Flybow to dissect circuit assembly in the Drosophila brain: An update
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Visualization of single neurons and glia, as well as neural lineages within their complex environment is a pivotal step towards uncovering the mechanisms that control neural circuit development and function. This chapter provides detailed technical information on how to use Drosophila variants of the mouse Brainbow-2 system, called Flybow, for stochastic labeling of individual cells or lineages with different fluorescent proteins in one sample. We describe the genetic strategies and the heat shock regime required for induction of recombination events. Furthermore, we explain how Flybow and the mosaic analysis with a repressible cell marker (MARCM) approach can be combined to generate wild-type or homozygous mutant clones that are positively labeled in multiple colors. This is followed by a detailed protocol as to how to prepare samples for imaging. Finally, we provide specifications to facilitate multichannel image acquisition using confocal microscopy.
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Journal Methods in Molecular Biology
Volume 2047
Pages 137-152
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1007/978-1-4939-9732-9_8
Europe PubMed Central 31552653
Pubmed 31552653
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