Aspirator Tube Assembly |
Drummond |
21-180-13 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Caenorhabditis elegans strain: N2, wild-type |
Caenorhabditis Genetics Center |
N2 |
Strain used in this study |
Caenorhabditis elegans strain: KSG5, genotype: zuIs45; itIs37 |
in house |
KSG5 |
Strain used in this study |
Calibrated Mircopipets, 10 µL |
Drummond |
21-180-13 |
For the blastomere isolation |
CD Lipid Concentrate |
Life Technologies |
11905031 |
For the blastomere isolation. Work in the tissue culture hood. |
Clorox |
Clorox |
N. A. |
For the blastomere isolation. Open a new bottle when the hypochlorite treatment does not work well. |
Coverslip holder |
In house |
N.A. |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Dissecting microscope: Zeiss Stemi 508 with M stand. Source of light is built-in LED. Magnification of eye piece is 10X. |
Carl Zeiss |
Stemi 508 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Fetal Bovine Serum, Qualified One Shot, Canada origin |
Gibco |
A3160701 |
For the blastomere isolation. Work in the tissue culture hood. |
General Use and Precision Glide Hypodermic Needles, 25 gauge |
BD |
14-826AA |
For the blastomere isolation |
Inulin |
Alfa Aesar |
AAA1842509 |
For the blastomere isolation |
MEM Vitamin Solution (100x) |
Gibco |
11120052 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Multitest Slide 10 Well |
MP Biomedicals |
ICN6041805 |
For the blastomere isolation |
Penicillin-Streptomycin (10,000 U/mL) |
Gibco |
15140148 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
Fisher BioReagents |
BP431-100 |
For the blastomere isolation |
Potassium Chloride |
Bioshop |
POC888 |
For the blastomere isolation |
Schneider’s Drosophila Sterile Medium |
Gibco |
21720024 |
For the blastomere isolation. Work in the tissue culture hood. |
Sodium Chloride |
Bioshop |
SOD001 |
For the blastomere isolation |
Sodium Hydroxide Solution, 10 N |
Fisher Chemical |
SS255-1 |
For the blastomere isolation |
Syringe Filters, PTFE, Non-Sterile |
Basix |
13100115 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Tygon S3 Laboratory Tubing,, Formulation E-3603, Inner diameter 3.175 mm |
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics |
89403-862 |
For the blastomere isolation. |
Tygon S3 Laboratory Tubing,, Formulation E-3603, Inner diameter 6.35 mm |
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics |
89403-854 |
For the blastomere isolation. |