Transgenic Quail Embryo Live Imaging Data for Morphogenesis Analysis

A source of dynamic imaging data from a transgenic quail model (Tg(PGK1:H2B-chFP)) that ubiquitously expresses nuclear localized monomer cherry fluorescent protein. It enables the investigation of cellular differentiation, growth control, and morphogenesis during embryonic stages X to 11. The dataset includes confocal microscopy images for live imaging and cell tracking.

Use Cases

• Track collective cell movements and individual cell behaviors during morphogenesis using confocal microscopy images.
• Analyze the expression pattern of nuclear localized monomer cherry fluorescent protein (chFP) across embryonic stages X to 11.
• Quantitatively investigate key morphogenetic events, such as tissue assembly, with dynamic imaging data from the transgenic quail model.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a novel transgenic quail model specifically engineered for extended, high-resolution live imaging.
• Focuses on key embryonic developmental stages X to 11 for studying amniote embryogenesis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The specific volume of data (e.g., number of images, rows, or file size) is not provided, making scale assessment difficult.
• Data is focused on a specific transgenic model (Coturnix japonica), which may limit generalizability to other species.
• The dataset was last updated in June 2020, potentially lacking more recent methodological advances.

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository.

Collection Method

Generated via confocal microscopy of live transgenic quail embryos expressing H2B-chFP.

Time Range

Covers embryonic developmental stages X to 11.

Freshness

Last updated on 2020-06-24.