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Improved Humanized Mice Enhance Vaccine Development

Improved Humanized Mice Enhance Vaccine Development | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.genengnews.com - November 29, 2018 10:31 AM

 

Selective expansion of myeloid and NK cells in humanized mice yields human-like vaccine responses

 

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Researchers have developed a comprehensive way to evaluate how immune responses of humanized mice measure up to actual humans.

 Findings from the new study were published recently in Nature Communications through an article titled “Selective expansion of myeloid and NK cells in humanized mice yields human-like vaccine responses.”

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Lab-Grown Lungs Have Been Successfully Transplanted Into Living Pigs

Lab-Grown Lungs Have Been Successfully Transplanted Into Living Pigs | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.sciencealert.com - August 7, 2018 8:52 AM

In the US alone, more than 1,400 people are waiting for a lung transplant - there simply aren't enough donor lungs available to meet the need. Soon, though, patients might have a new source for brand new lungs: the lab.
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On Wednesday, researchers from University of Texas Medical Branch published a new paper in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

In it, they detail their latest milestone along the path to creating lab-grown lungs for humans: they can now successfully transplant these bioengineered lungs into pigs.

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Efficient generation of targeted large insertions by microinjection into two-cell-stage mouse embryos

Efficient generation of targeted large insertions by microinjection into two-cell-stage mouse embryos | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - June 11, 2018 5:35 AM
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Knock-in mice with precise insertions are efficiently generated through delivery of CRISPR–Cas9 to two-cell embryos.

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Scientists who claimed Crispr caused mutations now admit they CAN'T replicate their results  | Daily

Scientists who claimed Crispr caused mutations now admit they CAN'T replicate their results  | Daily | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.dailymail.co.uk - April 3, 2018 5:45 AM
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Researchers from Columbia University found in 2017 that Crispr can cause genetic mutations and they have now been forced to accept their study was wrong and Crispr is harmless.
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October 30, 2017 7:33 AM
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Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR

Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From time.com - October 24, 2017 7:32 AM
Genetically editing pig genomes may make them better able to tolerate cold and produce lower fat bacon and pork
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Raising pigs for food is a tricky business—mostly because of their fat, the part that makes bacon so tasty. You can’t plump them up too much, because overly fat pigs are more expensive to raise. Since they’re not as efficient at burning body fat, they require more energy—in the form of heated pens and barns—to keep them warm. Yet too-skinny pigs aren’t able to regulate their body temperature properly and tend to die when temperatures drop. Farmers have to find a way to keep their pigs healthy but plump enough to produce meat.
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CRISPR Editing in Mice Disrupts Glaucoma-Causing Gene Mutation

CRISPR Editing in Mice Disrupts Glaucoma-Causing Gene Mutation | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.genomeweb.com - October 2, 2017 10:45 AM
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Researchers have used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool in mice to disrupt a gene that causes glaucoma. As they also were able to target the gene in human eye cultures, the researchers said their study suggests CRISPR/Cas9 editing could work in the eye.
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September 25, 2017 10:17 AM
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Production of immunodeficient rabbits by multiplex embryo transfer and multiplex gene targeting

Production of immunodeficient rabbits by multiplex embryo transfer and multiplex gene targeting | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - September 21, 2017 8:00 PM
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The present work demonstrates that multiplex embryo transfer and multiplex gene targeting can be used to quickly and efficiently generate mutant rabbit founders. Four lines of SGM (e.g. FOXN1, RAG2, IL2RG, and PRKDC) immunodeficient rabbits, as well as multigenic mutant immunodeficient rabbits have been produced. These animals may prove useful for biomedical research.

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Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9

Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9 | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From science.sciencemag.org - August 9, 2017 8:00 PM
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Xenotransplantation is a promising strategy to alleviate the shortage of organs for human transplantation.

Here, the scientists confirmed the risk of cross-species transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs), and observed the horizontal transfer of PERVs among human cells. Using CRISPR-Cas9, they inactivated all the PERVs in a porcine primary cell line and generated PERV-inactivated pigs via somatic cell nuclear transfer. This study highlighted the value of PERV inactivation to prevent cross-species viral transmission and demonstrated the successful production of PERV-inactivated animals to address the safety concern in clinical xenotransplantation.

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July 13, 2017 6:10 AM
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Generation of complement protein C3 deficient pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting

Generation of complement protein C3 deficient pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - July 9, 2017 8:00 PM
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In the present study, The authors applied CRISPR/Cas9 system to target the C3 gene in porcine fetal fibroblasts. Their results indicated that CRISPR/Cas9 targeting efficiency was as high as 84.7%, and the biallelic mutation efficiency reached at 45.7%. The biallelic modified colonies were used as donor for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology to generate C3 targeted piglets. A total of 19 C3 knockout (KO) piglets were produced and their plasma C3 protein was undetectable by western blot analysis and ELISA. 

