PUBLICATION
Manipulating and Visualizing the Germline with Transgenic Lines
- Authors
- Ye, D., Sun, Y.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-210220-41
- Date
- 2021
- Source
- Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2218: 265-276 (Chapter)
- Registered Authors
- Sun, Yonghua
- Keywords
- Confocal imaging, Germline, Live imaging, Sample preparation, Transgenic fish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified/physiology*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology
- Female
- Germ Cells/physiology*
- Gonads/physiology
- Male
- Zebrafish/physiology
- PubMed
- 33606238 Full text @ Meth. Mol. Biol.
Citation
Ye, D., Sun, Y. (2021) Manipulating and Visualizing the Germline with Transgenic Lines. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2218:265-276.
Abstract
Transgenic zebrafish in which the germline is specifically labeled with enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) can be used for continuous observation of germline development during the lifetime, from the primordial germ cells (PGCs) in the early embryo to the gametes in the mature gonad. In this chapter, we describe a procedure for the generation of transgenic fish Tg(piwil1:egfp-UTRnanos3), the sample preparation for live imaging of PGCs, for high-resolution imaging of germ cells in developing gonads, and quantifying PGC numbers. The methods described in this chapter are not only applicable to the study of germ cells, but also provide general advices for researchers who are willing to generate transgenic zebrafish and do observation on live embryos as well as on fixed tissues.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping