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XB-ART-52710
Biotechniques 2016 Nov 01;615:263-268. doi: 10.2144/000114475.
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Two-color fluorescence in situ hybridization using chromogenic substrates in Xenopus.

Agricola Z , Cha SW .


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Xenopus embryo yolk proteins present a serious barrier to fluorescence microscopy. Previously, in situ assays of gene transcripts in whole embryos was limited to the use of chromogenic alkaline phosphatase substrates, which restricted researchers' ability to gauge coexpression of transcripts. Here, we describe a modified in situ hybridization (ISH) protocol that uses fluorescent substrates and a novel yolk-clearing technique for simultaneous visualization of the expression of two genes in whole Xenopus embryos with high resolution. This protocol employs two well-known fluorescent substrates, nitro blue tetrazolium/5-bromo- 4-chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate (NBT/BCIP) and Vector Red, in a sequential dual in situ hybridization procedure. Subsequent clearing of the samples with refractive-index-matching solution (RIMS) renders the samples amenable to confocal microscopy, allowing imaging at sufficiently high resolution to discern coexpression of transcripts within individual cells.

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Agricola, Identification of genes expressed in the migrating primitive myeloid lineage of Xenopus laevis. 2016, Pubmed, Xenbase