A Live Imaging Assay for Regenerating Peripheral Neurons.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2831: 315-324, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
The cell intrinsic mechanisms directing peripheral nerve regeneration have remained largely understudied, thus limiting our understanding of these processes and constraining the advancement of novel clinical therapeutics. The use of primary adult rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons cultured in vitro is well established. Despite this, these cells can be challenging to culture and have so far not been amenable to robust transfection or live-cell imaging. The ability to transfect these cells with fluorescent plasmid constructs to label subcellular structures, combined with high resolution time-lapse imaging has the potential to provide invaluable insight into how peripheral neurons coordinate their regenerative response, and which specific cellular structures are involved in this process. Here we describe a protocol that facilitates transfection and subsequent live-imaging of adult rat DRG neurons.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ganglios Espinales
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Regeneración Nerviosa
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Neuronas
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Methods Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2024
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos