Published: Vol 6, Iss 12, Jun 20, 2016 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.1837 Views: 11272
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Abstract
Small intestinal organoids, otherwise known as enteroids, have become an increasingly utilized model for intestinal biology in vitro as they recapitulate the various epithelial cells within the intestinal crypt (Mahe et al., 2013; Sato et al., 2009). Assessment of growth dynamics within these cultures is an important step to understanding how alterations in gene expression, treatment with protective and toxic agents, and genetic mutations alter properties essential for crypt growth and survival as well as the stem cell properties of the individual cells within the crypt. This protocol describes a method of visualization of proliferating cells within the crypt in three dimensions (Barrett et al., 2015). Whole-mount proliferation staining of enteroids using EdU incorporation enables the researcher to view all proliferating cells within the enteroid as opposed to obtaining growth information in thin slices as would be seen with embedding and sectioning, ensuring a true representation of proliferation from the stem cell compartment to the terminally differentiated cells of the crypt.
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This protocol was first described in Barrett et al. (2015). This work was supported by NIH grants DK080221 (to C. S. Williams), 1F31CA167920 (to C. W. Barrett), T32CA009592-26 (to C. W. Barrett), and Merit Review Grants from the Office of Medical Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1I01BX001426 (to C. S. Williams).
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Barrett, C. W., Short, S. P., Choksi, Y. A. and Williams, C. S. (2016). Whole-mount Enteroid Proliferation Staining. Bio-protocol 6(12): e1837. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.1837.
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Immunology > Immune cell isolation > Maintenance and differentiation
Immunology > Immune cell function > General
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