VIB 4 articles published in JoVE Neuroscience Microdissection and Whole Mount Scanning Electron Microscopy Visualization of Mouse Choroid Plexus Elien Van Wonterghem*1,2, Lien Van Hoecke*1,2, Griet Van Imschoot1,2, Daan Verhaege1,2, Marlies Burgelman1,2, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke1,2 1VIB Center for Inflammation Research, VIB, 2Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University The choroid plexus (CP), an understudied tissue in neuroscience, plays a key role in health and disease of the central nervous system. This protocol describes a microdissection technique for isolating the CP and the use of scanning electron microscopy to obtain an overall view of its cellular structure. Neuroscience Generation of Human Motor Units with Functional Neuromuscular Junctions in Microfluidic Devices Katarina Stoklund Dittlau1,2, Emily N. Krasnow1,2, Laura Fumagalli1,2, Tijs Vandoorne1,2, Pieter Baatsen3,4, Axelle Kerstens3,4, Giorgia Giacomazzi5, Benjamin Pavie3,4, Elisabeth Rossaert1,2, Jimmy Beckers1,2, Maurilio Sampaolesi5, Philip Van Damme1,2,6, Ludo Van Den Bosch1,2 1Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, 2VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, , 3VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Research Group Molecular Neurobiology, , 4VIB Bio Imaging Core, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, 5Department of Development and Regeneration, Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, 6Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven We describe a method to generate human motor units in commercially available microfluidic devices by co-culturing human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons with human primary mesoangioblast-derived myotubes resulting in the formation of functionally active neuromuscular junctions. Biology Analysis of Oxidative Stress in Zebrafish Embryos Vera Mugoni1, Annalisa Camporeale1, Massimo M. Santoro1,2 1Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Science, University of Torino, 2Laboratory of Endothelial Molecular Biology, Vesalius Research Center, VIB Here we report a protocol to measure oxidative stress in living zebrafish embryos. This procedure allows reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection in both whole embryo tissues and single-cell populations. This protocol will accomplish both qualitative and quantitative analyses. Environment Transcript and Metabolite Profiling for the Evaluation of Tobacco Tree and Poplar as Feedstock for the Bio-based Industry Colin Ruprecht1, Takayuki Tohge1, Alisdair Fernie1, Cara L. Mortimer2, Amanda Kozlo2, Paul D. Fraser2, Norma Funke1, Igor Cesarino3,4, Ruben Vanholme3,4, Wout Boerjan3,4, Kris Morreel3,4, Ingo Burgert5,6, Notburga Gierlinger5,6, Vincent Bulone7, Vera Schneider8, Andrea Stockero8, Juan Navarro-Aviñó9, Frank Pudel10, Bart Tambuyser11, James Hygate12, Jon Bumstead13, Louis Notley13, Staffan Persson1,14 1Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, 2School of Biological Sciences, Plant Molecular Science, Centre for Systems and Synthetic Biology, Royal Holloway, University of London, 3Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 4Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, UGhent, 5Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, 6Applied Wood Materials, EMPA, 7Division of Glycoscience, School of Biotechnology, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 8European Research and Project Office GmbH, 9ABBA Gaia S.L., 10Pflanzenöltechnologie, 11Capax Environmental Services, 12Green Fuels, 13Neutral Consulting Ltd, 14Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, School of Botany, University of Melbourne Plant biomass offers a renewable resource for multiple products, including fuel, feed, food, and a variety of materials. In this paper we investigate the properties of tobacco tree (Nicotiana glauca) and poplar as suitable sources for a biorefinery pipeline.