Author : Simon Watkins / Claudette St. Croix
Language: English
Finishing : Papaerback, 824 pages
ISBN : 978-1-118-04431-5
Edition Number: 2014
Description:
Compiled by editors with hands-on experience in microscopy, teaching, and protocol design and communication, this book provides a practical, bench-side guide to the various methods and applications of the advanced light microscope in the cell biology laboratory. It offers detailed step-by-step instructions written at a level that lets investigators employ even very sophisticated microscopy methods. The result is a resource for seasoned investigators and those new to the use of the microscope alike.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword xiii
- Preface xv
- Contributors xvii
- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of the Microscope
- Introduction 3
- Fluorescence Microscopy: A Concise Guide to Current Imaging Methods 5
- Introduction 5
- Wide-Field Fluorescence Microscopy (WFFM) Techniques 6
- Modern Confocal Microscopy 9
- Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy 12
- Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy (TPFM) 14
- Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) Fluorescence Microscopy 16
- Final Considerations 18
- Acknowledgements 19
- Literature Cited 19
- Microscope Objectives 21
- Introduction 21
- Image Fidelity 21
- Properties of Microscope Objectives 25
- Construction and Types of Microscope Objectives 26
- Modern Objectives 28
- Objectives for Other Microscopy Applications 32
- Other Considerations in Choosing Objectives 33
- Literature Cited 34
- Key References 34
- Internet Resources 34
- Light Microscopy Digital Imaging 35
- History of Microscopy Image Capture 35
- Solid-State Sensors 35
- Spectral Sensitivity of Sensors 37
- Camera Noise 38
- Coupling Digital Cameras to Microscopes 40
- Color Imaging 42
- Camera and Sensor Characteristics 43
- Modes of Image Capture 44
- Microscope Optimization for Digital Imaging 45
- Care and Maintenance 45
- Key References 47
- Optical Filters for Wavelength Selection in Fluorescence Instrumentation 49
- Introduction 49
- Optical Thin-Film Interference Filters 49
- Optical Filter Configurations in Fluorescence Instruments 52
- Fluorescence Filters Impact Optical System Performance 63
- Tunable Optical Filters 71
- Conclusion 75
- Literature Cited 76
- Proper Alignment and Adjustment of the Light Microscope 77
- Major Components of the Light Microscope 78
- Basic Imaging and K¨ohler Illumination Light Paths for Bright-Field, Fluorescence, and Dark-Field Microscopy 83
- Basic Imaging for Dark-Field Microscopy 85
- Basic Protocol 1: Alignment for K¨ohler Illumination in Bright-Field, Transmitted Light Microscopy 86
- Basic Protocol 2: Alignment of the Eyepieces 89
- Basic Protocol 3: Alignment for K¨ohler Illumination in Epifluorescence Microscopy 90
- Basic Protocol 4: Alignment for Phase-Contrast Microscopy 92
- Basic Protocol 5: Alignment for DIC Microscopy 94
- Alignment for Dark-Field Microscopy 98
- Basic Protocol 6: Alignment for Low-Power Magnification Dark-Field Microscopy 99
- Basic Protocol 7: Alignment for High-Power Magnification Dark-Field Illumination 100
- Support Protocol 1: Matching Microscope Magnification to Detector Resolution 101
- Support Protocol 2: Calibrating Image Magnification with a Stage Micrometer 102
- Tests for the Optical Performance of the Microscope 103
- Support Protocol 3: Testing Phase-Contrast and DIC Using Diatom Testing Slide 103
- Support Protocol 4: Testing Phase-Contrast, Dark-Field, and DIC Microscopes Using a Squamous Cheek Cell Test Slide 103
- Support Protocol 5: Testing Fluorescence Using a Red, Green, and Blue Fluorescent Tissue Culture Cell Test Slide 103
- Support Protocol 6: Care and Cleaning of Microscope Optics 105
- Commentary 106
- Literature Cited 107
- Chapter 2 Basic Methods
