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Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes making Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid IV (ACSF.IV). ACSF.IV is used for multiple applications including incubation of fresh mouse brain slices prior to electrophysiological recording.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid IV (ACSF.IV). protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bctpiwmn Copy
Authors: ZengU19 BRAIN grant
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: Protocol for isolation of nuclei from microdissected mouse brain tissue sections for FPCR and/or RNA-seq analysis.
Proper citation: ZengU19 BRAIN grant 2019. Isolation of Nuclei from Adult Mouse Brain Tissue Protocol. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.7dxhi7n Copy
Authors: ZengU19 BICCN Grant
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: Allows for rapid generation of 3’ transcriptomic-NGS-ready- single-cell-libraries from pools of cells.
Proper citation: ZengU19 BICCN Grant 2019. 10Xv2 RNASeq Sample Processing. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ynxfvfn Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the procedure for transcardial perfusion of an adult mouse, followed by dissection, embedding, slicing, and blockface imaging of the mouse brain using either a Leica vibratome or a compresstome. The output tissue is suitable for use in electrophysiological recordings and/or live cell filling applications.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Slice Preparation and Blockface Imaging for Electrophysiology - Mouse. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bep8jdrw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes fragment analyzer operation for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. The Fragment Analyzer by Advanced Analytical is used as a quality control step for genotyping PCR products. Peak size, shape, and sample concentration are recorded and used to evaluate samples on a pass/fail level.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Fragment Analyzer Operation for PCR Products. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bg4yjyxw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This SOP provides instructions to prepare Internal Solution II used for simultaneous patch clamp electrophysiology experiments to probe circuit connectivity.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Electrode Internal Solution with Biocytin II. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bctsiwne Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: Quant-iT™ PicoGreen® dsDNA Assay is used for detection and quantitation of double stranded DNA products. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. 384 Well PicoGreen. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bezejf3e Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the process to obtain electrophysiological recordings and cellular contents from neurons in postnatal mouse and/or human brain slices.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Patch-Seq Recording and Extraction. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bepyjdpw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the system that is used to capture Z stack images which are reassembled post-processing into 3D reconstructions.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Bright Field Image Capture with Zeiss AxioImager. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bcsgiwbw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the instructions for setup and scanning of fluorescently-labeled tissue sections mounted in agarose and attached to a slide using the TissueCyte 1000 block face 2-photon system.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Core Protocol for Serial Imaging of Fluorescently-Labeled Mouse Brain on the TissueCyte 1000 System. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ber7jd9n Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the delivery of a neuronal tracer using the Nanoject II. The surgery uses a stereotaxic system to target specific brain coordinates in the mouse. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Injection of Viral Tracers by Nanoject. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bgpujvnw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol is used to prepare Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid VII (ACSF.VII). ACSF.VII is used for applications including fresh human brain tissue transportation and as a bathing solution during fresh human brain slicing.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U01MH114812. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid VII (ACSF.VII). protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.beznjf5e Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the process to fix recorded/filled cells from mouse and human brain slices with 4% PFA/2.5% Glutaraldehyde in PBS for future histochemical processing.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Post Patch Clamp Slice Fixation. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bep3jdqn Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol provides step by step instructions for performing single-cell sorting by using BD FACSAria II machine or BD FACSAria Fusion machine and BD FACSDiva software.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. FACS Single Cell Sorting. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bdvsi66e Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes how to isolate tissue from various ROI’s of the mouse brain followed by preparation of a highly concentrated single cell suspension for transcriptomic profiling on 10x Genomics platform.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Mouse Whole Cell Tissue Processing for 10x Genomics Platform. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bc6bizan Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol is used to prepare 4% Paraformaldehyde (PFA) + 2.5% Glutaraldehyde Fixative. This is utilized to fix the tissue after electrophysiology recordings. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. 4% PFA + 2.5% Glutaraldehyde Fixative. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bg5sjy6e Copy
Authors: Hui Gong, Xiangning Li, Can Zhou
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the steps to prepare and embed biological tissue into Lowicryl HM20® resin and subsequent whole brain imaging via fluorescence micro-optical sectioning tomography (fMOST).
Proper citation: Hui Gong, Xiangning Li, Can Zhou 2018. Resin/HM20 Embedding and fMOST Imaging Protocol. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ssgeebw Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the procedures for intracardiac perfusion fixation of postnatal mice, including anesthesia, exsanguination, fixation, brain removal and post-fixation storage. Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Mouse Cardiac Perfusion Fixation and Brain Collection. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bg5vjy66 Copy
Authors: Allen Institute for Brain Science
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: This protocol describes the procedure for transcardial perfusion of an adult mouse, followed by dissection, embedding, slicing, and blockface imaging of the mouse brain using either a Leica vibratome or a compresstome. The output tissue is suitable for use in electrophysiological recordings and/or live cell filling applications.Note: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U19MH114830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Proper citation: Allen Institute for Brain Science 2020. Slice Preparation and Blockface Imaging for Electrophysiology - Mouse. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.be2gjgbw Copy
Authors: LeinU01 BRAIN Grant
Group: BICCN, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Summary: Isolation of nuclei from frozen adult human brain tissue or thawed and microdissected brain tissue sections for FPCR and/or RNA-seq analysis.
Proper citation: LeinU01 BRAIN Grant 2019. Isolation of Nuclei from Adult_Human_Brain_Tissue. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ztqf6mw Copy
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