.... 2014. Reprogramming adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells into pluripotent stem cells by a mutant...

...thoroughly between animals as olfactory stimuli that were left behind from a preceding animal (ex: urine) can...Interaction should be minimal and strictly controlled; optional handling animals Experiment Behavioral...testing apparatus. General stress levels of the test animal may also be reduced by daily handling for a few... can be distracting. If it is not cleaned, animals tested towards the end of an experiment series would...Variability source Standardization parameters Animal Strain, age, sex, housing conditions (individually...method uses Cre recombinase on transgenic flox animals to introduce modifications at the DNA level in ...for intracerebral injections. AAV particles are smaller and may be preferable if wider diffusion is required...

...their limitations for peering right through living animals to see their organs – a liver or brain, say, or...electromagnetic spectrum – the spectral region in which mammalian tissues are nearly transparent. As Verkhusha explained...explained it to me, the transparency window of mammalian tissues is set by the properties of hemoglobin...wavelengths between 650 nm and 900 nm will pass through animal and human tissues largely unimpeded. The challenge...proteins allowed a signal-to-background ratio in mammalian tissues 20-fold greater than any fluorescent protein... fluoresce outside the transparency window of mammalian tissues,” Verkhusha said. “We developed near-infrared...photoacoustic contrast agents for two-color imaging in animals. The approach relies on ultrasound waves as opposed...

...powerful tool to modify mammalian cells. Multicolor CRISPR labeling chromosomal loci in genome Thoru Pederson...righlty deserve, but, in this post, we'll provide a small sampling of the many amazing new plasmid tools that...regulation has roles in many cellular functions, from endosomal trafficking to signaling pathways to the cell ...for light-mediated subcellular localization in mammalian cell culture and reversible control of signalling... *False positives can occur in this system if a small contaminating PCR product formed from primer dimers...translation occurs in both live cells and whole animals. The system utilizes the bulldozer-like quality...dynamic interactions between intra- and inter-chromosomal domains. The authors anticipate that this tool...

...manipulate the organism they study (unless if you count normal human interaction for all of us studying human ...gene function and phenotypes in diverse plants, animals, microbes, viruses, and fungi for which these methods...Creating a productive, new scientific community is no small task. The EDGE program solicitation requires funded...materials. Many groups publicized workshops on their organismal systems for scientists and educational programs...organisms for genotype to phenotype studies New organismal systems described at this meeting were extraordinarily...including genetic mechanisms that control who a female wants to mate with and if she decides to raise ... and maintenance that had the audience gasping. Animal husbandry of diverse species is a real bottleneck...

...said, normalizing to total protein expression is preferable, and more accurate, than normalizing to ubiquitously... a Western Blot post to make sure you have the optimal gel for your experiment.   Ladders If you need ...common (non-technical) issues with transferring are smaller proteins going completely through the membrane ...proteins: try using a 0.2 µm (psi) membrane for small proteins (< 15 kDa) and a 0.45 µm (p) membrane for...step to take. If you’re not sure if you need a smaller pore on your membrane, run a double-membrane transfer...the system cool, as can lower voltages.  If your small protein is over-transferring, try using the faster...faster semi-dry transfer, which works better for small and medium proteins. If your proteins are compatible...

... to male stem cells. Nor did they detect important differences in function between male and female cells...stem cells in mice. They appropriately used male and female mice (using both sexes in basic research is...such case study looks at the effects of using all female cells and tissues, specifically in stem cell therapies...is excellent design), but they used all female stem cells—this was an unconscious and arbitrary decision...considering the sex of the stem cells was that their male mice died—and they didn’t know why. Eventually, ... wanting to consider sex is cost. Especially in animal research, they worry about needing more study subjects...is that cost at this early stage of research is minimal compared to that of human clinical trials. And,...

