Damos las gracias a Britta Hoehn, Sun Guihua, Soifer Harris y Lisa Scherer útil para los debates. Este trabajo fue apoyado por becas de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud y AI29329 HL07470 otorgado a JJR Los siguientes reactivos fueron obtenidos a través de la Investigación y el Programa de SIDA de los NIH de reactivos de referencia, la División de SIDA, NIAID, NIH: el Cho-EE y de células CHO-gp160 línea, el pNL4-3 luc vector, el VIH-1 gp120 BaL de DAIDS, el NIAID.

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J. R y JZ tiene una patente pendiente en el &quot;tipo de células específicas del sistema de entrega aptamer-siRNA para el tratamiento del VIH-1&quot;. USPTO, No.<strong&gt; 12/328994</strong&gt; Fecha de publicación: 11 de junio de 2009.

Los aptámeros son in vitro desarrollado ácidos nucleicos que asumen específica y estable formas tridimensionales, proporcionando muy específicos, la unión estrecha de moléculas específicas 8. La baja afinidad nanomolar vinculante y especificidad exquisita de aptámeros a sus objetivos que sean versátiles herramientas de diagnóstico, imágenes in vivo, y la terapéutica 9. Con el advenimiento de la tecnología aptamer para la entrega de siRNA objetivo ahora es pos...

<table border="1"><tbody><tr><th> Nombre del reactivo </th><th> Empresa </th><th> Número de catálogo </th><th> Comentarios (opcional) </th></tr><tr><td> MF-Millipore filtro de membrana </td><td> Millipore </td><td> HAWP01300 </td><td> Tamaño de poro 0,45 m </td></tr><tr><td> Swinnex portafiltros </td><td> Millipore </td><td> SX0001300 </td><td> 13 mm de diámetro </td></tr><tr><td> QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit </td><td> QIAGEN </td><td> 28706 </td><td> De purificación de ADN </td></tr><tr><td> Microcon YM-30 columnas </td><td> Millipore </td><td> 42410 </td><td> ARN concentración </td></tr><tr><td> Bio-spin columna del 30 de </td><td> Bio-Rad </td><td> 732-6250 </td><td> ARN purificación </td></tr><tr><td> PCR Taq ADN polimerasa </td><td> Sigma-Aldrich </td><td> D1806 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Thermoscript RT-PCR sistema </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> 11146-024 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> DuraScribe Kit T7 transcripción </td><td> EpiCentre </td><td> DS010925 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> dNTP para PCR </td><td> Roche </td><td> 1 581 295 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> El ácido ribonucleico, el traslado de E. coli </td><td> Sigma-Aldrich </td><td> R1753 </td><td> tRNA competidor </td></tr><tr><td> VIH-1 Ba-L proteína gp120 </td><td> la investigación del SIDA y el Programa de reactivos de referencia </td><td> 4961 </td><td> Proteína diana </td></tr><tr><td> SiRNA silenciador kit de etiquetado - Cy3 </td><td> Ambion </td><td> 1632 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Fenol / cloroformo 01/05 solución (pH 4,5) </td><td> Ambion </td><td> AM9720 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Cloroformo / isopropanol 24 / 1 solución </td><td> Sigma </td><td> C0549 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Ternero intestinal fosfatasa (CIP) </td><td> Nueva Inglaterra BioLab </td><td> M0290L </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Polinucleótido quinasa T4 </td><td> Nueva Inglaterra BioLab </td><td> M0201L </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Glucógeno </td><td> Roche </td><td> 10 901 393 001 </td><td> ARN precipitación </td></tr><tr><td> Gamma-P-32 ATP </td><td> MP Biomédica </td><td> 013502002 </td><td> Radiactividad </td></tr><tr><td> 40% AccuGel 19:01 </td><td> Nacional de Diagnóstico </td><td> CE-850 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> 10xTBE </td><td> Nacional de Diagnóstico </td><td> CE-860 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> N, N, N, N&#39;-tetrametiletilendiamina (TMEMD) </td><td> Sigma-Aldrich </td><td> T9281 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Persulfato de amonio (APS) </td><td> Sigma-Aldrich </td><td> A3678 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> L-metionina sulfoximina </td><td> Sigma-Aldrich </td><td> M5379-250 mg </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> RPMI 1640 los medios de comunicación </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> 11835-030 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Solución de bicarbonato sódico, un 7,5% w / v </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> 25080-094 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Medio esencial mínimo (MEM) (10 ) </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> 11430-030 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> MEM no aminoácidos esenciales (100 ) </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> 11140-050 </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> TA kit de clonación con pCR 2.1 </td><td> Invitrogen </td><td> K2040-01 </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

