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Tools & Approaches

Tissue-specific RNAi
Depletion of tubulin specifically
from Distal Tip Cell (DTC)
A line ablation at the rachis (green) shows a rapid recoiling of the nearby membranes (magenta)
Laser ablation experiments

CRISPR-Cas 9 mediated genome editing
CRISPR-Cas9 approach for endogenous labelling and site-specific mutations
FRAP analysis
Fluorescence-activated photobleaching(FRAP) of dendra-tagged laminin

A high-resolution image showing the enrichment of ARX-2 (green) at the front and NMY-2 (magenta) at the rear end of the DTC
High resolution imaging
Live imaging of EB2::mKate to visualize microtubule dynamics
Live imaging

Quantitative image analysis

Modeling (in collaboration)
Theoritical modeling predicting different gonad morphologies
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