Tag: C57BL/6J

Secondary use of biopsies as research specimens The ten melanoma samples used in this study were collected by Sanford Health and classified by a board-certified pathologist. Their secondary use as research specimens (fully de-identified formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) blocks) was approved under Sanford Health IRB protocol 640 (titled ‘Understanding and improving…

Ethics statement All procedures involving laboratory mice were approved by the Duke University IACUC under the protocol numbers A189-18-08 and A142-21-07. Mice were housed with up to five mice per cage and the ambient room conditions ranged from 70–74 °F and 30–70% humidity with a 12-hour dark/light cycle. Animals were assessed…

S. Lagarrigue, L. Martin, F. Hormozdiari, P.F. Roux, A. van Nas, O. Demeure, A. Ghazalpour, E. Eskin, A.J. Lusis Abstract We report an analysis of allele-specific expression (ASE) and parent-of-origin expression in adult mouse liver using next generation sequencing (RNA-Seq) of reciprocal crosses of heterozygous F1 mice from the parental…

Biological materials RAW264.7, 293T and HeLa cells were obtained from ATCC. RAW264.7 cells with Tnf-mCherry reporter and relA-GFP fusion protein (RAW-G9 clone) were kindly provided by I.D.C. Fraser (National Institutes of Health). The IBA cell line derived from the stromal vascular fraction of interscapular brown adipose tissue of young male…

Animals and sample preparation Animal experiments were performed as previously described12. C57BL/6J WT mice or ob/ob mice at ten weeks of age were purchased from Japan SLC Inc. (Shizuoka, Japan). The phenotypic data of the mice are summarized in Table S1. Animal experiments were approved by the animal ethics committee…

Introduction Antimicrobials are the most important and useful therapeutic discovery in the history of medicine. It allows living beings to survive the microbial disease, enhances invasive surgical procedures, ensures animal health, and protects the food chain since 1928 after the discovery of penicillin. However, the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and…

Animal generation The Lrsam1C698R knock-in mice were generated on a C57Bl/6J background using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique. Briefly, single-cell zygotes from C57BL/6J mice were microinjected with mRNA encoding Cas9 and a guide sequence (5′-ACAGCAGCAGACGTGGCCAC-3′ at 20 ng/µl) to target the exon 26 of Lrsam1. A single stranded DNA oligo carrying the C698R mutation…

Byrne, C., Tainsky, M. & Fuchs, E. Programming gene expression in developing epidermis. Development 120, 2369–2383 (1994). CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar  Pispa, J. & Thesleff, I. Mechanisms of ectodermal organogenesis. Dev. Biol. 262, 195–205 (2003). CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar  Eckert, R. L., Crish, J. F. & Robinson, N….

Introduction Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease found in clinics, and requires urgent Hospital admission. The incidence of AP is increasing in recent years worldwide.1 The patients with AP increased from 1,727,789.3 to 2,814,972.3 between 1990 and 2019 in 204 countries and territories.2 Meanwhile, nearly 20% of AP patients…

Introduction Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a common shoulder disorder causing shoulder pain and disability. The prevalence of full-thickness RCT is 20.7% in the general population, and increased with age.1 Rotator cuff play essential roles in shoulder function and the treatment of proximal humeral fractures.2,3 It is important to repair…

Significance The extracellular concentration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) reaches several hundred micromoles in the inflamed tissues or tumor environment. A high concentration of ATP activates P2X7, a purinergic receptor, and induces the formation of a nonselective cation channel, accompanied by reversible phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) exposure, leading to cell lysis. Here, we…

Fig. 1: H19 gene expression was derepressed on the paternally inherited inverted-ICR allele in fetal livers but not in placentas. a Breeding scheme. In order to distinguish parental origin of the alleles by using SNPs between inbred mouse strains, inverted-ICR heterozygous male mice (WT/INV; C57BL/6J [B6] background) were mated with…

Significance Interferon (IFN)-mediated antiviral responses serve as the first line of the host innate immune defense against viral infection. Here we identify a previously uncharacterized protein designated phospholipase A2 inhibitor and LY6/PLAUR domain-containing protein (PINLYP), which is essential for embryonic development and plays an important role in type I IFN…

Fig. 1: LNP-mediated Luc-mRNA or CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA/sgRNA delivery into muscle tissue. a Schematic illustration of LNP-CRISPR. Either Luc mRNA or Cas9 mRNA/sgRNA is encapsulated into LNP that consists of TCL053, DPPC (Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine), PEG-DMG (Polyethylene glycol-dimyristoyl glycerol), and cholesterol. b Chemical structure of the newly synthesized ionizable lipid, TCL053. c Representative…

Introduction Invaded by exogenous or endogenous pathogens, the host immune system will be activated accordingly to resist harm and maintain homeostasis, which includes innate immunity and adaptive immunity. As the first line of host immune defense, innate immunity plays a critical role in recognizing extracellular and intracellular pathogens (1, 2)….

The micro ribonucleic acid (microRNA) [MiR-181a] is downregulated in the kidneys of rodents and patients suffering from high blood pressure (BP). The miR-181a is a posttranslational inhibitor of renin articulation in vitro, yet pleiotropic systems by which miR-181a may impact BP are unclear. Whether cancellation of miR-181a/b-1 in vivo changes…

Organoid culture of small intestinal cells and lentiviral transduction C57BL/6J mice and BALB/cAnu/nu immune-deficient nude mice were purchased from CLEA Japan (Tokyo, Japan). The small intestine was harvested from wild-type male C57BL/6J mice at 3–5 weeks of age (Additional file 1: Figure S9A). Crypts were purified and dissociated into single cells,…

Abstract We determined the nucleotide sequence of the growth hormone (Gh) gene in Mus minutoides, one of the smallest mammals, where was predicted to be distinct in the functional regions between M. minutoides and Mus musculus. To investigate the evolutionary characteristics of Gh in M. minutoides, we constructed a phylogenetic…

INTRODUCTION Genomic instability often refers to the existence of a variety of DNA alterations, ranging from single nucleotide changes (such as base substitution, deletion, and insertion) to chromosomal rearrangements (e.g., gain or loss of a segment or the whole chromosome) (1). Loss of genome stability can lead to early onset…