development of cell-type specific anti-hiv gp120 aptamers for sirna delivery

La epidemia mundial de infección por el VIH ha creado una necesidad urgente de nuevas clases de fármacos antirretrovirales. La potente capacidad de interferente pequeño (si) ARN para inhibir la expresión de los transcritos de ARN complementarias está siendo explotado como una nueva clase de terapias para una variedad de enfermedades incluyendo el VIH. Muchos informes anteriores han demostrado que las nuevas estrategias basadas en el ARNi terapéutico anti-HIV/AIDS tienen una considerable promesa, sin embargo, un obstáculo clave para la exitosa aplicación terapéutica y la traducción clínica de siRNAs es la prestación eficiente. Sobre todo, teniendo en cuenta la seguridad y la eficacia de tratamientos basados ​​en el ARNi, es muy conveniente para desarrollar un planteamiento selectivo de la entrega del siRNA intracelulares a las poblaciones de células o tejidos específicos. El VIH-1 proteína gp120, un sobre glicoproteína en la superficie del VIH-1, juega un papel importante en la entrada del virus en las células CD4. La interacción de la gp120 y CD4 que provoca el VIH-1 de entrada e inicia la fusión de células ha sido validado como clínicamente relevante antivirales estrategia para el descubrimiento de fármacos. Aquí, en primer lugar, discutir la selección e identificación de los 2&#39;-F modificado aptámeros anti-gp120 del VIH ARN. Utilizando un método SELEX filtro de nitrocelulosa convencionales, varios aptámeros nuevo con afinidad nanomolar fueron aislados de un 50 al azar de la biblioteca nt ARN. Con el fin de recabar las especies vinculado con una mayor afinidad, el rigor de la selección está cuidadosamente controlada mediante el ajuste de las condiciones. Los aptámeros seleccionadas pueden unirse específicamente y de forma rápida internaliza en las células que expresan la proteína de envoltura del VIH-1. Además, los aptámeros el único que puede neutralizar el VIH-1 infectividad. Sobre la base de la mejor aptamer A-1, también creamos un nuevo doble función inhibitoria anti-gp120 aptamer-siRNA quimera en la que tanto el aptámero y las partes han siRNA potente contra el VIH actividades. Además, utilizamos la gp120 siRNA aptamer quimeras para la entrega del tipo de células específicas de los siRNA en el VIH-1 las células infectadas. Esta función dual quimera muestra un considerable potencial de la combinación de varios agentes de ácidos nucleicos terapéuticos (aptámero y siRNA) en la supresión de la infección por VIH-1, por lo que las quimeras siRNA aptamer atractivo candidatos terapéuticos para pacientes que no la terapia antirretroviral altamente activa (HAART).

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Development of Cell-type specific anti-HIV gp120 aptamers for siRNA delivery

Varios fluoro-2&#39;-aptámeros de ARN del VIH-1BA-L con gp120 nanomol afinidad están aisladas de la biblioteca de ARN por<em&gt; In vitro</em&gt; Procedimiento SELEX. Un nuevo doble función inhibitoria anti-gp120 aptamer-siRNA quimera se crea y se muestra muy prometedora para sistémica anti-VIH.

Desarrollo de programas específicos de células de tipo anti-gp120 del VIH aptámeros para la entrega de siRNA

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19.4K vistas.  Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Varios fluoro-2'-aptámeros de ARN del VIH-1BA-L con gp120 nanomol afinidad están aisladas de la biblioteca de ARN por In vitro Procedimiento SELEX. Un nuevo doble función inhibitoria anti-gp120 aptamer-siRNA quimera se crea y se muestra muy prometedora para sistémica anti-VIH.

