by | Dec 18, 2019 | Murphy, Kenneth
— Researchers first identified and then used CRISPR to delete an enhancer located at +32 kb of the Irf8 transcriptional start site in mice. Knocking out this enhancer revealed that interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) is required for the development of classical type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1s) but not…
by | Dec 18, 2019 | Finck, Brian
— Using embryonic stem cells from the European knockout mouse consortium (EUCOMM), researchers developed transgenic mice with loxP sites flanking exon 3 of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 2 (Mpc2) gene. MPC2 is a component of the MPC complex, which is involved in the transport of pyruvate across th…
by | Nov 27, 2019 | Li, Mingjie
— pRRLsinPGK-GFPppt : Plasmid DNA directing expression of green fluorescent protein in a lentiviral shuttle vector under the control of the phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) promoter.
FCIV: Plasmid DNA directing expression of Venus (a fluorescent protein) in a lentiviral shuttle vector under the control o…
by | Nov 27, 2019 | Murphy, Kenneth
— Irf8 Delta32 mice have a CRISPR targetted deletion in the enhancer of the mouse Irf8 gene located at +32 kilobases from the Irf8 gene promoter. This deletion removes the binding site for the Jun/Batf3/Irf8 complex and results in a complete and permanent elimination of the development of the cDC1 lin…
by | Nov 25, 2019 | Henderson, Jeffrey P.
— Technology Description
Researchers in Prof. Jeffrey Henderson’s laboratory have discovered a drug target and a class of small molecule candidates that could be used to selectively prevent pathogenic enterobacteria from causing diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Currently, UTI…