Whole-mount in situ detection of microRNAs on Arabidopsis tissues using Zip Nucleic Acid probes. 2013

M Begheldo, and F A Ditengou, and G Cimoli, and S Trevisan, and S Quaggiotti, and A Nonis, and K Palme, and B Ruperti
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro (Padova), Italy. maura.begheldo@unipd.it

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) affect fundamental processes of development. In plants miRNAs regulate organ development, transition to flowering, and responses to abiotic/biotic stresses. To understand the biological role of miRNAs, in addition to identifying their targeted transcripts, it is necessary to characterize the spatiotemporal regulation of their expression. Many methods have been used to define the set of organ-specific miRNAs by tissue dissection and miRNA profiling but none of them can describe their tissue and cellular distribution at the high resolution provided by in situ hybridization (ISH). This article describes the setup and optimization of a whole-mount ISH protocol to target endogenous miRNAs on intact Arabidopsis seedlings using DIG-labeled Zip Nucleic Acid (ZNA) oligonucleotide probes. Automation of the main steps of the procedure by robotized liquid handling has also been implemented in the protocol for best reproducibility of results, enabling running of ISH experiments at high throughput.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001331 Automation Controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and decision. (From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993) Automations
D015345 Oligonucleotide Probes Synthetic or natural oligonucleotides used in hybridization studies in order to identify and study specific nucleic acid fragments, e.g., DNA segments near or within a specific gene locus or gene. The probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present. Conventional techniques used for testing for the hybridization product include dot blot assays, Southern blot assays, and DNA:RNA hybrid-specific antibody tests. Conventional labels for the probe include the radioisotope labels 32P and 125I and the chemical label biotin. Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Probes,Oligonucleotide Probe,Oligoribonucleotide Probes,Probe, Oligonucleotide,Probes, Oligodeoxyribonucleotide,Probes, Oligonucleotide,Probes, Oligoribonucleotide
D017360 Arabidopsis A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE that contains ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS and MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS. The species A. thaliana is used for experiments in classical plant genetics as well as molecular genetic studies in plant physiology, biochemistry, and development. Arabidopsis thaliana,Cress, Mouse-ear,A. thaliana,A. thalianas,Arabidopses,Arabidopsis thalianas,Cress, Mouse ear,Cresses, Mouse-ear,Mouse-ear Cress,Mouse-ear Cresses,thaliana, A.,thaliana, Arabidopsis,thalianas, A.
D017403 In Situ Hybridization A technique that localizes specific nucleic acid sequences within intact chromosomes, eukaryotic cells, or bacterial cells through the use of specific nucleic acid-labeled probes. Hybridization in Situ,Hybridization, In Situ,Hybridizations, In Situ,In Situ Hybridizations
D035683 MicroRNAs Small double-stranded, non-protein coding RNAs, 21-25 nucleotides in length generated from single-stranded microRNA gene transcripts by the same RIBONUCLEASE III, Dicer, that produces small interfering RNAs (RNA, SMALL INTERFERING). They become part of the RNA-INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX and repress the translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) of target RNA by binding to homologous 3'UTR region as an imperfect match. The small temporal RNAs (stRNAs), let-7 and lin-4, from C. elegans, are the first 2 miRNAs discovered, and are from a class of miRNAs involved in developmental timing. RNA, Small Temporal,Small Temporal RNA,miRNA,stRNA,Micro RNA,MicroRNA,Primary MicroRNA,Primary miRNA,miRNAs,pre-miRNA,pri-miRNA,MicroRNA, Primary,RNA, Micro,Temporal RNA, Small,miRNA, Primary,pre miRNA,pri miRNA
D036226 Seedlings Young plants produced at the completion of GERMINATION of SEEDS. Seedling,Malted Grain,Sprouted Seeds,Sprouts, Plant,Grain, Malted,Grains, Malted,Malted Grains,Plant Sprout,Plant Sprouts,Seed, Sprouted,Seeds, Sprouted,Sprout, Plant,Sprouted Seed

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