Noninvasive Long-Term Imaging of the Cytoskeleton in Arabidopsis Seedlings
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Noninvasive Long-Term Imaging of the Cytoskeleton in Arabidopsis Seedlings. / Ruhnow, Felix; Persson, Staffan; Schneider, René.
The Plant Cytoskeleton: Methods and Protocols. Springer, 2023. p. 297-309 (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 2604).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Noninvasive Long-Term Imaging of the Cytoskeleton in Arabidopsis Seedlings
AU - Ruhnow, Felix
AU - Persson, Staffan
AU - Schneider, René
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The preparation of biological samples, especially for live-cell microscopy, remains a major experimental challenge in the lab despite technological advances. In addition, high-resolution microscopy techniques require higher sample quality and uniformity, which is difficult to ensure during manual preparation while maintaining "ideal" growth conditions. In this protocol, we provide a way out by growing Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings directly in an imaging chamber, which eliminates invasive sample preparation directly before imaging. This method hinges on the precise placement of seeds into imaging chambers, which can be grown in conventional climate chambers. We detail three methods to grow hypocotyls, cotyledons, leaves, and roots for high-resolution and long-term imaging of the plant cytoskeleton. Furthermore, we show that the growth and development of seedlings inside the chambers can be externally manipulated by the addition of chemicals.
AB - The preparation of biological samples, especially for live-cell microscopy, remains a major experimental challenge in the lab despite technological advances. In addition, high-resolution microscopy techniques require higher sample quality and uniformity, which is difficult to ensure during manual preparation while maintaining "ideal" growth conditions. In this protocol, we provide a way out by growing Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings directly in an imaging chamber, which eliminates invasive sample preparation directly before imaging. This method hinges on the precise placement of seeds into imaging chambers, which can be grown in conventional climate chambers. We detail three methods to grow hypocotyls, cotyledons, leaves, and roots for high-resolution and long-term imaging of the plant cytoskeleton. Furthermore, we show that the growth and development of seedlings inside the chambers can be externally manipulated by the addition of chemicals.
KW - Arabidopsis
KW - Custom-built imaging chambers
KW - Microtubules
KW - Salt stress
KW - Secondary cell walls
KW - Vertical stage
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_24
DO - 10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_24
M3 - Book chapter
C2 - 36773244
AN - SCOPUS:85147894014
T3 - Methods in Molecular Biology
SP - 297
EP - 309
BT - The Plant Cytoskeleton
PB - Springer
ER -
ID: 340790569