- Introduction 111
- Section I Sample Preparation for Conventional Microscopy
- Cryosectioning 113
- Basic Protocol: Specimen Preparation and Sectioning 113
- Support Protocol 1: Tissue Fixation and Sucrose Infusion 117
- Support Protocol 2: Perfusion of Adult Mice 117
- Reagents and Solutions 118
- Commentary 119
- Literature Cited 120
- Immunohistochemistry 121
- Introduction 121
- Basic Protocol 1: Immunofluorescent Labeling of Cells Grown as Monolayers 121
- Alternate Protocol 1: Immunofluorescent Labeling of Suspension Cells 123
- Basic Protocol 2: Immunofluorescent Labeling of Tissue Sections 124
- Alternate Protocol 2: Immunofluorescent Labeling Using Streptavidin-Biotin Conjugates 125
- Alternate Protocol 3: Immunofluorescent Double-Labeling of Tissue Sections 126
- Reagents and Solutions 127
- Commentary 127
- Literature Cited 131
- Section II Dyes and Probes
- A Review of Reagents for Fluorescence Microscopy of Cellular Compartments and Structures 133
- Introduction 133
- Basic Protocol 1: BacMam Constructs 136
- Alternate Protocol 1: Non-Pseudo-Typed BacMam Viruses/Hard-To-Transduce Cell Types 140
- Basic Protocol 2: Actin Labeling 141
- Basic Protocol 3: Autophagosome Labeling by Transduction of Cells with Premo Autophagy Sensor GFP-LC3B 142
- Alternate Protocol 2: Performing Autophagosome Labeling with an Antibody 143
- Basic Protocol 4: Wheat Germ Agglutinin Conjugates for Plasma Membrane Labeling 145
- Basic Protocol 5: Endoplasmic Reticulum and Nuclear Membrane Labeling Using ER-Tracker Reagents 145
- Basic Protocol 6: Labeling Endosomes with pHrodo 10k Dextran 146
- Basic Protocol 7: Labeling Golgi Apparatus Using Dye-Labeled Ceramides 147
- Basic Protocol 8: Labeling Lysosomes Using LysoTracker Red DND-99 149
- Basic Protocol 9: Labeling Mitochondria Using MitoTracker Red CMXRos 150
- Basic Protocol 10: Labeling Nucleoli Using SYTO RNASelect Green 152
- Basic Protocol 11: Labeling Peroxisomes Using CellLight BacMam 2.0 Peroxisomes-GFP 153
- Alternate Protocol 3: Labeling Peroxisomes Using Antibodies 154
- Basic Protocol 12: Labeling Tubulin Microtubules with TubulinTracker Green 156
- Basic Protocol 13: Labeling Whole Cells or Cytoplasm with 5(6)-CFDA SE 156
- Reagents and Solutions 158
- Commentary 161
- Literature Cited 197
- Internet Resources 203
- The Fluorescent Protein Color Palette 207
- Introduction 207
- Fluorescent Protein Brightness and Maturation 210
- Phototoxicity and Photostability 212
- Oligomerization 214
- The Fluorescent Protein Color Palette 216
- Optical Highlighter Fluorescent Proteins 232
- The Future of Fluorescent Proteins 239
- Literature Cited 239
- Photoactivation and Imaging of Optical Highlighter Fluorescent Proteins 247
- Introduction 247
- Background 247
- Requirements for Highlighting Fluorescent Proteins 252
- Optimization Procedures 253
- General Photoactivation Experiment 255
- Uses of Optical Highlighter Fluorescent Proteins 256
- Application of Optical Highlighter Fluorescent Proteins in Cytometry 258
- Future Directions of Optical Highlighter Fluorescent Proteins 258
- Acknowledgement 259
- Literature Cited 259
- Section III Optical Sectioning Microscopy
- Basic Confocal Microscopy 261
- Introduction 261
- Basis of Optical Sectioning 263
- Configuration of an LSCM 265
- Practical Guidelines 268
- Commentary 275
- Acknowledgements 278
- Literature Cited 278
- Key References 280
- Internet Resources 280
- Evaluation and Purchase of an Analytical Flow Cytometer: Some of the Numerous Factors to Consider 283
- Introduction 283
- Applications 285
- Hardware 286
- Software 288
- Quality Assurance (QA) 289
- Service, Support, and Company 293
- Maintenance/Cleanup Protocol 294
- Price 294
- Recommendation from Colleagues 294
- Summary and Conclusions 294
- Disclaimer 295
- Resources Listed 295
- Acknowledgements 295
- Literature Cited 295
