... vector system forgenedelivery Adenoviral vectors have proven efficient forgenedelivery in this context [9] although high titers are required to provide sufficient levels of genedelivery to ... to vascular cells including intact human saphenous vein allowing lower doses of vector to be used to achieve attractive levels of genedelivery to grafts ex vivo [13] Likewise, genedelivery to ... binding in relation to time is therefore improved through the RGD-4C peptide and has direct implications for the design of gene therapy vectors for use in human CABG gene therapy procedures in the...
... determination of candidate genes for reprogramming, cloning of these candidate genes into appropriate vectors, adaptation of a lentivirus system forgene delivery, generation of cells to use as a high-throughput ... demonstrated a genetic approach to reprogram mouse somaticcells to a pluripotent state via lentiviral delivery of a cocktail of four genes that govern pluripotency [10] He dubbed the cells derived ... neuralization of somaticcells induced by combinations of known pro-neural genes, and finally, the induction of photoreceptor-like phenotypes in somaticcells 2.1 Selection of candidate genes While...
... synthesis Generation of longer cDNA fragments from SAGE tags forgene identification (GLGI) To avoid the disadvantage mentioned above in the RAST-PCR method, Chen et al proposed a new method called generation ... 2009 FEBS W.-J Xu et al Methodsfor 3¢ end amplification from SAGE tags A B Fig Schematic for GLGI (A) In this process, first-strand cDNA synthesized by oligo(dT) is used for PCR In the first cycle, ... only for the subsequent PCR but also for 5¢-RACE, 3¢-RACE and northern blotting, etc Finally, the two-step nested PCR principle can easily produce 3¢-end cDNA tag-specific frag- Methodsfor 3¢...
... cytofectins forgenedelivery H3C H3C N CH3 N H3C N O O O NH O NH R R The R group varies with the derivative: C11H23 for dilauroyl (1,3lb1) C13H27 for dimyristoyl (1,3lb2) C15H31 for dipalmitoyl ... analyzed with reference to their gene- delivery FEBS Journal 275 (2008) 148162 ê 2007 The Authors Journal compilation ê 2007 FEBS 157 Novel cytofectins forgenedelivery M Spelios and M Savva capabilities ... of enhancing the transport of exogenous genetic material into cells in vitro, and their design eliminates the need for additional components in the gene- delivery system (i.e DOPE and cholesterol),...
... underlying synthetic vector-mediated DNA delivery With the continuous effort to meet the need for safe and efficient gene- deliverymethodsfor human gene therapy, it is foreseeable that significant advances ... further improvement in gene- delivery efficiency for human gene therapy In attempting to predict what surprises the next 5–10 years might hold for chemical methodsfor DNA delivery, we believe that ... ϫ 107 cellsCells can be either normally growing suspension cells, for example B -cells, or trypsinized anchorage-dependent cells Pellet cells in a 50-mL conical centrifuge tube Resuspend cells...
... describe methodsfor adenovirus-mediated genedelivery to myoblasts, myotubes, and myofibers in vitro, and for intramuscular injection in vivo Although methods are described forgene transfer by ... libraries for screening in mammalian cells have been generated using plasmids, retroviral vectors, or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-based vectors From: Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 246: GeneDelivery ... (Wisent Inc.) Use 5% FBS for 293 cells and 10% FBS for all other cell lines Prepare heatinactivated FBS by heating the serum at 56°C for 30 to inactivate complement For all cells lines, cell growth...
... vectors forgene therapy formed by self-assembly of DNA with synthetic block co-polymers Hum Gene Ther 7, 2123–2133 11 Kabanov, A V and Kabanov, V A (1995) DNA complexes with polycations for the delivery ... sufficient forgenedelivery into cells Bioconjugate Chem 10, 773–780 Niidome, T., Urakawa, M., Sato, H., Takahara, Y., Anai, T., Hatakayama, et al (2000) Gene transfer into hepatoma cells mediated ... 2.3 Cell Culture and Gene Transfer into Cells COS-7 cells (a monkey kidney cell line, RCB accession no RCB0539), HeLa cells (a human cervix, RCB accession no RCB0271) and CHO cells (a Chinese hamster...
... at 95°C for min, and then 30 cycles at 94°C for 45 s, 54°C for min, 72°C for and a final extension cycle of 72°C for The house-keeping gene b-actin was taken as a loading control HEK293T cells ... as a genedelivery vehicle Among the total non-viral gene vectors, PEI, with high transfection efficiency, has bright prospects in application [9,10] However, PEI is not fit for keeping on gene ... Only about half of cells were alive with 200 μg/ml 2-kD PEI treatment, while 60% cells had viability even exposed to more than 200 μg/ml of FAPEAs or HPEI Generally, for OS-RC-2 cells, the cytotoxicity...
... at 95°C for min, and then 30 cycles at 94°C for 45 s, 54°C for min, 72°C for and a final extension cycle of 72°C for The house-keeping gene b-actin was taken as a loading control HEK293T cells ... as a genedelivery vehicle Among the total non-viral gene vectors, PEI, with high transfection efficiency, has bright prospects in application [9,10] However, PEI is not fit for keeping on gene ... Only about half of cells were alive with 200 μg/ml 2-kD PEI treatment, while 60% cells had viability even exposed to more than 200 μg/ml of FAPEAs or HPEI Generally, for OS-RC-2 cells, the cytotoxicity...
