Imaging and quantification of apical microvilli in the syncytial blastoderm of Drosophila embryos

Summary: The syncytial Drosophila blastoderm embryo contains apical microvilli with filamentous actin that are remodeled during nuclear division cycles 10–13. Here, we describe a protocol for preparing whole embryo samples and capturing images of microvilli using confocal and super-resolution STED m...

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Main Authors: Debasmita Mitra, Amruta Swaminathan, Gayatri Mundhe, Richa Rikhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722006165