by | Nov 13, 2019 | Edelson, Brian
— The Bhlhe40 flox/flox mice on the C57BL/6 background originated as a KO-first promoter-driven mouse line from the Knockout Mouse Project and were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory. These initial mice contained a Bhlhe40 allele with a splice acceptor-LacZ reporter and a Neo cassette flanked by tw…
by | Nov 13, 2019 | Miner, Jonathan
— STING N153S knock-in mice
These mice carry a N153S (asparagine to serine) substitution in the Tmem173 (transmembrane protein 173 or STING) gene. The mice were created using CRISPR/Cas9 with a single guide RNA designed based on specificity and proximity to the targeted STING mutation site. Two indep…
by | Nov 6, 2019 | Madison, Blair
— Plasmid vectors for shRNA expression, CRISPR reagent delivery, protein expression, reporter (promoter or 3’UTR) assays, and non-coding RNA delivery
Efficient gene delivery is problematic, especially in hard to transfect primary cells (e.g. organoids). Commercial piggybac vectors are sparse and …
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Huang, Li-Hao, Randolph, Gwendalyn, Zinselmeyer, Bernd
— Background
High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) have been widely studied and linked to various diseases, especially metabolic diseases. HDL levels in the blood have traditionally been used as a benchmark for risk of cardiovascular disease. However, these blood tests may be misleading – HDL levels…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Jiang, Xuntian, Ory, Daniel
— Background
Gaucher and Krabbe disease are two types of lipid (fat) storage diseases that can result in progressive damage to the nervous system and other organ systems. Together, these diseases affect about 450,000 people worldwide. In both of these diseases, there is an undesirable accumulation of…