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ArticleNature protocols2013

Design and implementation of in vivo imaging of neural injury responses in the adult Drosophila wing.

Yanshan Fang, Lorena Soares, Nancy M Bonini

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Article in Nature protocols, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Rapid in vivo forward genetic approach for identifying axon death genes in Drosophila.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yanshan FangDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lorena Soares
Nancy M Bonini
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Novel approaches to neural regeneration: Defining new genes & pathwaysR01NS066312 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BONINI, NANCY M · 2009 to 2012
$1.2M
NINDS NIH HHS 1R01NS066312NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS066312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Live-imaging technology has markedly advanced in the field of neural injury and axon degeneration; however, studies are still predominantly performed in in vitro settings such as cultured neuronal cells or in model organisms such as Caenorhabditis elegans in which axons lack glial wrappings. We recently developed a new in vivo model for adult-stage neural injury in Drosophila melanogaster, using the highly accessible wing of the animal. Because the Drosophila wing is translucent and dispensable for survival, it allows clear and direct visualization of injury-induced progressive responses of axons and glia highlighted by fluorescent protein (FP) markers in live animals over time. Moreover, unlike previous Drosophila models of neural injury, this procedure does not require dissection of the CNS. Thus, the key preparation steps for in vivo imaging of the neural injury response described in this protocol can be completed within 30 min.

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AnimalsDrosophilaLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceNerve DegenerationNeuronsOrganisms, Genetically ModifiedWings, AnimalLuminescent Proteins

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PMID23589940
PMCPMC4032490
OpenAlexW1987018825

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