Germline Development, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Methods and Protocols
Methods in Molecular Biology Series, Vol. 825

The germline is unique in mammals as it is the only cell lineage that undergoes mitosis, meiosis, and differentiation, making these cells amenable to in-depth genomic and mechanistic studies. In Germline Development: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers provide a wide-ranging collection of techniques that can be applied to the study of both the male and female germline.  As the techniques used for isolating and studying male and female germ cells are slightly dissimilar, the different technologies are grouped under two sections in this volume, namely, male germline and female germline.  This collection brings the field of germline developmental studies together such that readers can find, in a single volume, techniques that allow the isolation of gonads with germ cells at different stages of development, the study of the genomics and epigenomics of germ cells, and an examination of the role of single genes in the developmental potential and function of germ cells. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology? series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and the avoidance of known pitfalls. 

Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Germline Development: Methods and Protocols serves as a comprehensive text to individuals, particularly researchers in reproductive and developmental biology, who are interested in studying cells of the germ lineage.

Isolation of Fetal Gonads from Embryos of Timed-Pregnant Mice for Morphological and Molecular Studies.- Neonatal Testicular Gonocytes Isolation and Processing for Immunocytochemical Analysis.- Isolation of Undifferentiated and Early Differentiating Type A Spermatogonia from Pou5f1-GFP Reporter Mice.- Isolation of Human Male Germline Stem Cells Using Enzymatic Digestion and Magnetic-Activated Cell Sorting.- Isolation and Purification of Murine Male Germ Cells.- Preparation of Enriched Mouse Syncitia-Free Pachytene Spermatocyte Cell Suspensions.- Revealing Transcriptome Landscape of Mouse Spermatogonial Cells by Tiling Microarray.- Biochemical Characterization of a Testis-Predominant Isoform of N-Alpha Acetyltransferase.- Identification of Novel Long Non-Coding RNA Transcripts in Male Germ Cells.- Methylation Profiling Using Methylated DNA Immunoprecipitation and Tiling Array Hybridization.- Spermatogenesis in Cryptorchidism.- In Vitro Culture of Fetal Ovaries: A Model to Study Factors Regulating Early Follicular Development.- Microspread Oocyte Preparations for the Analysis of Meiotic Prophase Progression with Improved Recovery by Cytospin Centrifugation.- In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of Porcine Oocytes.- Experimental Approaches to the Study of Human Primordial Germ Cells.- Investigating the Origins of Somatic Cell Populations in the Perinatal Mouse Ovaries Using Genetic Lineage Tracing and Immunohistochemistry.- DNA Methylation Analysis of Germ Cells by Using Bisulfite-Based Sequencing Methods.- Gene Expression in Mouse Oocytes by RNA-Seq.