- 3D Deconvolution Microscopy 297
- Introduction 297
- Image Formation 297
- Resolution and Sampling 301
- Estimating and Optimizing the PSF 302
- Deblurring and Deconvolution Algorithms 303
- Blind Deconvolution 306
- Example Deconvolution Results 307
- Deconvolution Software 309
- Basic Protocol: Data Acquisition and Deconvolution Analysis 312
- Concluding Remarks 315
- Literature Cited 315
- Key References 316
- Internet Resources 316
- Multi-Photon Imaging 317
- Introduction 317
- Multi-Photon Microscopy 317
- Multi-Photon Imaging in Practice 323
- Concluding Remarks 328
- Literature Cited 328
- Chapter 3 Applications
- Introduction 333
- Section I Basic Live Cell Imaging
- Building a Live-Cell Microscope: What You Need and How to Do It 335
- Defining the System 335
- Building a Live-Cell Scope: Components and Considerations 337
- Transmitted Light Choices 344
- Summary 346
- Time-Lapse Microscopy Approaches to Track Cell Cycle and Lineage Progression at the Single-Cell Level 347
- Introduction 347
- System Setup 348
- Basic Protocol 1: Time-Lapse Acquisition Using Adherent Cells 349
- Alternate Protocol 1: Time-Lapse Acquisition with Endpoint Assay to Mark S-Phase Cells 350
- Alternate Protocol 2: Time-Lapse Acquisition Using Suspension Cells 351
- Basic Protocol 2: Sequence Analysis for Mitosis Event or Cell Death 352
- Basic Protocol 3: Data Mining—Normalized Event Distribution 353
- Basic Protocol 4: Data Mining—Time-to-Event Curves 354
- Basic Protocol 5: Data Mining—Duration of Mitotic Event 355
- Basic Protocol 6: Data Mining—G2 Checkpoint Breaching 355
- Basic Protocol 7: Data Mining—Deriving Basic Lineage Parameters 356
- Commentary 356
- Literature Cited 359
- Internet Resources 360
- Analysis of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Functions Using Imaging Approaches 361
- Introduction 361
- Strategic Planning 361
- Basic Protocol 1: High-Resolution z-Stack and Time-Lapse Imaging of Mitochondria 363
- Alternate Protocol: Imaging Mitochondrial Morphology Alterations 366
- Basic Protocol 2: Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching on Mitochondria 367
- Basic Protocol 3: Microirradiation Assay to Assess Electrical Continuity in Mitochondria 372
- Support Protocol: Staining Mitochondria in Live Cells to Assess Mitochondrial Function by Imaging 375
- Commentary 378
- Literature Cited 382
- Analysis of Protein and Lipid Dynamics Using Confocal Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) 385
- Introduction 385
- Basic Protocol 1: How to Set Up a FRAP Experiment 387
- Basic Protocol 2: Confocal FRAP Measurements of the Lateral Diffusion of Plasma Membrane Proteins and Lipids 391
- Alternate Protocol 1: Lateral Diffusion Measurements for a Rapidly Diffusing Soluble Protein 393
- Alternate Protocol 2: FRAP Analysis of Intracellular Trafficking Kinetics 395
- Basic Protocol 3: Working with FRAP Data 397
- Basic Protocol 4: Further Analysis of FRAP Data to Obtain Diffusion Coefficients 399
- Commentary 401
- Acknowledgements 411
- Literature Cited 411
- Confocal Imaging of Cell Division 415
- Introduction 415
- Spinning Disk Confocal 415
- Confocal Imaging of Chromosome Condensation in C. elegans Embryos 420
- Confocal Imaging of Spindle Assembly and Chromosome Dynamics 421
- Confocal Imaging of Cytokinesis 424
- Discussion 425
- Acknowledgements 426
- Literature Cited 426
- Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy 429
- Introduction 429
- The Theory Behind the Technique 430
- TIRF Objectives 432
- Empirically Determining Incident Angle/Penetration Depth 434
- TIRF Imaging of Plasma Membrane Receptors in Neurons 436
- Multi-Wavelength TIRFM 438
- Final Experimental Suggestions 441
- Concluding Remarks 442
- Literature Cited 442
- Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy Illuminator for Improved Imaging of Cell Surface Events 445
- Introduction 445
- Basic Protocol 1: Through-the-Objective TIRF Protocol 445
- Alternate Protocol: Improved Uniformity in the Excitation Field Protocol 450
- Basic Protocol 2: Through-the-Prism TIRF Protocol 452
- Commentary 454
- Literature Cited 465
- Section II Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
- Imaging Protein-Protein Interactions by F¨orster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Microscopy in Live Cells 467
- Commentary 474
- Literature Cited 479
- Imaging Protein-Protein Interactions by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Microscopy 481
- Basic Protocol: FRET Microscopy of Fixed Cells 482
- Support Protocol 1: Nuclear and Cytosolic Microinjection 485
- Support Protocol 2: Protein Labeling with Cy3 487
- Reagents and Solutions 490
- Commentary 490
- Literature Cited 496
- Use of Spectral Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer to Detect Nitric Oxide–Based Signaling Events in Isolated Perfused Lung 499
- Introduction 499
- Strategic Planning 499
- Basic Protocol 1: Isolating and Perfusing Mouse Lung 500
- Basic Protocol 2: No-Induced Protein Modifications Detected by FRET Using Spectral Confocal Microscopy 503
- Reagents and Solutions 506
- Commentary 507
- Literature Cited 510
- Section III Imaging of Model Systems
- Fluorescence Imaging Techniques for Studying Drosophila Embryo Development 513
- Introduction 513
- Strategic Planning 514
- Basic Protocol 1: Generation of Transgenic Drosophila for Live Fluorescence Microscopy Using the Gal4/UAS System 525
- Basic Protocol 2: Preparation of Drosophila Embryos for Fluorescence Microscopy 529
- Basic Protocol 3: Time-Lapse Confocal Imaging of Living Drosophila Embryos 531
- Basic Protocol 4: Time-Lapse Imaging of Living Drosophila Embryos with Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy 537
- Basic Protocol 5: Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching in Living Drosophila Embryos Using a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope
- Capable of Selective Photobleaching 540
- Basic Protocol 6: Fluorescence Loss in Photobleaching in Living Drosophila Embryos Using a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Capable of Selective Photobleaching 546
- Basic Protocol 7: Photoactivation in Living Drosophila Embryos Using a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Capable of Selective Photobleaching 548
- Reagents and Solutions 553
- Commentary 553
- Literature Cited 557
- Time-Lapse Imaging of Embryonic Neural Stem Cell Division in Drosophila by Two-Photon Microscopy 561
- Introduction 561
- Basic Protocol: Time-Lapse Imaging by Two-Photon Microscopy 561
- Support Protocol: Embryo Preparation 564
- Commentary 565
- Acknowledgements 569
- Literature Cited 569
- Imaging Tumor Cell Movement In Vivo 571
- Introduction 571
- Basic Protocol 1: Generation and In Vivo Imaging of Mammary Tumors 571
- Support Protocol 1: In Vivo Imaging Microscope Setup 579
- Support Protocol 2: Labeling Vasculature and Macrophages 580
- Support Protocol 3: Blood Vessel Imaging Using an Indwelling Catheter 581
- Support Protocol 4: Second Harmonic Fiber Imaging 583
- Basic Protocol 2: Multiphoton Time-Lapse Image Analysis Using ImageJ and Custom Plugins 583
- Support Protocol 5: Separation of Spectral Overlap 586
- Reagents and Solutions 587
- Commentary 587
- Literature Cited 589
- Live-Animal Imaging of Renal Function by Multiphoton Microscopy 591
- Introduction 591
- Basic Protocol 1: Glomerular Permeability 592
- Basic Protocol 2: Proximal Tubule Endocytosis 593
- Basic Protocol 3: Vascular Flow 594
- Basic Protocol 4: Vascular Permeability 596
- Basic Protocol 5: Mitochondrial Function 597
- Basic Protocol 6: Apoptosis 598
- Support Protocol: Anesthesia and Surgical Creation of a Retroperitoneal Surgical Window for Intravital Imaging 599