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July 7, 2017 9:49 AM
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Modeling human disease in rodents by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing

Modeling human disease in rodents by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From link.springer.com - March 28, 2017 9:48 AM
Modeling human disease has proven to be a challenge for the scientific community. For years, generating an animal model was complicated and restricted to very few species. With the rise of CRISPR/Cas9
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Modeling human disease has proven to be a challenge for the scientific community. For years, generating an animal model was complicated and restricted to very few species. With the rise of CRISPR/Cas9, it is now possible to generate more or less any animal model. In this review, we will show how this technology is and will change our way to obtain relevant disease animal models and how it should impact human health.

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May 29, 2017 5:43 AM
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Production of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone 2 receptor knockdown (GNRHR2 KD) swine line

Production of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone 2 receptor knockdown (GNRHR2 KD) swine line | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From link.springer.com - August 30, 2016 10:38 AM
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Swine are the only livestock species that produce both the second mammalian isoform of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH2) and its receptor (GNRHR2). Previously, the authors reported that GNRH2 and GNRHR2 mediate LH-independent testosterone secretion from porcine testes. To further explore this ligand-receptor complex, a pig model with reduced GNRHR2 expression was developed by shRNA lentiviral vector microinjection into the perivitelline space of zygotes.

These swine represent the first genetically-engineered model to elucidate the function of GNRH2 and its receptor in mammals.

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May 15, 2017 2:25 AM
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Developmental competence of porcine genome edited zygotes

Developmental competence of porcine genome edited zygotes | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From onlinelibrary.wiley.com - May 4, 2017 11:25 AM
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Genome editing in pigs has tremendous practical applications for biomedicine. The advent of genome editing technology, with its use of site-specific nucleases has popularized targeted zygote genome editing via one-step microinjection in several mammalian species. Here, the authors review methods to optimize the developmental competence of genome-edited porcine embryos and strategies to improve the zygote genome-editing efficiency in pigs

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Successful vitrification of pronuclear-stage pig embryos with a novel cryoprotective agent, carboxylated ε-poly-L-lysine

Successful vitrification of pronuclear-stage pig embryos with a novel cryoprotective agent, carboxylated ε-poly-L-lysine | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From journals.plos.org - May 9, 2017 6:32 AM
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Vitrification is a powerful tool for the efficient production of offspring derived from cryopreserved oocytes or embryos in mammalian species including domestic animals. Although the authors reported the successful production of piglets derived from vitrified PN embryos by a solid-surface vitrification method with glutathione supplementation, further improvements are required and exposed in this article. The findings of this study demonstrate for the first time that carboxylated ε-poly-L-lysine  is a promising cryoprotective agent for further improvements in the vitrification of oocytes and embryos in mammalian species.

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Prenatal Gene Editing Shows Proof-of-Concept in Treating Congenital Disease before Birth | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Prenatal Gene Editing Shows Proof-of-Concept in Treating Congenital Disease before Birth | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.chop.edu - October 8, 2018 10:40 AM
Research published in Nature Medicine shows first example of base-editing tool to correct a disease in utero in animal models.
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For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering the potential to treat human congenital diseases before birth. Published today in Nature Medicine, research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania offers proof-of-concept for prenatal use of a sophisticated, low-toxicity tool that efficiently edits DNA building blocks in disease-causing genes.

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July 30, 2018 11:22 AM
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Scientists discover neurodegenerative disease in monkeys

Scientists discover neurodegenerative disease in monkeys | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From news.ohsu.edu - July 27, 2018 11:21 AM
OHSU discovery could accelerate development of new gene therapies for Batten disease.
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OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people – a finding that holds promise for developing new gene therapies to treat Batten disease.

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May 17, 2018 3:41 PM
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In ALS Animal Model, Engineered Neural Cells Delay Disease, Extend Life

In ALS Animal Model, Engineered Neural Cells Delay Disease, Extend Life | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From alsnewstoday.com - May 17, 2018 3:41 PM
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Transplanting engineered neural cells into the brain of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) animal model delayed disease progression and extended the animals’ survival, a study shows.
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January 26, 2018 12:19 PM
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First monkeys, and then us? Human cloning must stay off limits

First monkeys, and then us? Human cloning must stay off limits | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.newscientist.com - January 24, 2018 12:18 PM
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The ability to clone monkeys will rekindle speculation about doing the same with humans. There are many reasons to oppose it, says Marcy Darnovsky
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October 16, 2017 11:07 AM
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated noncoding RNA editing in human cancers

