Plant Cell Division: Methods and Protocols

0465368 - MBÚ 2017 RIV US eng M - Monography Chapter
Hlavová, Monika - Vítová, Milada - Bišová, Kateřina
Synchronization of Green Algae by Light and Dark Regimes for Cell Cycle and Cell Division Studies.
Plant Cell Division: Methods and Protocols. Totowa: HUMANA PRESS, 2016 - (Caillaud, M.), s. 3-16. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1370. ISBN 978-1-4939-3141-5
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Keywords : Green algae * Multiple fission cell cycle * Synchronization
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology

A synchronous population of cells is one of the prerequisites for studying cell cycle processes such as DNA replication, nuclear and cellular division. Green algae dividing by multiple fission represent a unique single cell system enabling the preparation of highly synchronous cultures by application of a light-dark regime similar to what they experience in nature. This chapter provides detailed protocols for synchronization of different algal species by alternating light-dark cycles; all critical points are discussed extensively. Moreover, detailed information on basic analysis of cell cycle progression in such cultures is presented, including analyses of nuclear, cellular, and chloroplast divisions. Modifications of basic protocols that enable changes in cell cycle progression are also suggested so that nuclear or chloroplast divisions can be followed separately.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0264312