- Reagents and Solutions 602
- Commentary 602
- Literature Cited 608
- Biological Second and Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy 611
- Strategic Planning 612
- Basic Protocol 1: Designing a Microscope System for HHGM 612
- Basic Protocol 2: Detection of Fibrillar Collagen in Connective Tissue Ex Vivo 619
- Basic Protocol 3: Detection of SHG in Mouse Tissues by Intravital Microscopy 621
- Basic Protocol 4: Simultaneous Detection of Cells and Collagen Fibers In Vitro and In Vivo 622
- Support Protocol 1: Cytoplasmic Staining of Live Cells 625
- Support Protocol 2: Establishment of 3-D Collagen Cultures 625
- Reagents and Solutions 626
- Commentary 626
- Acknowledgements 632
- Literature Cited 632
- Two-Photon Imaging of the Immune System 635
- Introduction 635
- Basic Protocol 1: Preparing the Thymus of a Mouse for Two-Photon Imaging 636
- Basic Protocol 2: Preparing the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes (MLNs) of a Mouse for Two-Photon Imaging 637
- Basic Protocol 3: Preparing Segments from the Intestine of a Mouse for Two-Photon Imaging 639
- Alternate Protocol 1: Agarose Embedding of a Small Tissue Sample or Organotypic Cultures 640
- Alternate Protocol 2: Preparing Thymic Slices for Two-Photon Imaging 642
- Alternate Protocol 3: Overlaying Thymic Slices with Fluorescently Labeled Cells 645
- Support Protocol: Setting Up Two-Photon Imaging Conditions 646
- Reagents and Solutions 647
- Commentary 647
- Literature Cited 654
- Section IV Super-Resolution Methods
- Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Comparative Treatment 657
- Introduction 657
- Super-Resolution Imaging Methodologies 657
- Point-Spread Function Engineering 668
- Concluding Remarks 677
- Acknowledgements 677
- Literature Cited 677
- Photoactivated Localization Microscopy (PALM) of Adhesion Complexes 683
- Introduction 683
- Strategic Planning 683
- Basic Protocol 1: Preparing PALM Instrumentation 687
- Basic Protocol 2: PALM Imaging tdEos/Paxillin Distributions in Fixed Cells 697
- Basic Protocol 3: Dual-Color PALM Imaging of tdEos/Vinculin and Dronpa α-Actinin in Fixed Cells 701
- Support Protocol 1: Preparing Clean Coverslips 704
- Support Protocol 2: Transfection of tdEos/Paxillin into HFF-1 Cells 705
- Reagents and Solutions 707
- Commentary 708
- Literature Cited 710
- Comparative and Practical Aspects of Localization-Based Super-Resolution Imaging 713
- Introduction 713
- Basic Protocol 1: Multi-Channel Labeling of Microtubules and Mitochondria with STORM Tandem Dye Pairs 713
- Support Protocol 1: Dye Preparation and Secondary Antibody Labeling 715
- Basic Protocol 2: Buffer and Imaging Conditions for Synthetic Photoswitchable Dyes 716
- Basic Protocol 3: Labeling Proteins via SNAP Tags for Live-Cell Localization Super Resolution 717
- Support Protocol 2: Buffer and Imaging Conditions for Live-Cell Localization Super Resolution 719
- Commentary 719
- Acknowledgements 723
- Literature Cited 723
- Chapter 4 Image Processing
- Introduction 727
- Ethical Considerations When Altering Digital Images 729
- Introduction 729
- Golden Rules 729
- Guidelines from Specific Journals 731
- Literature Cited 733
- From Image to Data Using Common Image-Processing Techniques 735
- Introduction 735
- Image Anatomy 735
- Image Processing 736
- Concluding Remarks 751
- Literature Cited 751
- Practical Considerations When Altering Digital Images 753
- Introduction 753
- Sampling Resolution 753
- Resampling 755
- Acquiring Images 758
- Photoshop and Scientific Image–Analysis Programs 762
- Optimizing the Display 764
- Using Images from Vector Programs and PowerPoint 765
- Altering Images Using Photoshop 766
- Inserting Files into PowerPoint 784
- Literature Cited 785
- Appendix 1: Common Stock Solutions, Buffers, and Media 787
- Index 791
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