to assess protein or gene expression, respectively). Significant practice and patience may be required to master the microdissection protocol described, but once mastered, the protocol enables relatively quick isolation of mainly undamaged retinas.

Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation

This paper presents a surgical method for dissecting Drosophila pupal retinas along with protocols for the processing of tissue for immunohistochemistry, western analysis, and RNA-extraction.&#160;

Dissecação da Retina Pupal drosófila para imuno-histoquímica, análise ocidental e isolamento de RNA

The Drosophila pupal retina provides an excellent model system for the study of morphogenetic processes during development. In this paper, we present a ...

A Novel RFP Reporter to Aid in the Visualization of the Eye Imaginal Disc in Drosophila

The Drosophila eye is a powerful model system for studying areas such as neurogenesis, signal transduction and neurodegeneration. Many of the discoveries made using this system have taken advantage of the spatiotemporal nature of photoreceptor differentiation in the developing eye imaginal disc. To use this system it is first necessary for the researcher to learn to identify and dissect the eye disc. We describe a novel RFP reporter to aid in the identification of the eye disc and the visualization of specific cell types in the developing eye. We detail a methodology for dissection of the eye imaginal disc from third instar larvae and describe how the eye-RFP reporter can aid in this dissection. This eye-RFP reporter is only expressed in the eye and can be visualized using fluorescence microscopy either in live tissue or after fixation without the need for signal amplification. We also show how this reporter can be used to identify specific cells types within the eye disc. This protocol and the use of the eye-RFP reporter will aid researchers using the Drosophila eye to address fundamentally important biological questions.

A Novel RFP Reporter to Aid in the Visualization of the Eye Imaginal Disc in Drosophila

We describe a novel red fluorescent protein (RFP) reporter that is expressed specifically in the Drosophila eye. We detail a methodology for dissection of the eye imaginal disc and how this reporter can be used to aid in the dissection and identification of specific cell types in the developing eye.

A Novel Reporter RFP para ajudar na visualização do Disco Imaginal Eye em Drosophila</em

The Drosophila eye is a powerful model system for studying areas such as neurogenesis, signal transduction and neurodegeneration. Many of the discoveries ...

Preparation of Adult Drosophila Eyes for Thin Sectioning and Microscopic Analysis

Drosophila has long been used as model system to study development, mainly due to the ease with which it is genetically tractable. Over the years, a plethora of mutant strains and technical tricks have been developed to allow sophisticated questions to be asked and answered in a reasonable amount of time. Fundamental insight into the interplay of components of all known major signaling pathways has been obtained in forward and reverse genetic Drosophila studies. The fly eye has proven to be exceptionally well suited for mutational analysis, since, under laboratory conditions, flies can survive without functional eyes. Furthermore, the surface of the insect eye is composed of some 800 individual unit eyes (facets or ommatidia) that form a regular, smooth surface when looked at under a dissecting microscope. Thus, it is easy to see whether a mutation might affect eye development or growth by externally looking for the loss of the smooth surface ('rough eye' phenotype; Fig. 1) or overall eye size, respectively (for examples of screens based on external eye morphology see e.g.1). Subsequent detailed analyses of eye phenotypes require fixation, plastic embedding and thin-sectioning of adult eyes.
The Drosophila eye develops from the so-called eye imaginal disc, a bag of epithelial cells that proliferate and differentiate during larval and pupal stages (for review see e.g. 2). Each ommatidium consists of 20 cells, including eight photoreceptors (PR or R-cells; Fig. 2), four lens-secreting cone cells, pigment cells ('hexagon' around R-cell cluster) and a bristle. The photoreceptors of each ommatidium, most easily identified by their light sensitive organelles, the rhabdomeres, are organized in a trapezoid made up of the six "outer" (R1-6) and two "inner" photoreceptors (R7/8; R8 [Fig. 2] is underneath R7 and thus only seen in sections from deeper areas of the eye). The trapezoid of each facet is precisely aligned with those of its neighbors and the overall anteroposterior and dorsoventral axes of the eye (Fig. 3A). In particular, the ommatidia of the dorsal and ventral (black and red arrows, respectively) halves of the eye are mirror images of each other and correspond to two chiral forms established during planar cell polarity signaling (for review see e.g. 3).
The method to generate semi-thin eye sections (such as those presented in Fig. 3) described here is slightly modified from the one originally described by Tomlinson and Ready4. It allows the morphological analysis of all cells except for the transparent cone cells. In addition, the pigment of R-cells (blue arrowheads in Fig. 2 and 3) can be used as a cell-autonomous marker for the genotype of a R-cell, thus genetic requirements of genes in a subset of R-cells can readily be determined5,6.

