Francis, Deanne, Krycer, James R, Cooney, Gregory J, and James, David E (2019) A modified gas-trapping method for high-throughput metabolic experiments in Drosophila melanogaster. BioTechniques, 67. pp. 123-125.

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Abstract

Metabolism is often studied in animal models, with the Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly model offering ease of genetic manipulation and high-throughput studies. Fly metabolism is typically studied using end-point assays that are simple but destructive, and do not provide information on the utilization of specific nutrients. To address these limitations, we adapted existing gas-trapping protocols to measure the oxidation of radiolabeled substrates (such as glucose) in multi-well plates. This protocol is cost effective, simple, and offers precise control over experimental diet and measurement time, thus being amenable to high-throughput studies. Furthermore, it is nondestructive, enabling time-course experiments and multiplexing with other parameters. Overall, this protocol is useful for merging fly genetics with metabolic studies to understand whole organism responses to different macronutrients.

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