How can I increase the transduction efficiency with the BacMam 2.0 reagents such as the the CellLight and Premo products?
Try varying particle-to-cell ratio (PPC), incubation volume, temperature and, cell density (if adherent cells are transduced). For adherent cells, we recommend a confluence of about 70%. Following the PPC, adjusting the volume is the next best parameter to change to optimize protein expression. If that doesn't work, you can also use the BacMam Enhancer Kit (Cat. No. B10107).
Carbon nanotube rope with electrical stimulation promotes the differentiation and maturity of neural stem cells.
Authors:Huang YJ, Wu HC, Tai NH, Wang TW,
Journal:Small
PubMed ID:22753249
'In recent years, the utilization of nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the field of neuroscience has forever changed the approach to nerve-related research. The array of novel properties CNTs possess allows them to interact with neurons at the nanodimensional scale. In this study, a CNT rope substrate is ... More
Immunobiotic lactic acid bacteria beneficially regulate immune response triggered by poly(I:C) in porcine intestinal epithelial cells.
Authors:Hosoya S, Villena J, Shimazu T, Tohno M, Fujie H, Chiba E, Shimosato T, Aso H, Suda Y, Kawai Y, Saito T, Alvarez S, Ikegami S, Itoh H, Kitazawa H,
Journal:Vet Res
PubMed ID:22046952
ABSTRACT: This study analyzed the functional expression of TLR3 in various gastrointestinal tissues from adult swine and shows that TLR3 is expressed preferentially in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), CD172a+CD11R1high and CD4+ cells from ileal Peyer's patches. We characterized the inflammatory immune response triggered by TLR3 activation in a clonal porcine ... More
Baculovirus-mediated gene transfer into mammalian cells.
Authors:Boyce FM, Bucher NL,
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:8637876
This paper describes the use of the baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) as a vector for gene delivery into mammalian cells. A modified AcMNPV virus was prepared that carried the Escherichia coli lacZ reporter gene under control of the Rous sarcoma virus promoter and mammalian RNA processing ... More
BacMam technology and its application to drug discovery.
Authors:Ames RS, Kost TA, Condreay JP,
Journal:Expert Opin Drug Discov
PubMed ID:23488908
The recombinant baculovirus/insect cell system was firmly established as a leading method for recombinant protein production when a new potential use for these viruses was revealed in 1995. It was reported that engineered recombinant baculoviruses could deliver functional expression cassettes to mammalian cell types; a system which has come to ... More