Preparation of Adult Drosophila Eyes for Thin Sectioning and Microscopic Analysis

A standard approach to prepare adult Drosophila eyes for semi-thin sectioning and light microscopic analysis is presented here. The protocol can be used for gross morphological analysis of eye defects, or with the indicated adjustments can be used to determine genetic requirements of genes in specific cell types of the eye (e.g. clonal analysis of photoreceptors) or for electron microscopic analysis.

Preparação de adultos Drosophila Olhos de Seccionamento Fino e análise microscópica

Drosophila has long been used as model system to study development, mainly due to the ease with which it is genetically tractable. Over the years, a ...

Dissection and Immunostaining of Imaginal Discs from Drosophila melanogaster

A significant portion of post-embryonic development in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, takes place within a set of sac-like structures called imaginal discs. These discs give rise to a high percentage of adult structures that are found within the adult fly. Here we describe a protocol that has been optimized to recover these discs and prepare them for analysis with antibodies, transcriptional reporters and protein traps. This procedure is best suited for thin tissues like imaginal discs, but can be easily modified for use with thicker tissues such as the larval brain and adult ovary. The written protocol and accompanying video will guide the reader/viewer through the dissection of third instar larvae, fixation of tissue, and treatment of imaginal discs with antibodies. The protocol can be used to dissect imaginal discs from younger first and second instar larvae as well. The advantage of this protocol is that it is relatively short and it has been optimized for the high quality preservation of the dissected tissue. Another advantage is that the fixation procedure that is employed works well with the overwhelming number of antibodies that recognize Drosophila proteins. In our experience, there is a very small number of sensitive antibodies that do not work well with this procedure. In these situations, the remedy appears to be to use an alternate fixation cocktail while continuing to follow the guidelines that we have set forth for the dissection steps and antibody incubations.

Dissection and Immunostaining of Imaginal Discs from Drosophila melanogaster

The adult structures of Drosophila are derived from sac-like structures called imaginal discs. Analysis of these discs provides insight into many developmental processes including tissue determination, compartment boundary establishment, cell proliferation, cell fate specification, and planar cell polarity. This protocol is used to prepare imaginal discs for light/fluorescent microscopy.

Dissecção e Imunocoloração do Imaginário discos de<em&gt; Drosophila melanogaster</em

A significant portion of post-embryonic development in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, takes place within a set of sac-like structures called ...

Dissection of the Eye-Brain Complex from Fly Pupae: A Method to Isolate Retinal Tissue

Source: DeAngelis, M. W., Johnson, R. I. <a href="https://jove.unicartagenaproxy.elogim.com/video/59299/" target="_blank">Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation</a>. J. Vis. Exp.&#160;(2019).
This video describes how to dissect and isolate the eye-brain complex from Drosophila pupae. The featured protocol demonstrates the procedure yielding high-quality tissue, compatible with, for example, immunostaining, as well as, other gene expression experiments.

Dissecção do complexo olho-cérebro de pupas de moscas: um método para isolar o tecido retiniano

Source: DeAngelis, M. W., Johnson, R. I. Dissection of the Drosophila Pupal Retina for Immunohistochemistry, Western Analysis, and RNA Isolation. J. Vis. ...

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