... estimate for the DNA replication function f (t), we can estimate the age distribution of a synchronous population We assume that the function f (t) is the same for all cells, that is, forcells ... population corresponding to (a) cells with no bud, (b) cells with a small bud, and (c) cells with a large bud The number of cells is normalized with the maximum number of cells Only the first cell cycle ... of cells at time t is C(t) = t=0 c(i) = N(2 − 2(1−t) ) That i is, for a given t, C(t) is the total number of cells at the earlier phases of the cell cycle As we know the cumulative number of cells...
... of genes analyzed in the juvenile subjects or basic differences in pathogenesis between childhood and adult forms of these disorders Table Differentially expressed autoimmune genes Category Gene ... yielded sets of genes that were repeatedly detected in the SDA-derived models For RA compared to control genes were identified and for SLE Table Differentially expressed autoimmune genes detected ... of analyzing small blood samples These gene filters are, however, no longer available Current recommendations for other platforms, such as the Affymetrix Gene Chip Arrays®, require no more than...
... (cumulative) distribution functions for the gene- specific differential expression scores x1, ,xN for an N -gene category and the scores x'1, ,x'M for an M -gene reference gene population, respectively ... removes the need for discrete methods Regarding the remaining methods, ZK is slightly Genome Biology 2007, 8:R74 information The total time required for analyzing the 25 studies (all methods and ontologies) ... genes Modulated genes Category genes Cumulative distribution (a) Genome Biology 2007, 0.2 −5 Gene score information Genome Biology 2007, 8:R74 interactions We proceeded to apply all methods to real...
... mean of somaticcells (in their natural logarithmic form) Standard errors of genetic correlations ranged from 0.06 to 0.13 0.05 0.30 Genetic parameters for lactation traits in ewes Table IV Genetic ... records forsomatic cell count The SCC were determined using the Fossomatic method as described by Gonzalo et al [23] Test day records of somatic cell count were transformed to their logarithmic form ... Primitivo F., Genetic parameters for milk yield in dairy sheep, J Anim Breed Genet 112 (1995) 5963 [13] Da Y., Grossman M., Misztal I., Wiggans G.R., Estimation of genetic parameters forsomatic cell...
... oncogene activated in the X-SCID trial, is normally expressed in primitive haematopoietic cells (the target forgene transfer) but not in mature cells (80) Therefore, it will be accessible for ... retroviral genes Oncogene capture The mechanism of oncogene capture appears to be dependent on the generation of a chimeric retroviraloncogene transcript (69, 70) This suggests that the risk of oncogene ... in activation of an oncogene, in combination with the requirement for other genetic changes before a cancer eventuates Although proviral integration can also result in gene inactivation, inactivation...
... bone marrow cells Conclusions Our genedelivery system is specific and leads to transient genedelivery and expression It may prove useful and safe for numerous clinical applications of gene transfer ... 40 cells using an inverted microscope Cells were then harvested and studied for IL-3 gene expression Two weeks post-transfection, semi-solid colonies were removed from methylcellulose culture for ... assay × 105 cells from bone marrow were assayed for clonogenic hematopoietic immature cells [23] Briefly, cells were plated in triplicate in 35-mm dishes at a concentration of × 105 cells/ ml in...
... several genes having major effects on commercial traits have been identified The dwarf gene in poultry (Merat & Ricard, 1974), the halothane sensitivity gene in pigs (Ollivier, 1980), the Booroola gene ... of simplification and validity Four methods are compared on simulated data ’ METHODS The four methods considered type of test statistics rely upon the same information structure and the same Experimental ... needed for the evaluation of the statistics under H Ten replicates of a sample of 10 sires and 10 progenies per sire used 640 s for the ls statistic, A 142 s for the I statistic and 48 s for the...
... used for metallisation of HET cells [38] Metallisation technologies for Si wafer solar cells (including HET cells) are discussed further in Section 2.6 Screen printing for HET cells and plating for ... HET cells In order to metallise HET cells using metal plating, the transparent conductive oxide layer (TCO) for such cells needs to be masked before the plating step Therefore, TCO masking methods ... Screen printing for homojunction Si wafer solar cells typically includes a hightemperature (~800 °C) firing step for contact formation to heavily doped Si regions However, HET solar cells have two...
... transfection model chosen for the genedelivery experiment High molecular weight bPEI up to 800 kDa has been used for non-viral gene transfer, exhibiting a superior capability to form compact and stable ... are typically very efficient in gene transfer They can be transformed into effective genedelivery systems by replacing part of their genome with a therapeutic gene However, safety concerns remain ... application of viral genedelivery Retroviruses, for instance, suffer from oncogenic risks associated with insertional mutagenesis, leading to the development of malignant cells Moreover, viral...
... vectors forgenedelivery to the nervous system has been limited by their ability to transfer genes only to dividing cells, although they are well suited for on-site delivery to neural precursors for ... improved genedelivery could be achieved by using these vectors In particular, genedelivery vectors evaluated in this study would be most useful forgene therapy for CNS diseases Nevertheless, the generalizable ... Particles…………141 5.1.2 Genetic Engineering of Baculovirus Vectors for Controlled Gene Expression……………………………………………………… 142 5.1.3 Surface Modifications of Baculovirus Vectors for Improved In Vivo GeneDelivery ………………………………………………...