scholarly journals Evaluation of pepsin treatment for electron microscopic RNA in situ hybridization on ultra-thin cryosections of cultured cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merryn V. E. Macville ◽  
Annette G. M. Dorp ◽  
Roeland W. Dirks ◽  
Jack A. M. Fransen ◽  
Anton K. Raap
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Rna In Situ Hybridization

scholarly journals Gene expression analysis by non-radioactive RNA-RNA in situ hybridization techniques

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Drakulic ◽  
Milena Stevanovic ◽  
Gordana Nikcevic
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Rna In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Sox Gene ◽  
Labeled Rna ◽  
Set Up

RNA-RNA in situ hybridization is a reliable method for studying tissue and cell specific gene expression, which enables visualization of labeled antisense RNA probe hybridized to specific mRNA. In this study we employed non-radioactive RNA-RNA in situ hybridization using biotin- or digoxigenin-labeled RNA probes in order to detect SOX gene expression in carcinoma cell lines. By this approach we confirmed results obtained by Northern blot analysis, where the presence of SOX2 mRNA in NT2/D1 and SOX14 mRNA in HepG2 cells has been established. Our aim was to set up RNA-RNA in situ hybridization method in in vitro cultured cells in order to perform further analyses of SOX gene expression on various normal and cancer tissues.

scholarly journals Saponin pre-treatment in pre-embedding electron microscopic in situ hybridization for detection of specific RNA sequences in cultured cells: a methodological study.

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 1005-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M V Macville ◽  
K C Wiesmeijer ◽  
R W Dirks ◽  
J A Fransen ◽  
A K Raap
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Housekeeping Gene ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Rna Sequences ◽  
Gene Transcripts ◽  
Pre Treatment

We describe a method for detection of specific RNA targets in cultured cells at the electron microscopic (EM) level using pre-embedding in situ hybridization (ISH). The specimens were monitored by reflection-contrast microscopy (RCM) before processing for EM. A good balance between preservation of ultrastructure and intensity of hybridization signals was obtained by using mild aldehyde fixation followed by saponin permeabilization. Digoxigenin-labeled probes were used for detection of human elongation factor (HEF) mRNA in HeLa cells, immediate early (IE) mRNA in rat 9G cells, and 28S rRNA in both cell lines. The hybrids were detected immunocytochemically by the peroxidase/diaminobenzidine (DAB) method or by ultra-small gold with silver enhancement. Comparison of these methods favored the peroxidase/DAB system. The accessibility of RNA in the different cell compartments was dependent on the extent of cross-linking during primary fixation even after permeabilization with saponin. By using the most optimal ISH protocol and the peroxidase/DAB system, we detected 28S rRNA over all ribosomes in the cytoplasm but not in the nucleoli, and IE mRNA in a large spot with many smaller spots around it in the nucleoplasm as well as in speckles over the cytoplasm. The sensitivity of the method is such that HEF housekeeping gene transcripts were detected in the cytoplasm.

scholarly journals Staining of the Midbody by an Anti-digoxin-specific Antibody

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-782
Author(s):  
Roeland W. Dirks ◽  
Anton K. Raap
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Specific Antibody ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Cytoplasmic Localization ◽  
Double Staining ◽  
Cytoplasmic Component ◽  
Daughter Cells ◽  
Tubulin Antibodies ◽  
Rna In Situ Hybridization

Using RNA in situ hybridization to reveal cytoplasmic localization patterns of mRNAs in cultured cells, we noted unexpected staining of a cytoplasmic component in telophase cells. Control experiments revealed that the anti-digoxin-specific antibody was responsible for this staining. Because the staining was observed only at a position where both daughter cells are still connected, we identified the stained component as the midbody. This was confirmed by double staining of cells with anti-digoxin and antia -tubulin antibodies. We concluded that anti-digoxin-specific antibody shows crossreactivity with a component present in the midbody.

scholarly journals RNA In Situ Hybridization for Detecting Gene Expression Patterns in the Abdomens and Wings of Drosophila Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Mujeeb Shittu ◽  
Tessa Steenwinkel ◽  
William Dion ◽  
Nathan Ostlund ◽  
Komal Raja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Drosophila Species ◽  
Gene Expression Patterns ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Tissue Preparation ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Rna In Situ Hybridization

RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) is used to visualize spatio-temporal gene expression patterns with broad applications in biology and biomedicine. Here we provide a protocol for mRNA ISH in developing pupal wings and abdomens for model and non-model Drosophila species. We describe best practices in pupal staging, tissue preparation, probe design and synthesis, imaging of gene expression patterns, and image-editing techniques. This protocol has been successfully used to investigate the roles of genes underlying the evolution of novel color patterns in non-model Drosophila species.

scholarly journals Detection of v- and c-erbB oncogene mRNA in cultured cells by in situ hybridization.

1990 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Toshio IKEDA ◽  
Yasuhiro YOSHIKAWA ◽  
Kazuya YAMANOUCHI
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cultured Cells

Methodologies for specific intron and exon RNA localization in cultured cells by haptenized and fluorochromized probes

1993 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 1187-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.W. Dirks ◽  
F.M. van de Rijke ◽  
S. Fujishita ◽  
M. van der Ploeg ◽  
A.K. Raap
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Housekeeping Genes ◽  
Housekeeping Gene ◽  
Immediate Early ◽  
High Signal ◽  
Pretreatment Conditions

We have determined optimal conditions for the detection of mRNA sequences in cultured cells by nonradioactive in situ hybridization. For this purpose a number of different cell lines have been used: rat 9G cells for the detection of human cytomegalovirus immediate early mRNA, and HeLa as well as 5637 carcinoma cells for the detection of housekeeping gene mRNAs. Extensive optimization of fixation and pretreatment conditions revealed that most intense hybridization signals are obtained when cells are grown on glass microscope slides, fixed with a mixture of formaldehyde and acetic acid, pretreated with pepsin and denatured prior to hybridization. In addition, we also studied the potential of fluorochromized probes for the direct detection of multiple RNA sequences. The optimized in situ hybridization procedure revealed that immediate early mRNA transcripts are, in addition to a cytoplasmic localization, localized within nuclei of rat 9G cells. Double hybridization experiments showed that intron and exon sequences colocalize within the main nuclear signal. In addition, the presence of small, intron-specific, fluorescent spots scattered around the main nuclear signals indicates that intron sequences which are spliced out can be visualized. Additional information about the functioning of cells could be obtained by the detection of mRNA simultaneously with bromodeoxyuridine, incorporated during S-phase, or its cognate protein. The sensitivity of these methods is such that mRNAs of abundantly expressed housekeeping genes can be detected in a variety of cell lines with high signal to noise ratios.

HPV RNA In Situ Hybridization can Inform Cervical Cytology-Histology Correlation

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. S29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Coppock ◽  
Brian Willis ◽  
Mark Stoler ◽  
Anne Mills
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Cervical Cytology ◽  
Rna In Situ Hybridization
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