PEA-CLARITY: Three Dimensional (3D) Molecular Imaging of Whole Plant Organs

Autor: William Palmer, Antony Martin, Jamie Flynn, Stephanie Reed, Rosemary White, Robert Furbank, Christopher Grof
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Bio-Protocol, Vol 6, Iss 21 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2331-8325
DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2000
Popis: Here we report the adaptation of the CLARITY technique to plant tissues with addition of enzymatic degradation to improve optical clearing and facilitate antibody probe penetration. Plant-Enzyme-Assisted (PEA)-CLARITY, has allowed deep optical visualisation of stains, expressed fluorescent proteins and IgG-antibodies in tobacco and Arabidopsis leaves. Enzyme treatment enabled penetration of antibodies into whole tissues without the need for any sectioning of the material. Therefore, this protocol facilitates protein localisation of intact tissue in 3D whilst retaining cellular structure.
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