Aug 02, 2023
Immunostaining of corticostriatal culture on fluid-walled dumbbells
- Quyen Do1,2,3,
- Federico Nebuloni4,5,
- Richard Wade-Martins1,2,3
- 1Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre and Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom;
- 2Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, South Park Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom;
- 3Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA;
- 4Osney Thermofluids Institute, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES, United Kingdom;
- 5The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom.
Protocol Citation: Quyen Do, Federico Nebuloni, Richard Wade-Martins 2023. Immunostaining of corticostriatal culture on fluid-walled dumbbells. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.36wgqj8eyvk5/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: April 24, 2023
Last Modified: August 02, 2023
Protocol Integer ID: 80966
Keywords: Corticostriatal pathway, fluid-walled microfluidics, corticostriatal culture on fluid, derived corticostriatal culture, corticostriatal culture, walled dumbbell, walled dumbbells this protocol, immunocytochemistry
Funders Acknowledgements:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP)
Grant ID: ASAP-020370
Abstract
This protocol describes the immunocytochemistry of the iPSC-derived corticostriatal culture on fluid-walled dumbbells.
Materials
Reagents:
- Citrate buffer solution, pH 6.0 (Sigma- Aldrich, SKU# C9999-100ML)
- Donkey Serum (Sigma- Aldrich, SKU# D9663-10ML)
- PBS with Azide (Insight Biotechnology, CA# sc-296028)
- Paraformaldehyde (PFA) (Sigma- Aldrich, CAT#P6148)
- Triton X-100 (Sigma- Aldrich, SKU# X100)
Troubleshooting
Before start
Adherent cells are prone to peeling, and hence, addition and removal of any liquid should be performed slowly with care.
At no point during the entire procedure prior to mounting should the sample be left to dry.
Fluorescent-dye conjugated Secondary Antibodies are light-sensitive and hence should always be protected from light.
All PBS washes should be at least 10 mins, and plates are left to incubate on the bench at room temperature.
Generation of the corticostriatal pathway coculture on fluid-walled dumbbells
Fabricate the fluid-walled dumbbells on 6 cm culture dishes as described in step 1 of Protocol: Fabrication of fluid-walled dumbbells and generation of the human corticostriatal pathway
Allow cells to be cultured on glass coverslips as described in Section: Establishment of Human Corticostriatal Pathway in Protocol: Fabrication of fluid-walled dumbbells and generation of the human corticostriatal pathway until relevant experimental timepoints for immunocytochemistry.
PFA Fixation
At day 25 of the coculture, remove all cell media and FC40 by gentle pouring.
Wash the whole dish with PBS twice using P1000.
Fix cells by adding 2% PFA in PBS to each dish at room temperature for 20 mins.
Remove PFA completely using a pipette.
Wash thoroughly 3 times with PBS, at least 10 mins each.
Incubate the coverslips in PBS for at least 1 hour at room temperature or at 4°C overnight.
Heat-induced Antigen Retrieval
Perform antigen retrieval by adding 2 mL of 1x citrate buffer (pH 6.0) to each dish, and place the culture dish in a water bath at 80ºC for 5 mins.
Note
This step is time- and temperature-sensitive.
Fluid can quickly dried out during the incubation - a generous amount of citrate buffer should be added. Longer incubation and/or higher temperature can damage the cell sample.
Leave to incubate at room temperature for 10-20 mins.
Prepare blocking solution containing PBS with 10% Donkey Bovine Serum (NBS) and 0.1% Triton-X during the post-antigen retrieval incubation.
Remove the citrate buffer and add 1 mL of blocking solution.
Leave to incubate at room temperature for 10 mins.
Wash twice with PBS, at least 10 mins each.
Primary Antibody Incubation
During previous washes, prepare the Primary Antibody Solution containing PBS with 10% Donkey Bovine Serum (NBS), supplemented with appropriate primary antibodies in their respective working concentrations.
The following primary antibodies (working concentration 1:250) were used in Do, Q. et al. (2023) for immunostaining: anti-DARPP32, anti-DARPP32, anti-MAP2, anti-GFP.
Remove all the PBS from each well and add 80 mL of the Primary Antibody Solution.
Leave to incubate overnight at 4°C.
Secondary Antibody Incubation
Remove all the Primary Antibody Solution and add fresh PBS.
Wash thoroughly 3 times with PBS, at least 10 mins each.
During the last wash, prepare Secondary Antibody Solution containing PBS with 10% Donkey Bovine Serum (NBS), supplemented with appropriate secondary antibodies and DAPI (4',6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole, Dilactate) in their respective working concentrations.
The following secondary antibodies (working concentration 1:1000) were used in Do, Q. et al. (2023) for immunostaining: Alexa-Fluor 555 Mouse, Alexa-Fluor 648 Rabbit, Alexa Fluor 488 Chicken, and DAPI.
Note
Keep pre-made solution wrapped in aluminium foil and/or keep away from direct light during incubation.
Remove all the PBS from each well and add 80 mL of the Secondary Antibody Solution.
Leave to incubate at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
Note
Keep cell plates wrapped in aluminium foil and/or keep away from direct light during incubation.
Once done, wash well with PBS.
Incubate the culture in generous amount of PBS Azide until imaging.