Brandner, Dieter; Withers, Ginger (2021). CIL:8482, Rattus, multipolar neuron. In Cell Image Library. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0QR4W52

Development of axon and dendritic arbors in cultured hippocampal neurons after 3 days in vitro. At this timepoint, most, but not all cells are polarized, evidenced by the absence of a long, slender axon. MAP2 staining (red) is becoming well segregated to the dendrites, while microtubule staining (green) reveals both the axons and dendrites in the field of view. Nonneuronal cells (e.g. glia) are infrequent, but may also be present in this preparation.

Detailed methods: Embryonic rat hippocampal neurons were prepared as previously described (see Kaech and Banker, 2006, Nat Protoc). Cells were prepared for fluorescent staining as previously described (Withers and Banker, 1998, in Culturing Nerve Cells, MIT Press). Briefly, cells were fixed (4% formaldehyde, 4% sucrose in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4), permeabilized with 0.25% Triton and immunostained for tubulin (monoclonal DM1A, from Sigma with Alexa 488 conjugated secondary, excitation, 494, emission, 519 [Invitrogen, Molecular Probes]) and MAP2 (polyclonal Ab266, from S. Halpain with d549 conjugated secondary, excitation, 555, emission, 568, Jackson Immunoresearch). Images were acquired with a Leica DMRA microscope with a 40X (HCX PL APO, NA 1.25) lens, Photometrics CoolSnap ES CCD camera and MetaMorph software. This merged image was generated with the MetaMorph color combine function.

• 2021

• Brandner, Dieter
• Withers, Ginger

Preparation: formaldehyde fixed tissue; detergent permeabilized
Relation to intact cell: dispersed cells in vitro
Item type: recorded image
Imaging mode: fluorescence microscopy
Parameter imaged: fluorescence emission
Source of contrast: distribution of epitope
Visualization methods: primary antibody plus labeled secondary antibody
Processing history: unprocessed raw data
Data qualification: Raw;spatialmeasurements

• Cell Image Library Group ID: 7910

• Rattus

• Axon
• Cytoskeleton
• Dendrite
• Microtubule cytoskeleton
• Multipolar neuron

• Cellular developmental process
• Dendrite development
• Establishment or maintenance of cell polarity

• data
• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Samplenumber: 8482

Doi: https://doi.org/10.6075/J0QR4W52

Source data

• Source Record in the Cell Image Library: https://doi.org/10.7295/W9CIL8482

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