Mass isolation of pole cells from Drosophila melanogaster. |
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Authors: | C D Allis G L Waring A P Mahowald |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 USA |
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Abstract: | Crude cell suspensions were obtained from 3 × 106 pregastrula staged embryos. These cells fractionated into three bands on Renografin density gradients. Using ultrastructural characteristics for identification, pole cells were localized in the two denser bands. EM analyses also revealed a striking difference in the frequency of lipid vacuoles found in the pole-cell cytoplasm versus the cytoplasm of other embryonic cells. This difference has enabled us to identify pole cells by light microscopy using a neutral lipid stain. Through detailed analyses of the Renografin fractions with this stain, we have shown that pole cells resolve into two to three density classes. Evidence is presented which suggests that these density classes reflect different developmental age classes. The size differences between the pole cells and other embryonic cells contained in the enriched pole-cell fractions from the density gradients has enabled us to use sedimentation velocity centrifugation for additional enrichment. A distinct lower band of cells was obtained which consisted of 80% pole cells. Using these procedures, 1–2 × 107 pole cells can be obtained daily. |
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