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Development of a Negative Selectable Marker for Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis and infects up to 10% of the world's population. The molecular techniques that have enabled the up- and down-regulation of gene expression rely on the transfection of stably maintained plasmids. While these have increased our understanding of Entamoeba virulence factors, the capacity to integrate exogenous DNA into genome, which would allow reverse genetics experiments, would be a significant advantage in the study of this parasite. The challenges presented by this organism include inability to select for homologous recombination events and difficulty to cure episomal plasmid DNA from transfected trophozoites. The later results in a high background of exogenous DNA, a major problem in the identification of trophozoites in which a bona fide genomic integration event has occurred. We report the development of a negative selection system based upon transgenic expression of a yeast cytosine deaminase and uracil phosphoribosyl transferase chimera (FCU1) and selection with prodrug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC). The FCU1 enzyme converts non-toxic 5-FC into toxic 5-fluorouracil and 5-fluorouridine-5'-monophosphate. E. histolytica lines expressing FCU1 were found to be 30 fold more sensitive to the prodrug compared to the control strain.

Development of a Negative Selectable Marker for Entamoeba histolytica

We report development of a negative selection system in E. histolytica based upon transgenic expression of a chimeric protein (FCU1) and selection with the prodrug 5-fluorocytosine. The FCU1 protein is a fusion of yeast cytosine deaminase and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase. Expression of FCU1 resulted in increased E. histolytica sensitivity towards 5-fluorocytosine.

Desarrollo de un marcador negativo seleccionable para Entamoeba histolytica</em

Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis and infects up to 10% of the world's population. The molecular techniques that have enabled the ...

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Peptide:MHC Tetramer-based Enrichment of Epitope-specific T cells

A basic necessity for researchers studying adaptive immunity with in vivo experimental models is an ability to identify T cells based on their T cell antigen receptor (TCR) specificity. Many indirect methods are available in which a bulk population of T cells is stimulated in vitro with a specific antigen and epitope-specific T cells are identified through the measurement of a functional response such as proliferation, cytokine production, or expression of activation markers1. However, these methods only identify epitope-specific T cells exhibiting one of many possible functions, and they are not sensitive enough to detect epitope-specific T cells at naive precursor frequencies. A popular alternative is the TCR transgenic adoptive transfer model, in which monoclonal T cells from a TCR transgenic mouse are seeded into histocompatible hosts to create a large precursor population of epitope-specific T cells that can be easily tracked with the use of a congenic marker antibody2,3. While powerful, this method suffers from experimental artifacts associated with the unphysiological frequency of T cells with specificity for a single epitope4,5. Moreover, this system cannot be used to investigate the functional heterogeneity of epitope-specific T cell clones within a polyclonal population.
	The ideal way to study adaptive immunity should involve the direct detection of epitope-specific T cells from the endogenous T cell repertoire using a method that distinguishes TCR specificity solely by its binding to cognate peptide:MHC (pMHC) complexes. The use of pMHC tetramers and flow cytometry accomplishes this6, but is limited to the detection of high frequency populations of epitope-specific T cells only found following antigen-induced clonal expansion. In this protocol, we describe a method that coordinates the use of pMHC tetramers and magnetic cell enrichment technology to enable detection of extremely low frequency epitope-specific T cells from mouse lymphoid tissues3,7. With this technique, one can comprehensively track entire epitope-specific populations of endogenous T cells in mice at all stages of the immune response.

This protocol describes the use of peptide:MHC tetramers and magnetic microbeads to isolate low frequency populations of epitope-specific T cells and analyze them by flow cytometry. This method enables the direct study of endogenous T cell populations of interest from in vivo experimental systems.

Péptido: MHC tetrámero basado en el enriquecimiento de células T específicos para el epítopo

A  basic necessity for researchers studying adaptive immunity with in vivo experimental models is an  ability to identify T cells based on their T cell ...

Development of an IFN-&#947; ELISpot Assay to Assess Varicella-Zoster Virus-specific Cell-mediated Immunity Following Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT). For this reason, antiherpetic prophylaxis is administrated systematically to pediatric UCBT recipients to prevent complications associated with VZV infection, but there is no strong, evidence based consensus that defines its optimal duration. Because T cell mediated immunity is responsible for the control of VZV infection, assessing the reconstitution of VZV specific T cell responses following UCBT could provide indications as to whether prophylaxis should be maintained or can be discontinued. To this end, a VZV specific gamma interferon (IFN-&#947;) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay was developed to characterize IFN-&#947; production by T lymphocytes in response to in vitro stimulation with irradiated live attenuated VZV vaccine. This assay provides a rapid, reproducible and sensitive measurement of VZV specific cell mediated immunity suitable for monitoring the reconstitution of VZV specific immunity in a clinical setting and assessing immune responsiveness to VZV antigens. &#160;

Development of an IFN-&amp;#947; ELISpot Assay to Assess Varicella-Zoster Virus-specific Cell-mediated Immunity Following Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

Novel generations of functional assays such as gamma interferon (IFN-&#947;) ELISpot, which detect cytokine production at the single cell level and provide both quantitative and qualitative characterization of T cell responses can be used to assess cell-mediated immune responses directed against varicella zoster virus (VZV).

