Methods library · Genes and genomes
In situ hybridization
Also called ISH, RNA FISH, whole-mount in situ
Seeing where a gene is expressed in a tissue or embryo with a labelled probe for its RNA.
The film for this method is in production. Until then, the lessons below explain it where they use it.
Where it is taught
20 lessons use this method.
Developmental Neuroscience
- Head to Tail: Hox Genes, Retinoic Acid and Rhombomeres
- Local Organizers: The Midbrain-Hindbrain Boundary
- Ventral to Dorsal: Sonic Hedgehog and BMP in the Neural Tube
- Transcription Factor Codes: Building a Motor Neuron
- Mapping the Cortex: Areas and Arealization
- Proneural Genes and Lateral Inhibition
- Choosing a Partner: Layers, Self-Avoidance and Smell
- Competition: How a Target Picks Its Neurons
- Building the Neuromuscular Junction: Agrin, Lrp4 and MuSK