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated noncoding RNA editing in human cancers | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.tandfonline.com - October 13, 2017 11:03 AM
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated noncoding RNA editing in human cancers. RNA Biology. Accepted 8 October 2017. doi: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1391443
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Here, the authors focused on the applications of CRISPR/Cas9 system as a molecular tool for ncRNA (microRNA, long noncoding RNA and circular RNA, etc.) editing in human cancers, and the novel techniques that are based on CRISPR/Cas9 system. Additionally, the off-target effects and the corresponding solutions as well as the challenges toward CRISPR/Cas9 were also evaluated and discussed. Long- and short-ncRNAs have been employed as targets in precision oncology, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated ncRNA editing may provide an excellent way to cure cancer.
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October 11, 2017 12:33 PM
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Generation of beta-lactoglobulin knock-out goats using CRISPR/Cas9

Generation of beta-lactoglobulin knock-out goats using CRISPR/Cas9 | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From journals.plos.org - October 11, 2017 12:33 PM
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In this study, the authors employed the CRISPR/Cas9 system to target the BLG locus in goat fibroblasts for sgRNA optimization and generate BLG knock-out goats through co-injection of Cas9 mRNA and small guide RNAs (sgRNAs) into goat embryos at the one-cell stage. This study thus provides a basis for optimizing the quality of goat milk, which can be applied to biomedical and agricultural research.
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September 5, 2017 11:17 AM
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Generation of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene knockout pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting

Generation of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene knockout pigs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.jbr-pub.org - September 5, 2017 11:17 AM
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In the present study, the CRISPR/Cas system was used to target the Tph2 gene in Bama mini pig fetal fibroblasts. It was found that CRISPR/Cas9 targeting efficiency could be as high as 61.5%, and the biallelic mutation efficiency reached at 38.5%. The biallelic modified colonies were used as donors for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and 10 Tph2 targeted piglets were successfully generated. These Tph2 KO piglets were viable and appeared normal at the birth. However, their central 5-HT levels were dramatically reduced, and their survival and growth rates were impaired before weaning. These Tph2 KO pigs are valuable large-animal models for studies of 5-HT deficiency induced behavior abnomality.

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July 13, 2017 11:51 AM
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R-Spondin chromosome rearrangements drive Wnt-dependent tumour initiation and maintenance in the intestine

R-Spondin chromosome rearrangements drive Wnt-dependent tumour initiation and maintenance in the intestine | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - July 10, 2017 8:00 PM
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Here, the scientists describe the generation of transgenic, inducible CRISPR-based mouse systems to engineer and study recurrent colon cancer-associated EIF3E-RSPO2 and PTPRK-RSPO3 chromosome rearrangements in vivo. 

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CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing in Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells

CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing in Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From link.springer.com - July 4, 2017 9:51 AM
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Genome editing for spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) still remains a big challenge mainly due to low efficiency and complexity of currently available techniques. T

Here the authors describe CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing via nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR) in SSCs. This protocol provides guidelines for derivation of SSCs, nucleofection of SSCs with the CRISPR-Cas9 system, transplantation of the gene-modified SSCs into the recipient testes, and production of mice using transplanted SSC-derived round spermatids.

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June 29, 2017 5:15 AM
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Generation of Genetically Modified Mice through the Microinjection of Oocytes | Protocol

Generation of Genetically Modified Mice through the Microinjection of Oocytes | Protocol | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.jove.com - June 28, 2017 11:17 AM
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The microinjection of mouse oocytes is commonly used for both classic transgenesis (i.e., the random integration of transgenes) and CRISPR-mediated gene targeting. This protocol reviews the latest developments in microinjection, with a particular emphasis on quality control and genotyping strategies.

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May 26, 2017 6:32 AM
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A lifetime aging study of human CD19 transgenic mice

A lifetime aging study of human CD19 transgenic mice | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From link.springer.com - December 7, 2016 10:31 AM
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Mice transgenic for human CD19 have been an important animal model to help understand the role of this molecule in B lymphocyte function. Previously, no lifetime studies had been performed to understand the effects of this CD19 over expression on the survival or spontaneous pathology within the C57BL/6J background strain. Here, the scientists conducted a lifetime study with interim sacrifices to understand the transgenic effects on clinical signs, body weight, survival, and spontaneous pathology.

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Oncotarget | CRISPR/cas9-mediated ApoE -/- and LDLR -/- double gene knockout in pigs elevates serum LDL-C and TC levels

Oncotarget | CRISPR/cas9-mediated ApoE -/- and LDLR -/- double gene knockout in pigs elevates serum LDL-C and TC levels | Animal Models - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
From www.impactjournals.com - May 9, 2017 11:14 AM
CRISPR/cas9-mediated ApoE -/- and LDLR -/- double gene knockout in pigs elevates serum LDL-C and TC levels
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In this work, the scienists applied the CRISPR/Cas9 system to Bama minipigs, targeting apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene simultaneously. Six biallelic knockout pigs of these two genes were obtained successfully in a single step. This model should prove valuable for the study of human cardiovascular disease and related translational research.

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