Microtubule depolymerisation by cold during C. elegans embryo first division
This application note shows microtubule depolymerisation by cold during C. elegans embryo first division thanks to CherryTemp precise temperature shifts .
Experimental conditions
Strain was cultured at 22°C using standard methods (Brenner, 1974). The strain used was TH65 (YFP::α-tubulin; Schlaitz et al., 2007).
For live imaging, embryos were cut from gravid hermaphrodites in egg buffer (118 mM NaCl, 48 mM KCl, 2 mM CaCl2, 2 mM MgCl2, and 25 mM Hepes, pH 7.5) and mounted on 2% noble agar pads.
Divisions were recorded using a microscope (DM6000; Leica) equipped with epifluorescence and DIC optics and a camera (DFC 360 FX; Leica). Images were collected every 15 sec using a 63×/1.4 NA objective and LAS AF software (Leica). Embryos were imaged at 22°C and the temperature was shifted to 5°C at 0sec. After 195 sec at 5°C, the temperature was shifted back to 22°C. Temperature control and tempertaure shifts were performed using Cherry Temp.
Images representative of timelapse images of the 1st division of C. elegans embryo movie
