by | Sep 21, 2020 | Djuranovic, Sergej
— 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.
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by | Sep 3, 2020 | Hu, Yifei, Van Dyke-Blodgett, Joshua
— Background:
Compounds containing piperazic acid (Piz), a nonproteinogenic amino acid, are of significant interest for drug discovery. Peptidic compounds incorporating Piz as a building block include antibacterial, antiviral, immunomodulatory and anticancer drug leads, and all naturally-occurring Pi…
by | Aug 26, 2020 | Cao, Yu-Qing, Cloud, Megan, Hu, Rong, Zhang, Jintao, Zhang, Zhiyu
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed two methods for treating chronic migraine and post-traumatic headache. Chronic migraine and post-traumatic headache are highly prevalent and debilitating with limited treatment options. Further, for m…
by | Aug 24, 2020 | Miner, Jeffrey
— 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…
by | Aug 24, 2020 | Miner, Jeffrey
— 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