Live imaging enables direct observation of dynamic biological processes,capturing their progression from molecular to organismal scales in space and time.Through high-resolution observation,it provides a powerful mean...Live imaging enables direct observation of dynamic biological processes,capturing their progression from molecular to organismal scales in space and time.Through high-resolution observation,it provides a powerful means to decode biological complexity by revealing dynamic behaviors,spatial patterns,and regulatory changes.This review illustrates the application of live imaging in investigating complex biological processes with spatiotemporal resolution and mechanistic insight.We first highlight the analytical power and integrative strategies of live imaging,and then summarize recent advances that further extend its capacities.We then focus on four complex processes―cell proliferation,lineage regulation,morphogenesis,and atlas construction―to elucidate how live imaging contributes to their decoding through representative studies.We also discuss the conceptual and practical limitations that currently constrain the full interpretive potential of live imaging,underscoring the need for deeper integration between observation,perturbation,and modeling.Looking ahead,live imaging will benefit from both technical refinement and advances in data standardization and visualization,functional quantification,multiscale integration,and the discovery of generalizable principles.Together,these directions advance a more integrative and mechanistic understanding of complex biological processes.展开更多
生物氧化是生物化学代谢部分的重要内容,因其复杂性和抽象性不易被学生理解。采用非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Native-PAGE)构建了适用于本科实验教学的“线粒体复合体酶I活性方法”。从锥虫...生物氧化是生物化学代谢部分的重要内容,因其复杂性和抽象性不易被学生理解。采用非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Native-PAGE)构建了适用于本科实验教学的“线粒体复合体酶I活性方法”。从锥虫中提取线粒体粗体物,以10μg/孔样品蛋白上样量,进行非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳, NADH脱氢酶酶促反应时间为30分钟,可得到分辨率高、条带清晰的特异性酶活性条带。将Native-PAGE方法应用到本科生化实验中,可有效拓展教学内容,有助于教学紧密联系科研,对本科生化实验教学的开展有借鉴意义。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFA1303000 and 2021YFA0805800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32325032)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-073).
文摘Live imaging enables direct observation of dynamic biological processes,capturing their progression from molecular to organismal scales in space and time.Through high-resolution observation,it provides a powerful means to decode biological complexity by revealing dynamic behaviors,spatial patterns,and regulatory changes.This review illustrates the application of live imaging in investigating complex biological processes with spatiotemporal resolution and mechanistic insight.We first highlight the analytical power and integrative strategies of live imaging,and then summarize recent advances that further extend its capacities.We then focus on four complex processes―cell proliferation,lineage regulation,morphogenesis,and atlas construction―to elucidate how live imaging contributes to their decoding through representative studies.We also discuss the conceptual and practical limitations that currently constrain the full interpretive potential of live imaging,underscoring the need for deeper integration between observation,perturbation,and modeling.Looking ahead,live imaging will benefit from both technical refinement and advances in data standardization and visualization,functional quantification,multiscale integration,and the discovery of generalizable principles.Together,these directions advance a more integrative and mechanistic understanding of complex biological processes.
