microinjection of mrna and dna
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Microinjection of mRNA and DNA. Mary Mullins, UPenn. Why inject mRNA? Gain-of-function experiments (today) : over & ectopic expression Dominant negative (pseudo loss of function) expts Mutant (today) or morpholino (tomorrow) rescue - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Microinjection of mRNA and DNAWhy inject mRNA?1. Gain-of-function experiments (today): over & ectopic expression2. Dominant negative (pseudo loss of function) expts3. Mutant (today) or morpholino (tomorrow) rescue 4. Epistasis: what genes can and cannot rescue your mutant?
Where does your mutant gene lie in a pathway?
When mRNA and when DNA?1. mRNA gives reliable widespread expression. HOWEVER, it’s short-lived:8-
14h.2. DNA persists much longer, can be tissue-specific, BUT gives mosaic exp.
Why inject DNA? • Gain-of-function experiments: over & ectopic expression• Dominant negative expts• Promoter analysis • Transgenics--in vivo labelling of subsets of cells or subcellular
domains, promoters, ectopic expression (UAS/Gal4, heat shock, Cre-lox).
Mary Mullins, UPenn
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Wild type
Dorsalized mutants
BMP antagonists
A BMP Activity Gradient in D-V Pattern Formation
Dorsalization and Zebrafish Fate Map
tail
DV
yolk
Class 4 and 5 dorsalizations
A BMP Signaling Pathway
/Lost-a-fin
/Alk8/Laf
Microinjection of mRNA
Examine mutant phenotype
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ALL progeny mutant-- class 4 to 5 dorsalizations
somitabundtc24, a dominant maternal mutation
somitabundtc24 is an antimorphic mutation (“dominant negative”) of smad5 (Hild et al., 1999)
• wild type• rescued somitabun • somitabun (smad5)
• chordin overexpression in wild type
Tail bud stage after lecture tonight(cross your fingers)
Circumferential somites in class 4 and 5 mutant embryos
Wild type Class 5 dorsalization
Dorsalized mutant phenotypes, 1 dpf
somitabun/smad5
somitabun/smad5
Inject mutant embryoswith smad5 mRNA torescue the phenotype
Dorsalized mutant phenotypes, 1 dpf
somitabun/smad5
somitabun/smad5
Complete rescue
Partialrescue Inject mutant embryos
with smad5 mRNA torescue the phenotype
DV
DV
Wild type
BMP antagonists
DV
Non- and partial-rescued somitabun mutants,chordin ectopic expression
bmp4 ectopic expression
Zebrafish Fate Map
tail
DV
yolk
Ventralization
James Dutko
Ventralized and Dorsalized Phenotypes at Bud Stage/ End of Gastrulation
Wild typeVentralized Dorsalized
Ventralized Phenotypes at 1 dpf
bmp4 mRNA overexpression phenotypes James Dutko
Inject through the chorion--Advantage:embryos remain protected by chorion after injection, good survival
--Disadvantage: Need a good needle to penetrate the chorion and not break needle
Important--very little media in trough, so chorion exposed above media. The surface tension keeps embryo in well, when pull out needle.
Otherwise when try to withdraw needle, embryo comes with it.
Agar troughs
Keep agar plate for tomorrow. Seal with parafilm and put into refrigerator.
NOTE orientation of wells relative to needle: straight side to left, needle to right.
Ventralized phenotypes
Hammerschmidt and Mullins, 2002Overexpression phenotypes of bmp4