IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION ON FROZEN SECTIONS
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IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION ON FROZEN SECTIONS
Protocol by Josiah N. Wilcox, Ph.D.
- Remove slides from freezer, thaw for 5 min. at 55°C.
- Fix 10 min. in 4% paraformaldehyde, 4°C.
- Wash 5 min. in 0.5x SSC, RT.
- Immerse slides in proteinase K solution , 1-5 µg/ml in RNase Buffer for 10 min., RT. The amount of proteinase K needs to be optimized with each new preparation. Once optimized aliquots can be frozen down and used for some time.
- Wash for 10 min. in 0.5xSSC, RT.
- PREHYBRIDIZATION: Dry around sections with Kimwipe, lay slides flat in an air tight box with a piece of filter paper which has been saturated with Box Buffer (4xSSC, 50% formamide) on the bottom. Cover each section with 100µl of rHB2 without probe (can use 50µl if the tissue is small). Incubate at 42°C for 1-3 hours.
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HYBRIDIZATION MIX: for 35S-labeled riboprobe.
Assuming that you have used 100µl of prehybridization buffer combine the following: 2.0µl probe per slide (stock solution 300,000 cpm/µl in 1XTE) 1.0 µl tRNA per slide (50 mg/ml stock) Heat 3min, 95°C immediately add 17.0µl ice cold rHB2 per slide, vortex, place on ice. (Adjust volumes if you have used less than 100ul for prehybridization).
- HYBRIDIZATION: Add 20µl of above hybridization mix to each 100µl of prehybridization solution directly into the bubble covering the section. Incubate overnight at 55°C. (Adjust volume if you have used less than 100µl for prehybridization).
- Wash 2 times 10 min. each in 2x SSC with betaMercaptoEtOH-EDTA, RT. (discard to radioactive WASTE)
- Immerse in RNase A solution (20µg/ml in RNase buffer) 30 min, RT. (discard to radioactive WASTE)
- Wash 2x 10 min each in 2x SSC with betaMercaptoEtOH-EDTA ,RT. (discard to radioactive WASTE)
- Wash 2 hours in 4 liters of 0.1x SSC with betaMercaptoEtOH-EDTA , 55°C.
- Wash 2 times 10 min. each in 0.5x SSC without betaMercaptoEtOH or EDTA, RT.
- Dehydrate 2 min. each in 50%, 70%, and 90% ethanol containing 0.3M NH4Ac.
- Dry in vacuum desiccator (3-4 hrs.), store with dessicant until autoradiography.
- Dip in Kodak NTB2 nuclear emulsion diluted 1:1 with water at 42°C, dry for 2 hours in the dark, expose in the dark at 4°C with desiccant for 2-8 weeks.
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Develop at 15°C:
a) 3 min. Kodak D19 developer, diluted 1:1 with water
b) 20 seconds in water stop rinse
c) 3 min. Kodak Fixer, full strength
d) Wash 3 times 5 min. each in water
e) Counterstain with Hematoxylin and Eosin
Buffers and Solutions
rHB2 Hybridization Buffer (for riboprobes)
Stock Concentration | Volume of Stock | |
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10mM DTT | 100% | 46.26mg |
sdH2O | 5.7ml | |
0.3M NaCl | 5M | 1.8ml |
20mM TRIS, pH8.0 | 1M | 600µl |
5mM EDTA | 250mM | 600µl |
1x Denhardt's | 100x | 300µl |
10% Dextran Sulfate | 50% | 6.0ml |
50% Formamide | 100% | 15.0ml |
Total Volume | 30.0ml | |
HB8 Hybridization Buffer (for oligos)
Stock Concentration | Volume of Stock | |
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10mM DTT | 100% | 46.26mg |
sdH20 | 9.84ml | |
1x Denhardt's | 100x | 300µl |
5xSSC | 20x | 7.5ml |
100µg/ml ssDNA | 10mg/ml | 300µl |
100µg/ml tRNA | 50mg/ml | 60µl |
10% Dextran Sulfate | 50% | 6.0ml |
20% Formamide | 100% | 6.0ml |
Total Volume | 30.0ml |
RNAse Buffer
2xSSC, bME, EDTA
Box Buffer
Stringency Buffer
Dehydration Buffers:
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