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Using Microfluidic Devices to Measure Lifespan and Cellular Phenotypes in Single Budding Yeast Cells

Using Microfluidic Devices to Measure Lifespan and Cellular Phenotypes in Single Budding Yeast Cells

DOI:
10.3791/55412-v

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09:18 min

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March 30, 2017

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1The State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics,Peking University, 2Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,University of California, San Francisco, 3Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences at Center for Quantitative Biology, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies,Peking University

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:22Microfluidic Device Molding
  • 03:04Microfluidic Device Preparation and Assembly
  • 04:56Microfluidic Tube Preparation
  • 06:12Loading of a Yeast Sample
  • 07:28Results: Fresh Mother Cells Live Longer than Cells with Unknown History
  • 08:27Conclusion

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This article presents a protocol optimized for the production of microfluidic chips and the setup of microfluidic experiments to measure the lifespan and cellular phenotypes of single yeast cells.

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Microfluidic DevicesLifespanCellular PhenotypesSingle Budding Yeast CellsYeast AgingCell TrackingMolecular MarkersSecondary ResponsesCell LineagePDMSSilicon Wafer MoldDevice FabricationCell LoadingMicroscope Setup

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