...If your protein of interest is small, you may want to consider a smaller pore size (0.2 µm). Conversely...protein capacity, allowing you to optimize for smaller proteins or lower fluorescent backgrounds. However...but it is not as efficient. It is recommended for small to medium proteins. Finally, there are dry/electroblot...higher specific activity, slightly lower cost, and smaller size. However, HRP is not compatible with sodium... provide a relative, not absolute, readout. Normalization Overall protein expression varies from sample...compare one sample to another, you’ll need to normalize your protein of interest to overall protein expression...changed due to ‌experimental conditions. You then normalize your protein of interest to total protein expression...

...your opsin through a small piece of fiber optic cable implanted into the animal’s skull (right). The fiber... using stereotaxic surgery and cemented to the animal’s skull using dental cement (a similar procedure...subsequent stimulation, the rate of movement of the animal significantly increases. Before you get your experiment...caveat is that one laser can stimulate only a single animal during the course of an experiment. There are a... control one or two lasers are also available. Optimal stimulation parameters must also be determined ...behavioral optogenetics is performed in freely moving animals, the fiber optic patch cable must be the appropriate...that it becomes tangled. Furthermore, to give the animal the full range of motion, a commutator allows the...

... ml per site) Skill required: beginner Intradermal Intradermal (ID) injections occur between the layers...”, or injections that are easy to pick up with minimal practice after initial mouse training. Other techniques...like the back) is preferred. A common use of intradermal injections is studying inflammatory responses...method is useful for analyzing localized events. Intradermal injections require a bit of extra prep, as the...disruptive, but surprisingly, it is considered minimally invasive. Restraint: anesthesia Location: spinal...intubation of the mice, which can be tricky given their small size. This technique is most often used for viral...muscle 25–27 < 2–3 mL (~1 mL per site) Beginner Intradermal Anesthesia Between skin layers 26 < 0.05 mL Advanced...

...replicate the plasmid in addition to its own chromosomal DNA, costing additional resources to maintain...selection in non-bacterial cells such as yeast or mammalian cells.   Name Class Mode of Action*   Working...Concentration** Kanamycin aminoglycoside Binds 30S ribosomal subunit; causes mis-translation Bactericidal 50.../mL Spectinomycin aminoglycoside Binds 30S ribosomal subunit; interrupts protein synthesis Bactericidal...100 ug/mL Erythromycin macrolide Blocks 50S ribosomal subunit; inhibits aminoacyl translocation Bacteriostatic...100 ug/mL Tetracycline tetracyclin Binds 30S ribosomal subunit; inhibits protein synthesis (elongation...Bacteriostatic 10 ug/mL Chloramphenicol   Binds 50S ribosomal subunit; inhibits peptidyl translocation Bacteriostatic...

...greyscale.   ARG expression in mammalian cells The first-generation mammalian ARGs (mARGs) enabled ultrasound... focused on bacterial ARGs and Tom focused on mammalian ARGs. ARG expression in bacteria The first-generation...ultrasound visualization of in situ mammalian gene expression in deep tissue. However, not unlike the first-generation...second-generation mARGs with higher expression, a smaller genetic footprint, and nonlinear acoustic scattering...flos-aquae gas vesicle gene cluster because of its small size and its ability to produce gas vesicles with...expression. We were able to express Anabaena GVs in mammalian cells without the shell stiffening protein GvpC...various cell lines from different tissues and mammalian species to produce gas vesicles. New mARG plasmids...

...antibodies are derived from animals, such as rabbits or goats; the animals are injected with the antigen...of the target protein: instead, it recognizes a small portion of the protein, known as an epitope. Epitopes...recognize. This triggers an immune response within the animal, and its B cells will churn out antibodies against...injected protein. Several weeks later, blood from the animal is drawn and the antibodies are extracted. These...multiple epitopes on the protein. However, each animal will make antibodies against different protein ...by fusing B cells that have been extracted from animals injected with protein antigen to myeloma cells.... single epitope of the target protein. However, small mutations in the DNA of the hybridoma can occur,...

...neuroscientists in studying circuits in laboratory animals and human tissue specimens. These technologies ...

