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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2023

Live-Cell Imaging of Drosophila melanogaster Third Instar Larval Brains.

Roberto Carlos Segura, Clemens Cabernard

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberto Carlos SeguraDepartment of Biology, University of Washington.
Clemens CabernardDepartment of Biology, University of Washington; ccabern@uw.edu.
University of Washington · US

Funding

TRAINING IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGYT32GM007270 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI RAIBLE, DAVID W · 1985 to 2020
$21.0M
Cell and mechanobiology of Asymmetric Cell DivisionR35GM148160 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Clemens C Cabernard · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM148160NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drosophila neural stem cells (neuroblasts, NBs hereafter) undergo asymmetric divisions, regenerating the self-renewing neuroblast, while also forming a differentiating ganglion mother cell (GMC), which will undergo one additional division to give rise to two neurons or glia. Studies in NBs have uncovered the molecular mechanisms underlying cell polarity, spindle orientation, neural stem cell self-renewal, and differentiation. These asymmetric cell divisions are readily observable via live-cell imaging, making larval NBs ideally suited for investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of asymmetric cell division in living tissue. When properly dissected and imaged in nutrient-supplemented medium, NBs in explant brains robustly divide for 12-20 h. Previously described methods are technically difficult and may be challenging to those new to the field. Here, a protocol is described for the preparation, dissection, mounting, and imaging of live third-instar larval brain explants using fat body supplements. Potential problems are also discussed, and examples are provided for how this technique can be used.

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Drosophila ProteinsNeural Stem CellsAnimalsBrainDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterLarvaDrosophila Proteins

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PMID37427933
PMCPMC10655794
OpenAlexW4381734849

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