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- Title
Investigation of PRDM10 and PRDM13 Expression in Developing Mouse Embryos by an Optimized PACT-Based Embryo Clearing Method.
- Authors
Woo, Jiwon; Jin, Byung-Ho; Lee, Mirae; Lee, Eunice Yoojin; Moon, Hyung-Seok; Park, Jeong-Yoon; Cho, Yong-Eun; Tesfaye, Dawit
- Abstract
Recent developments in tissue clearing methods have significantly advanced the three-dimensional analysis of biological structures in whole, intact tissue, providing a greater understanding of spatial relationships and biological circuits. Nonetheless, studies have reported issues with maintaining structural integrity and preventing tissue disintegration, limiting the wide application of these techniques to fragile tissues such as developing embryos. Here, we present an optimized passive tissue clearing technique (PACT)-based embryo clearing method, initial embedding PACT (IMPACT)-Basic, that improves tissue rigidity without compromising optical transparency. We also present IMPACT-Advance, which is specifically optimized for thin slices of mouse embryos past E13.5. We demonstrate proof-of-concept by investigating the expression of two relatively understudied PR domain (PRDM) proteins, PRDM10 and PRDM13, in intact cleared mouse embryos at various stages of development. We observed strong PRDM10 and PRDM13 expression in the developing nervous system and skeletal cartilage, suggesting a functional role for these proteins in these tissues throughout embryogenesis.
- Subjects
EMBRYOS; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS system; MICE; EMBRYOLOGY
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 6, p2892
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms22062892