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Observer z 1

Manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics

The Observer Z.1 is a high-performance microscope system designed for biological and materials science research. It features a motorized stage and focus, as well as advanced imaging capabilities. The core function of the Observer Z.1 is to provide researchers with a versatile and reliable platform for visual observation and analysis of samples.

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Acl4 Variant Localization Analysis

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The growth analysis was performed in S. cerevisiae acl4Δ strains that were transformed with pRS415 constructs carrying various mCherry-tagged Acl4 variants. Transformed cells were selected twice on SDC-LEU plates, before analysis. Ten-fold dilution series were prepared and 17.5 μl were spotted on SDC-LEU plates and grown at 23, 30 and 37 °C for 2–3 days. Localization assays were performed using pRS415 vectors carrying mCherry-tagged Acl4 variants and a pRS413 vector harbouring eGFP-tagged RpL4. Transformed cells were selected twice on SDC-LEU-HIS plates before analysis. The variants were grown in SDC-LEU-HIS medium at 30 °C to mid-log phase. For heat-shock analysis, cells were grown at 30 °C to mid-log phase before shifting cells to 37 °C for 6 h. For fluorescence microscopy 1 ml of cells was centrifuged at 500g and washed once with 1 ml of water. The cell pellet was resuspended in 100 μl water and 10 μl were analysed using a Carl Zeiss Observer Z.1 equipped with a Hamamatsu C10600 Orca-R2 camera.
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Multimodal Microscopy Imaging Protocol

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The following systems were used: for confocal imaging, Zeiss LSM880-META NLO confocal microscope equipped with Airyscan; for color imaging, Zeiss Observer Z1 with a Hamamatsu ORCA-ER camera; for fluorescence imaging, Zeiss Observer Z1 with an AxioCam MRm camera. All histology analysis and immune-fluorescent staining analysis were quantitated in a blinded way by at least two investigators.
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Microscopic Imaging of Cellular Structures

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Cells were imaged by differential interference contrast (DIC) or epifluorescence microscopy using a 40× (water immersion, C-Apochromat, 1.1 NA), 63× (oil immersion, Plan-Apochromat, 1.4 NA), or 100× (oil immersion, Plan-Apochromat, 1.4 NA) Zeiss objective mounted on a Zeiss Observer Z.1 with a Hamamatsu Orca Flash 4.0 V2 CMOS camera (C11440-22CU).
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Heat-Shock Induced Cell Imaging

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Cells were grown in SDC-LEU medium to mid-log phase at 30 °C and shifted to 42 °C for 3 h. For fluorescence imaging, cells were pelleted by centrifugation for 2 min at 650 × g, resuspended in water, and imaged using a Carl Zeiss Observer Z.1 equipped with a Hamamatsu camera C10600 Orca-R2.
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Quantitative Histological Analysis of Muscle Regeneration

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For transplantation histology, TA muscles were fixed in 0.5% PFA and dehydrated in 20% sucrose prior to cryopreservation. For muscle regeneration histology muscles were frozen immediately after dissection. Cryopreserved TA muscles were sectioned at the belly of the muscle into 10 μm sections. Sections were then fixed in 2% PFA at room temperature for 10 minutes before staining. Sections were stained and imaged on a Zeiss Observer Z1 fluorescent microscope equipped with a Hamamatsu Orca-ER camera. Regenerating central nucleated muscle fiber size was quantified using the contour functions (findContours, contourArea, and arcLength) of the open source Python package, OpenCV (https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python/). The number of RFP+ muscle fibers per TA cross section was quantified by hand.
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Quantitative Colony Formation Assay

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Cells were seeded in 6-well plates (500–100 cells/well). After 10 days, cells were fixed and stained using the sulforhodamine B (SRB) protocol, as described46 (link),50 (link). In brief, cells were fixed at 4 °C for 1 h using Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) (Sigma), washed then stained on a rocking platform for 30 min with 0.04% SRB in 1% acetic acid. Plates were imaged using Zeiss Observer Z1, ×5/0.5NA objective and Hamamatsu Flash V3 cMOS camera. Motorized stage was calibrated to tile-image the entirety of each well. Stitched images were analyzed in ImageJ/FIJI using customized macro script. Gaussian and median filters were used to blur the image before colonies were detected by intensity threshold. Touching colonies were separated using Watershed algorithm. The number of colonies and the area of each were analyzed. Quantification of the number of colonies per well and colony size was performed using ImageJ. Experiments were performed in triplicate.
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