In-section Click-iT detection and super-resolution CLEM analysis of nucleolar ultrastructure and replication in plants.

Correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) is an important tool for the localisation of target molecule(s) and their spatial correlation with the ultrastructural map of subcellular features at the nanometre scale. Adoption of these advanced imaging methods has been limited in plant biology, due to challenges with plant tissue permeability, fluorescence labelling efficiency, indexing of features of interest throughout the complex 3D volume and their re-localization on micrographs of ultrathin cross-sections. Here, we demonstrate an imaging approach based on tissue processing and embedding into methacrylate resin followed by imaging of sections by both, single-molecule localization microscopy and transmission electron microscopy using consecutive CLEM and same-section CLEM correlative workflow.

Role of LGR5-positive mesenchymal cells in craniofacial development.

Leucine Rich Repeat Containing G Protein-Coupled Receptor 5 (LGR5), a Wnt pathway member, has been previously recognised as a stem cell marker in numerous epithelial tissues. In this study, we used mice to analyse the distribution of LGR5-positive cells during craniofacial development. LGR5 expressing cells were primarily located in the mesenchyme adjacent to the craniofacial epithelial structures undergoing folding, such as the nasopharyngeal duct, lingual groove, and vomeronasal organ.

The frequency and consequences of multipolar mitoses in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells.

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent cells widely used in cell therapy and tissue engineering. However, the broader clinical applications of ES cells are limited by their genomic instability and karyotypic abnormalities. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying ES cell karyotypic abnormalities is critical to optimizing their clinical use.

Inactivation of PLK4-STIL Module Prevents Self-Renewal and Triggers p53-Dependent Differentiation in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.

Centrioles account for centrosomes and cilia formation. Recently, a link between centrosomal components and human developmental disorders has been established. However, the exact mechanisms how centrosome abnormalities influence embryogenesis and cell fate are not understood.

Live-Cell High Content Screening in Drug Development.

In the past decade, automated microscopy has become an important tool for the drug discovery and development process. The establishment of imaging modalities as screening tools depended on technological breakthroughs in the domain of automated microscopy and automated image analysis. These types of assays are often referred to as high content screening or high content analysis (HCS/HCA).