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Ryan Patrick Christensen1, Alexandra Bokinsky2, Anthony Santella3

  • 1Section on High Resolution Optical Imaging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States.

Elife
|December 4, 2015
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Summary

Researchers developed new software to track cell development in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans during late embryogenesis. This tool enables detailed analysis of neurodevelopmental events in moving embryos.

Keywords:
C. elegansC.elegans embryo untwistingcomputational biologydevelopmental biologyembryonic morphogenesisembryonic neurodevelopmentlight sheet microscopystem cellssystems biology

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has a simple nervous system ideal for developmental studies.
  • Investigating neurodevelopment in late embryogenesis is challenging due to embryo movement.
  • Previous studies were limited to fixed or pre-twitching embryos.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply novel open-source software for analyzing neurodevelopmental events in late C. elegans embryogenesis.
  • To overcome technical difficulties associated with embryonic movement during high-resolution imaging.
  • To create a composite model of cell and neurite movement in an average worm embryo.

Main Methods:

  • Developed open-source untwisting and annotation software for C. elegans embryos.
  • Applied the software to track the 3D positions of seam cell nuclei, neurons, and neurites.
  • Utilized detailed positional data to construct a composite developmental model.
  • Provided a tutorial and algorithm description for software usability.

Main Results:

  • Successfully tracked 3D positions of key cellular components in multiple elongating C. elegans embryos.
  • Generated a composite model illustrating cell and neurite dynamics during late embryogenesis.
  • Enabled the investigation of neurodevelopmental events in previously inaccessible embryonic stages.

Conclusions:

  • The developed software facilitates the study of C. elegans neurodevelopment in late embryogenesis.
  • This method provides a foundation for cataloging C. elegans neurodevelopmental events.
  • The approach allows for the interrogation of previously inaccessible periods of embryogenesis.