...Transgenic animals can be made by simply micro-injecting DNA into the worm, such as animals that express...musculus) Let’s start with the most preferred mammalian model organism of many researchers: the mouse ...Mus musculus). Mice have many advantages as a mammalian model organism for scientists as they have a relatively... relatively short generation time for mammals - the time between being born and giving birth - of about... a set of modular vectors that can be used to optimally control gene expression in specific cells of the...in zebrafish (Howe et al., 2013). Zebrafish are small, easily maintained as they are housed in large groups... to edit their genomes or to create transgenic animals. Zebrafish are an ideal model organisms for embryonic...

...and ALK) by linking small molecules that bind these target proteins to other small molecules that bind...polyubiquitination of the target protein and proteasomal degradation. Remarkably, small molecule degraders provide distinct...than inhibiting protein function, these so-called “small molecule degraders” recruit the proteasome to destroy...destroy targeted proteins. We previously developed small molecule degraders that achieve selective degradation...this technique to oncoproteins that lack selective small molecule binders. To overcome this limitation, we...dTAG system The dTAG system pairs highly selective small molecule FKBP12F36V degraders (dTAG molecule) and...Chemical Biology for examples). Monitor neo-substrates Small molecule degraders may recruit CRBN to nonstandard...

... gene encodes a vacuolar alkaline phosphatase. Normally PHO8 is synthesized at the ER, delivered to the...Atg8p (“p” stands for protein) associates with autophagosomal membranes, so tagging it with GFP allows for...tracking the localization or accumulation of pre-autophagosomal structures, autophagosomes and autophagic bodies...bodies in yeast. A GFP-tagged version of LC3, the mammalian Atg8p homolog, can also be used to monitor autophagy...4.9 - 9 SEP 488* nm 508 nm ~6.5 - 9 *Optimal sequential excitations wavelengths as determined...synthase’s mitochondrial targeting sequence. Under normal growth conditions, both variants are excluded from...measurements of macroautophagy and mitophagy in mammalian cells using a single fluorescent biosensor. Scientific...

...expression. Transient episomal delivery Non-integrating methods have a smaller genetic footprint compared...are flanked by loxP sites. While there is only a small loxP scar behind at the site of excision, this approach...cut and paste” mechanism between a vector and chromosomal DNA. PB has a cloning capacity of ~9-14 kb. This...protein delivery considered the safest since there’s minimal risk of lingering expression of reprogramming factors...expressed and they don’t integrate or replicate. Their small size leads to higher transfection efficiencies and...DNA-silencing mechanisms. While minicircles are typically smaller than traditional plasmids, Jia et al generated ... and allows for replication of the plasmid in mammalian cells and assists in tethering the vector to the...

...express siRNAs of their choice in mammalian cells.  Learn more about Mammalian shRNA Tools for RNAi! Cre-Lox...control of Murine Stem Cell retrovirus promoter for mammalian gene knockdown. Vector provided by the Qi lab....can be used for in vivo phenotypic screening of small-molecule libraries and can be combined with high-throughput...library to support functional investigations of the mammalian genome that can reveal how genetic alterations...introduction of multiple genetic alterations into mammalian cells. The MuLE system kit from the Frew lab consists... or enzymatic reporters for cellular assays and animal imaging studies. The ability to simultaneously ...high throughput genetic modulation studies in mammalian cells and tissues. This modular and flexible system...

...Polyclonal antibodies produced in animals may be variable among animals and bleed dates and even clonal ...1: (Top) Polyclonal antibodies are produced in animals and consist of a mixture of antibodies recognizing...used just as you would use antibodies made from animals or hybridomas.   Figure 2: (Left) Figure ... display, yeast display, ribosome display, or mammalian display (Tsuruta et al., 2017). In vitro selection...antibodies to targets that may not work well in animals because of similarities to host proteins. After...into host cells, such as bacterial, yeast, or mammalian cells, for antibody production and subsequent ...genetically drift over time. Antibodies made from animals are limited in supply and producing antibodies ...