— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University have developed a patented plasmonic nanotransducer system with built-in, highly stable artificial antibodies that can quickly detect and quantify biological molecules. These artificial antibodies can be rapidl…
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed low-cost, easy-to-use, nanoparticles that can preserve antibodies, proteins and other biological molecules without refrigeration. This technology employs metal organic frameworks (MOF) that can be used in two w…
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University have developed a universal system designed to extend the lifetime of implantable and wearable biosensors by protecting detection antibodies from harsh conditions and enabling a refreshing process to release bo…
— Clifednamide A and C are congeners of long known ikarugamycin. Ikarugamycin has anti-inflammatory, anti-ciliate, plant modulatory and other desirable bioactivities. These clifednamide compounds may also have therapeutic, industrial or agricultural value. Publication: Qi, Y., Ding, E., & Blodget…
— The promoter region of the NALCN, sodium leak current, was amplified and inserted into the PGL3 Basic Luc backbone. The plasmid has applications in studying interactions of transcription factors with NALCN.
— Mouse line with CD36 floxed allele. CD36 is a multifunctional glycoprotein that acts as receptor for a broad range of ligands. The CD36 flox mice were generated using a BAC with a 1.7kb sequence with exons 3 and 4. Publication: Endothelial cell CD36 optimizes tissue fatty acid uptake
IL-33 mCherry Mice Joshita, Satoru ; Gilfillan, Susan ; Colonna, Marco
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— Reporter mouse line that allows for identification of cells productive IL-33 through mCherry expression. IL-33 is a molecule involved in immune system responses to helminths, allergies, and asthma. Publications:
IL33 tm1b and tm1c Yoshita, Satoru ; Gilfillan, Susan ; Colonna, Marco
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— The Colonna lab generated two IL-33 knockout mouse lines – a total and a conditional knockout models. IL-33 is a crucial mediator of inflammation. Publication: IL-33/regulatory T cell axis triggers the development of a tumor-promoting immune environment in chronic inflammation
— Mouse line knockouts of IL-34. IL-34 is a growth factor for macrophages, microglia, and Langerhans cells, among others. Publication: IL-34 is a tissue-restricted ligand of CSF1R required for the development of Langerhans cells and microglia
— Stable zebrafish line that shows calcium signaling within the pancreatic beta cells. The line was generated using the calcium sensing fluorophore gCAMP and integrated using the TOL2 transcription factor. Publication: Beta-cell excitability and excitability-driven diabetes in adult Zebrafish islets
— Dr. Dougherty developed a collection of mouse lines with deletions of Gft2i and Gtfird1 in various combinations. The genes are related to Williams Beuren locus. Publications:
— Collagen antibodies that bind to the major collagen IV component of the kidney glomerular basement membrance. The antbiodies reaction with mouse, rat, and human chains and were derived using the noncollagenous NCI domains at the COOH-termini in rabbit antiserum to mouse. Collagen IV alpha3 chain: 353 Collagen IV alpha4 chain: 356 Collagen IV alpha5 chain: 358
— Mouse line carrying a mutation in Col4a3 backcrossed to 129S1/Sv1mJ strain. The mice show kidney failure at 10-12 weeks of age to enable rapid drug screening. Publication: A mouse collagen4α4 mutation causing Alport glomerulosclerosis with abnormal collagen α3α4α5(IV) trime…
— Technology Description An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed low-cost, easy-to-use, nanoparticles that can preserve antibodies, proteins and other biological molecules without refrigeration. This technology employs metal organic frameworks (MOF) that can be used in two w…
— Chemically inducible PiggyBac transposase constructs. The plasmids that contain mutated destabilized domains, FKBP and DHFR, were purchased from Addgene with ID 31763 and 29326, respectively. The PBase-ERT2 plasmid (mPBase-L3-ERT2) was a kind gift from Dr. Allen Bradley . The coding sequence of mPBa…
— Plasmids for expression of phenyl alanine tRNA synthase from Toxoplasma gondii, Plasmodium falciparum and Homo sapiens. These include wild type and various mutant forms.
— Transgenic mouse strain designed and developed by Dr. Conrad Weihl with a mutation of the DNAJB6 gene at the F90I protein. This homologous with the human form of muscular dystrophy with patients having a genetic variant at the F89I protein.
