— This is a large panel of variants in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein incorporated into a VSV-vector. These were largely selected as escape mutants to neutralizing antibodies or were designed to probe the function of circulating viral variants. These constructs can be used to screen antibodies and solub…

— The creators used homologous gene recombination to delete the gene encoding inositol phosphoryl ceramide synthase (IPCS) from the genome of the protozoan parasite Leshmania major.

— The creators used classical homologous recombination to remove both copies of the Leishmania major target of rapamycin (TOR3). This mutant was used to study TOR3’s suitability as a potential drug candidate. Da Silva, L. M., & Beverley, S. M. (2010). Expansion of the target of rapamycin (T…

— Genetically engineered mice and frozen sperm with two loxP sites flanking the mouse Wfs1 gene. These mice can be used to study the mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Wolfram syndrome.

— Materials that have been used to study transcription factor EB (TFEB), a lysosomal biogenesis factor:

— This is the pcDNA-5 plasmid library with 6500 barcoded constructs containing eGFP followed by 650 combinations of 3’UTRs with miRNA, Pumilio, Smaug and AU-rich. This library can be used to optimize gene expression and to study gene regulation by different micro RNAs and RNA-binding proteins. …

— Leishmania guyanensis strain M4147 (+/- LRV) engineered to express two markers, mCherry and firefly luciferase. The constructs are stably integrated into the ribosomal RNA SSU locus. Parasites with these markers can be followed by fluorescence or bioluminescence approaches which is faster and requir…

— This VSV-SARS1 chimeric virus is a biosafety level 2 reporter of SARS COV 1 infection. It could be used to study shared mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies, selection of escape mutants and studies of viral entry.

— Cyanobacterial strains, including one with the highest productivity of sucrose in cyanobacteria to date. Lin, P. C., Zhang, F., & Pakrasi, H. B. (2020). Enhanced production of sucrose in the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-8.

— Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) functions as neurotransmitter for non-histaminergic itch. This mouse line has the Cre gene knocked into Grp locus and could be used for studies of GRP function in different tissues. Barry, D. M., Liu, X. T., Liu, B., Liu, X. Y., Gao, F., Zeng, X., … & Tao, A. …

— Panel of 300 recombinant human monoclonal antibodies that are directed against influenza virus HA. These antibodies were derived from plasmablasts and germinal center B cells that were isolated from three healthy volunteers after influenza vaccination. Turner, J. S., Zhou, J. Q., Han, J., Schmitz, …

— AN1.1 is an iPSC line that was reprogrammed from healthy renal epithelial cells. Has proven easy to use for gene editing and efficient for differentiating into a number cell/tissue types. Whole genome sequencing data is available.

— Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted alphavirus. This is a panel of 18 neutralizing mAbs agains MAYV, 11 of which have activity that inhibited infection with EC50 values

— These plasmids can be used for single cell calling cards (“scCCs”), a robust and versatile self-reporting transposon system for high throughput analysis of protein-DNA binding with single cell resolution (WUSTL Technology T-018069). scCC simultaneously maps the precise location of tran…

— Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) has been identified as a specific biomarker that is significantly elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is correlated with disease severity. It could be used to both diagnose the disease (including ulcerative colitis and colonic Croh…

— Engineers in Washington University’s Computational Medical Imaging Lab have developed automated, machine-learning techniques to improve nuclear medicine imaging (SPECT and PET). These tools include estimation-based segmentation methods to define boundaries and ASC (attenuation and scatter comp…

— Chemists from Washington University have discovered and characterized an enzyme pathway that could be harnessed as an efficient platform to produce peptide beta-lactone libraries for drug discovery. Beta-lactones are a family of molecules with a structure similar to penicillin and therefore could po…

— Technology Description A team of researchers at Washington University designed patented primers for a sensitive, specific, real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) assay to quickly detect enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). EV-D68 is an emerging, highly contagious respiratory virus that can cause seve…

— VCP is an essential AAA+ ATPase that regulates proteostasis under normal and stressed cellular conditions. These monoclonal antibodies specifically recognize pSer784-VCP, which is phosphorylated during the DNA damage response and plays a crucial role in cellular survival upon genotoxic chemotherapy …

— Background: Viral vectors have been used for in vivo delivery of CRISPR/Cas9. However, it’s applications have been limited by the native tropism of the viral vector. To better utilize in vivo editing, methods must be developed to accomplish efficient, selective and coordinated delivery of CRI…