Abstract
During erythropoiesis, erythroblasts undergo dramatic morphological changes to produce mature erythrocytes. Many unanswered questions regarding the molecular mechanisms behind these changes can be addressed with high-resolution fluorescence imaging. Immunofluoresence staining enables localization of specific molecules, organelles, and membrane components in intact cells at different phases of erythropoiesis. Confocal laser scanning microscopy can provide high-resolution, three-dimensional images of stained structures, which can be used to dissect the molecular mechanisms driving erythropoiesis. The sample preparation, staining procedure, imaging parameters, and image analysis methods used directly affect the quality of the confocal images and the amount and accuracy of information that they can provide. Here, we describe methods to dissect erythropoietic tissues from mice, to perform immunofluorescence staining and confocal imaging of various molecules, organelles and structures of interest in erythroblasts, and to present and quantitatively analyze the data obtained in these fluorescence images.
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Smith, A.S., Nowak, R.B., Fowler, V.M. (2018). High-Resolution Fluorescence Microscope Imaging of Erythroblast Structure. In: Lloyd, J. (eds) Erythropoiesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1698. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7428-3_12
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