Visualizing plant development and gene expression in three dimensions using optical projection tomography

Lee, Karen, Avondo, Jerome, Morrison, Harris, Blot, Lilian, Stark, Margaret, Sharpe, James, Bangham, Andrew and Coen, Enrico (2006) Visualizing plant development and gene expression in three dimensions using optical projection tomography. The Plant Cell, 18 (9). pp. 2145-2156. ISSN 1040-4651

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Abstract

A deeper understanding of the mechanisms that underlie plant growth and development requires quantitative data on three-dimensional (3D) morphology and gene activity at a variety of stages and scales. To address this, we have explored the use of optical projection tomography (OPT) as a method for capturing 3D data from plant specimens. We show that OPT can be conveniently applied to a wide variety of plant material at a range of scales, including seedlings, leaves, flowers, roots, seeds, embryos, and meristems. At the highest resolution, large individual cells can be seen in the context of the surrounding plant structure. For naturally semitransparent structures, such as roots, live 3D imaging using OPT is also possible. 3D domains of gene expression can be visualized using either marker genes, such as ß-glucuronidase, or more directly by whole-mount in situ hybridization. We also describe tools and software that allow the 3D data to be readily quantified and visualized interactively in different ways.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	01 Jun 2011 19:11
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2024 01:23
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/21955
DOI:	10.1105/tpc.106.043042

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