Abstract
The dynamic expression pattern analysis provides the primary information of gene function. Differences of the RNA and/or protein location will provide valuable information for gene expression regulation. Generally, in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) are two main techniques to visualize the locations of gene transcripts and protein products in situ, respectively. Here we describe the protocol for the whole brain dissection, the in situ hybridization, and the immunostaining of the developing Xenopus brain sections. Additionally, we point out the modification of in situ hybridization for microRNA expression detection.
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We are grateful to Federico Cremisi for sharing the protocol of in situ hybridization with cryosections. This work was supported by the NSFC No.31271387.
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Liu, Kl., Wang, Xm., Li, Zl., Liu, Y., He, Rq. (2020). In Situ Hybridization and Immunostaining of Xenopus Brain. In: Sprecher, S. (eds) Brain Development. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2047. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9732-9_20
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