Protocols

• Books for Xenopus Research and Protocols
  • Normal Table of Xenopus Laevis (Daudin), Nieuwkoop P D, Faber J. (Third edition), 1994 [1]
    • a systematic and chronological description of Xenopus laevis development
  • Early Development of Xenopus laevis: A Laboratory Manual, Sive, Hazel, Grainger, Robert M, Harland, Richard M. 2000 [2]
    • comprehensive collection of protocols for the study of early development in Xenopus embryos
  • Xenopus Protocols: Cell Biology and Signal Transduction, Liu X J. (First edition), 2006 [3]
    • step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principles behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents
  • Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology, Wiechmann, Allan F , Wirsig-Wiechmann, Celeste R, 2003 [4]
    • central source on the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and major organs of Xenopus laevis
  • Xenopus laevis: Practical Uses in Cell and Molecular Biology, Volume 36, Kay B K, Peng H B. 1991 [5]
    • detailed description of a wide range of uses for Xenopus laevis oocytes and embryos in cell and molecular biology
  • The early development of Xenopus laevis. An atlas of the histology, Hausen P, Riebesell M. 1991 [6]
    • detailed histological sections of Xenopus embryonic development
  • Atlas of Xenopus Development. , Bernardini, G, Prati, M, Bonetti, F, Scari, G, 1999 [7]
    • scanning, transmission, and light microscopy images of Xenopus embryonic development
  • Transgenic Xenopus: Microinjection Methods and Developmental Neurobiology, Seidman S, Soreq H. 1997 [8]
    • referenced guide to the use of microinjected embryos studying the role and regulation of nervous system proteins during development

• Animal Husbandry/Animal Protocols
  • inducing egg laying via hCG injection (Vize lab)

• In Situ Hybridization
  • in situ hybridization, brief version (Harland lab)
  • Fluorescent In-Situs and FCIS (Vize lab)
    • Wholemount embryo FISH / Double FISH
    • Flourescin Tyramide Synthesis
    • Cy3 Tyramide Synthesis
    • FCIS
    • Chromosomal FISH-TSA

• Immunohisochemistry
  • wholemount antibody staining (CSH Protocols) (Wallingford lab)

• Other Embryo Staining Protocols
  • benzidine-peroxidase staining for blood (Thomsen lab)
  • apoptosis via TUNEL (Veenstra lab)

• Other Immuno Protocols
  • immunoprecipitation (Stukenberg lab)
  • silver staining protein gels (Stukenberg lab)
  • immunofluorescence with biotinylated antibodies (Stukenberg lab)

• Oocyte Transfer Technique (Heasman/Wylie labs)
  • Part 1: Choosing Oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs)
  • Part 2: ODN Modification
  • Part 3: Host Transfer Technique
  • Part 4: Fertilization and Development

• Xenopus Oocyte and Egg Extracts
  • crude interphase egg extract (Shechter lab)
  • isolation of chromatin from egg extract and histone recovery (Shechter lab)
  • preparation of cycling egg extract (Shechter lab)
  • cycling extracts, mike's protocol (Stukenberg lab)
  • cycling extracts, sara's protocol (Stukenberg lab)
  • CSF extract, mike's protocol (Stukenberg lab)
  • CSF extract, sara's protocol (Stukenberg lab)
  • assaying H1 kinase in extracts (Stukenberg lab)

• Xenopus Tissue Culture
  • tissue culture of Xenopus cell lines S3, XTC (Stukenberg lab)
  • isolation of mitotic chromosomes from XTC cells (Stukenberg lab)
  • in-vitro kinetochore-microtubule binding assays (Stukenberg lab)

• Purifying Polyclonal Antibodies using Affinity Columns / Chromatography
  • Making an Affinity Column
  • Running an Affinity Column