Modified protocol for culturing Drosophila S2 R+ cells and adult plasmatocytes to study actin cytoskeleton dynamics

Ceileigh M. Weaver; Stephanie Makdissi; Francesca Di Cara

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101588

Modified protocol for culturing Drosophila S2 R+ cells and adult plasmatocytes to study actin cytoskeleton dynamics

Ceileigh M. Weaver, Stephanie Makdissi, Francesca Di Cara

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Abstract

Here, we describe a protocol to culture Drosophila S2R+ cells and to extract plasmatocytes from adult flies. The modified seeding approach detailed here, in combination with coating of coverslips with concanvalin A, enables enhanced adhesion and spreading of cells. We describe the steps for confocal microscopy and a detailed quantification pipeline to evaluate changes in cortical actin cytoskeleton dynamics. The protocol can be applied to a variety of genetic or chemical perturbations. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Nath et al. (2022).

Original language	English
Article number	101588
Journal	STAR Protocols
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101588
Publication status	Published - Sept 16 2022

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This work was funded by a Project Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to F.D., a Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to F.D., a Canada Foundation for Innovation JELF equipment grant to F.D., and a Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation start-up fund to F.D.

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology

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Modified protocol for culturing Drosophila S2 R+ cells and adult plasmatocytes to study actin cytoskeleton dynamics

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