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ArticleApplications in plant sciences2013

A method for preparing spaceflight RNAlater-fixed Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) tissue for scanning electron microscopy.

Eric R Schultz, Karen L Kelley, Anna-Lisa Paul, Robert J Ferl

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Article in Applications in plant sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Eric R SchultzProgram in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.
Karen L KelleyInterdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA.
Anna-Lisa PaulProgram in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.
Robert J FerlProgram in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA ; Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA ; Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA.
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Abstract

unlabelledPREMISE OF THE STUDY: In spaceflight experiments, tissues for morphologic study are fixed in 3% glutaraldehyde, while tissues for molecular study are fixed in RNAlater; thus, an experiment containing both study components requires multiple fixation strategies. The possibility of using RNAlater-fixed materials for standard SEM-based morphometric investigation was explored to expand the library of tissues available for analysis and maximize usage of samples returned from spaceflight, but these technologies have wide application to any situation where recovery of biological resources is limited. • METHODS AND

resultsRNAlater-fixed samples were desalinated in distilled water, dehydrated through graded methanol, plunged into liquid ethane, and transferred to cryovials for freeze-substitution. Sample tissues were critical point dried, mounted, sputter-coated, and imaged. •

conclusionsThe protocol resulted in acceptable SEM images from RNAlater-fixed Arabidopsis thaliana tissue. The majority of the tissues remained intact, including general morphology and finer details such as root hairs and trichomes.

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Arabidopsis thalianaRNAlaterscanning electron microscopySEMspaceflight

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