Desarrollo de un Varicela-Zoster inmunidad mediada por células específicas del virus de IFN-γ ELISPOT ensayo para evaluar la raíz del cordón umbilical de Trasplante de Sangre

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT). For this reason, ...

Applying Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) to Examine Effector Translocation Efficiency by Coxiella burnetii during siRNA Silencing

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is an intracellular pathogen that relies on a Type IV Dot/Icm Secretion System to establish a replicative niche. A cohort of effectors are translocated through this system into the host cell to manipulate host processes and allow the establishment of a unique lysosome-derived vacuole for replication. The method presented here involves the combination of two well-established techniques: specific gene silencing using siRNA and measurement of effector translocation using a FRET-based substrate that relies on &#946;-lactamase activity. Applying these two approaches, we can begin to understand the role of host factors in bacterial secretion system function and effector translocation. In this study we examined the role of Rab5A and Rab7A, both important regulators of the endocytic trafficking pathway. We demonstrate that silencing the expression of either protein results in a decrease in effector translocation efficiency. These methods can be easily modified to examine other intracellular and extracellular pathogens that also utilize secretion systems. In this way, a global picture of host factors involved in bacterial effector translocation may be revealed.

Applying Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer FRET to Examine Effector Translocation Efficiency by Coxiella burnetii during siRNA Silencing

Investigating the interactions between bacterial pathogens and their hosts is an important area of biological research. Here, we describe the necessary techniques to measure effector translocation by Coxiella burnetii during siRNA gene silencing using BlaM substrate.

La aplicación de fluorescencia la transferencia de energía de resonancia (FRET) para examinar la eficiencia de efector por translocación<em&gt; Coxiella burnetii</em&gt; Durante siRNA silenciamiento

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is an intracellular pathogen that relies on a Type IV Dot/Icm Secretion System to establish a ...

Development of a More Sensitive and Specific Chromogenic Agar Medium for the Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Other Vibrio Species

Foodborne infections in the US caused by Vibrio species have shown an upward trend. In the genus Vibrio, V. parahaemolyticus is responsible for the majority of Vibrio-associated infections. Thus, accurate differentiation among Vibrio spp. and detection of V. parahaemolyticus is critically important to ensure the safety of our food supply. Although molecular techniques are increasingly common, culture-depending methods are still routinely done and they are considered standard methods in certain circumstances. Hence, a novel chromogenic agar medium was tested with the goal of providing a better method for isolation and differentiation of clinically relevant Vibrio spp. The protocol compared the sensitivity, specificity and detection limit for the detection of V. parahaemolyticus between the new chromogenic medium and a conventional medium. Various V. parahaemolyticus strains (n=22) representing diverse serotypes and source of origins were used. They were previously identified by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and further verified in our laboratory by tlh-PCR. In at least four separate trials, these strains were inoculated on the chromogenic agar and thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar, which is the recommended medium for culturing this species, followed by incubation at 35-37 &#176;C for 24-96 hr. Three V. parahaemolyticus strains (13.6%) did not grow optimally on TCBS, nonetheless exhibited green colonies if there was growth. Two strains (9.1%) did not yield the expected cyan colonies on the chromogenic agar. Non-V. parahaemolyticus strains (n=32) were also tested to determine the specificity of the chromogenic agar. Among these strains, 31 did not grow or exhibited other colony morphologies. The mean recovery of V. parahaemolyticus on the chromogenic agar was ~96.4% relative to tryptic soy agar supplemented with 2% NaCl. In conclusion, the new chromogenic agar is an effective medium to detect V. parahaemolyticus and to differentiate it from other vibrios.

Development of a More Sensitive and Specific Chromogenic Agar Medium for the Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Other Vibrio Species

Detection and isolation of clinically relevant Vibrio species require selective and differential culture media. This study evaluated the ability of a new chromogenic medium to detect and identify V. parahaemolyticus and other related species. The new medium was found to have better sensitivity and specificity than the conventional medium.

