Immunofluorescence of Microtubule Assemblies in Amphibian Oocytes and Early Embryos. Author Thao Nguyen, Timothy Mitchison, Martin Wühr Publication Year 2019 Type Journal Article Abstract Amphibian oocytes and embryos are classical models to study cellular and developmental processes. For these studies, it is often advantageous to visualize protein organization. However, the large size and yolk distribution make imaging of deep structures in amphibian zygotes challenging. Here we describe in detail immunofluorescence (IF) protocols for imaging microtubule assemblies in early amphibian development. We developed these protocols to elucidate how the cell division machinery adapts to drastic changes in embryonic cell sizes. We describe how to image mitotic spindles, microtubule asters, chromosomes, and nuclei in whole-mount embryos, even when they are hundreds of micrometers removed from the embryo's surface. Though the described methods were optimized for microtubule assemblies, they have also proven useful for the visualization of other proteins. Keywords Animals, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Embryo, Nonmammalian, Microtubules, Spindle Apparatus, Microscopy, Confocal, Oocytes, Xenopus, Amphibians Journal Methods Mol Biol Volume 1920 Pages 17-32 Date Published 2019 ISSN Number 1940-6029 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-9009-2_2 Alternate Journal Methods Mol Biol PMCID PMC6582944 PMID 30737683 PubMedPubMed CentralGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML