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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Observation of Vacuoles in Arabidopsis Developing Pollen Grains with Whole-Cell Electron Tomography.

Zizhen Liang, Weiqi Wang, Liwen Jiang

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zizhen Liang *School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. zizhenliang@cuhk.edu.hk.
Weiqi Wang *School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
Liwen JiangCentre for Cell and Developmental Biology, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

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Abstract

Arabidopsis thaliana developing pollen grains serve as an excellent system for studying vacuole dynamics. Here, we present a methodological approach that utilizes the serial tomography package in Etomo software from IMOD to generate whole-cell tomograms on A. thaliana developing pollens for visualizing vacuoles on the whole-cell scale. In order to understand the vacuole dynamics along with the pollen maturation, we also introduce a sampling method aimed at harvesting the pollen grains at various stages, marked by the vegetative nucleus or generative cell. The cryo-fixation/freeze-substitution technique can then be applied to preserve the fine structures of the pollen grains and facilitate detailed ultrastructure examination. Through this method, large-volume whole-cell electron tomograms regarding vacuolar morphologies and ultrastructural changes during pollen development and maturation have been obtained. Overall, the method presented here provides valuable insights into the dynamic nature of vacuoles in Arabidopsis developing pollen.

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ArabidopsisElectron Microscope TomographyPollenVacuolesDeveloping pollen grainsWhole-cell electron tomography

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