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A Rapid Protocol for Whole-Mount In Situ Hybridization on Xenopus Embryos

Anne H. Monsoro-Burq

Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Centre Universitaire, F-91405 Orsay, France; CNRS UMR 146, Centre Universitaire, F-91405 Orsay, France; Collège de France, 75005 Paris, France

Corresponding author (anne-helene.monsoro-burq{at}curie.u-psud.fr)


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This in situ hybridization (ISH) protocol describes a simplified method using a digoxigenin-labeled antisense RNA probe on whole Xenopus embryos, suitable for both X. laevis and X. tropicalis. The protocol includes fixation, ß-galactosidase staining (when lineage tracing is needed), and storage of the embryos prior to ISH. This method shortens the steps before hybridization, which limits RNA degradation in the sample, and preserves superficial structures. Hence, it is particularly suited for the analysis of ectoderm, neural, and mesodermal structures from blastula to early tadpole stages. Additional permeabilization steps are included to process later tadpole stages.


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