Combining cell transplantation, cytoskeletal labeling and loss/gain of function approaches, this protocol describes how the migrating zebrafish prospective prechordal plate can be used to analyze the function of a candidate gene in in vivo cell migration.
Giger, F. A., Dumortier, J. G., David, N. B. Analyzing In Vivo Cell Migration using Cell Transplantations and Time-lapse Imaging in Zebrafish Embryos. J. Vis. Exp. (110), e53792, doi:10.3791/53792 (2016).