Desarrollo de una más sensible y específica cromogénico medio de agar para la detección de<em&gt; Vibrio parahaemolyticus</em&gt; Y Otros<em&gt; Vibrio</em&gt; Especies

Foodborne infections in the US caused by Vibrio species have shown an upward trend. In the genus Vibrio, V. parahaemolyticus is responsible for the ...

Development of Stem Cell-derived Antigen-specific Regulatory T Cells Against Autoimmunity

Autoimmune diseases arise due to the loss of immunological self-tolerance. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are important mediators of immunologic self-tolerance. Tregs represent about 5 - 10% of the mature CD4+ T cell subpopulation in mice and humans, with about 1 - 2% of those Tregs circulating in the peripheral blood. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be differentiated into functional Tregs, which have a potential to be used for cell-based therapies of autoimmune diseases. Here, we present a method to develop antigen (Ag)-specific Tregs from iPSCs (i.e., iPSC-Tregs). The method is based on incorporating the transcription factor FoxP3 and an Ag-specific T cell receptor (TCR) into iPSCs and then differentiating on OP9 stromal cells expressing Notch ligands delta-like (DL) 1 and DL4. Following in vitro differentiation, the iPSC-Tregs express CD4, CD8, CD3, CD25, FoxP3, and Ag-specific TCR and are able to respond to Ag stimulation. This method has been successfully applied to cell-based therapy of autoimmune arthritis in a murine model. Adoptive transfer of these Ag-specific iPSC-Tregs into Ag-induced arthritis (AIA)-bearing mice has the ability to reduce joint inflammation and swelling and to prevent bone loss.

We present here a method to develop functional antigen (Ag)-specific regulatory T cells (Tregs) from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for immunotherapy of autoimmune arthritis in a murine model.

Desarrollo de derivados de células madre Las células T reguladoras específicas de antígeno contra la autoinmunidad

Autoimmune diseases arise due to the loss of immunological self-tolerance. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are important mediators of immunologic ...

Development of an Economical DNA Delivery System by "Acufection" and its Application to Skin Research

Dysregulation of immune response in skin is associated with numerous human skin disorders. Direct transfer of immune-related genes into skin tissue is a fascinating approach to investigate immune modulation of cutaneous inflammation in mouse models of human diseases. Here we present a cost-effective protocol that delivered naked DNA in mouse skin and leads to transgene expression. The method is coined &#34;acufection&#34;, denoting acupuncture-mediated DNA transfection. To perform acufection, mouse skin was first infused with DNA in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and then pricked lightly with a bundle of acupuncture needles to facilitate the absorption of DNA and transfection into cells. The plasmid DNA is presumably taken up by the keratinocyte and dendritic cells (DCs) in the skin and expressed into protein. Mechanical prick with the needles per se did not cause skin damage or induce keratinocyte activation. The expression of the transfected genes was detected in the skin at both transcriptional and translational levels following acufection for 2 days and maintained up to 7 days. The primary goal for the development of this acufection method was to investigate a previously undefined isoform of IL-15. Using this method, an alternatively spliced IL-15 isoform with partially deleted exon 7 (IL-15&#916;E7) was expressed in the skin and subsequently treated with a Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist, imiquimod (IMQ), to induce inflammation. Acufection-delivered IL-15&#916;E7 in skin suppressed keratinocyte proliferation, epidermal thickness and neutrophil recruitment in IMQ-induced cutaneous inflammation. With increasing interest in identifying the regulatory mechanisms of cutaneous inflammation, the protocol described here provides a cost effective and versatile alternative to the gene gun system or microseeding for DNA delivery in vivo. It may potentially allow discovery of the function of a novel gene in the skin or for investigating new treatment for cutaneous diseases.

Development of an Economical DNA Delivery System by &quot;Acufection&quot; and its Application to Skin Research

This protocol is a cost-effective alternative for expressing naked plasmid DNA in mouse skin. The overall goal of the protocol is to deliver immune-related genes into skin tissue to delineate the functional role of a specific gene in cutaneous inflammation.

Desarrollo de un sistema de entrega de ADN económico por &quot;Acufection&quot; y su aplicación a la investigación de la piel

Dysregulation of immune response in skin is associated with numerous human skin disorders. Direct transfer of immune-related genes into skin tissue is a ...

Zika Virus Specific Diagnostic Epitope Discovery

High-density peptide microarrays allow screening of more than six thousand peptides on a single standard microscopy slide. This method can be applied for drug discovery, therapeutic target identification, and developing of diagnostics. Here, we present a protocol to discover specific Zika virus (ZIKV) diagnostic peptides using a high-density peptide microarray. A human serum sample validated for ZIKV infection was incubated with a high-density peptide microarray containing the entire ZIKV protein translated into 3,423 unique 15 linear amino acid (aa) residues with a 14-aa residue overlap printed in duplicate. Staining with different secondary antibodies within the same array, we detected peptides that bind to Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies present in serum. These peptides were selected for further validation experiments. In this protocol, we describe the strategy followed to design, process, and analyze a high-density peptide microarray.

In this protocol, we describe a technique to discover Zika virus specific diagnostic peptides using a high-density peptide microarray. This protocol can readly be adapted for other emerging infectious diseases.

Zika Virus específico diagnóstico del epítopo descubrimiento

High-density peptide microarrays allow screening of more than six thousand peptides on a single standard microscopy slide. This method can be applied for ...

Quantitative PCR of T7 Bacteriophage from Biopanning

This protocol describes the use of quantitative PCR (qPCR) to enumerate T7 phages from phage selection experiments (i.e., &#34;biopanning&#34;). qPCR is a fluorescence-based approach to quantify DNA, and here, it is adapted to quantify phage genomes as a proxy for phage particles. In this protocol, a facile phage DNA preparation method is described using high-temperature heating without additional DNA purification. The method only needs small volumes of heat-treated phages and small volumes of the qPCR reaction. qPCR is high-throughput and fast, able to process and obtain data from a 96-well plate of reactions in 2&#8211;4 h. Compared to other phage enumeration approaches, qPCR is more time-efficient. Here, qPCR is used to enumerate T7 phages identified from biopanning against in vitro cystic fibrosis-like mucus model. The qPCR method can be extended to quantify T7 phages from other experiments, including other types of biopanning (e.g.,&#160;immobilized protein binding, in vivo phage screening) and other sources (e.g., water systems or body fluids). In summary, this protocol can be modified to quantify any DNA-encapsulated viruses.

A reproducible, accurate, and time efficient quantitative PCR (qPCR) method to enumerate T7 bacteriophage is described here. The protocol clearly describes phage genomic DNA preparation, PCR reaction preparation, qPCR cycling conditions, and qPCR data analysis.

PCR cuantitativa de bacteriófago T7 de Biopanning

This protocol describes the use of quantitative PCR (qPCR) to enumerate T7 phages from phage selection experiments (i.e., &#34;biopanning&#34;). qPCR is a ...

Antigenic Liposomes for Generation of Disease-specific Antibodies

Antibody responses provide critical protective immunity to a wide array of pathogens. There remains a high interest in generating robust antibodies for vaccination as well as understand how pathogenic antibody responses develop in allergies and autoimmune disease. Generating robust antigen-specific antibody responses is not always trivial. In mouse models, it often requires multiple rounds of immunizations with adjuvant that leads to a great deal of variability in the levels of induced antibodies. One example is in mouse models of peanut allergies where more robust and reproducible models that minimize mouse numbers and the use of adjuvant would be beneficial. Presented here is a highly reproducible mouse model of peanut allergy anaphylaxis. This new model relies on two key factors: (1) antigen-specific splenocytes are adoptively transferred from a peanut-sensitized mouse into a na&#239;ve recipient mouse, normalizing the number of antigen-specific memory B- and T-cells across a large number of mice; and (2) recipient mice are subsequently boosted with a strong multivalent immunogen in the form of liposomal nanoparticles displaying the major peanut allergen (Ara h 2). The major advantage of this model is its reproducibility, which ultimately lowers the number of animals used in each study, while minimizing the number of animals receiving multiple injections of adjuvant. The modular assembly of these immunogenic liposomes provides relatively facile adaptability to other allergic or autoimmune models that involve pathogenic antibodies.

Described is the preparation of antigenic liposomal nanoparticles and their use in stimulating B-cell activation in vitro and in vivo. Consistent and robust antibody responses led to the development of a new peanut allergy model. The protocol for generating antigenic liposomes can be extended to different antigens and immunization models.

Liposomas antigénicos para la generación de anticuerpos específicos de la enfermedad

Antibody responses provide critical protective immunity to a wide array of pathogens. There remains a high interest in generating robust antibodies for ...