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Interrogation of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) represents an emerging approach to non-invasively estimate disease burden in multiple myeloma (MM). Here, we examined low-pass whole genome sequencing (LPWGS) of cfDNA for its predictive value in relapsed/ refractory MM (RRMM). We observed that cfDNA positivity, defined as ≥10% tumor fraction by LPWGS, was…

In this protocol, AAV2 vector is produced by co-culturing Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cells with baculovirus (BV)-AAV2-green fluorescent protein (GFP) or therapeutic gene and BV-AAV2-rep-cap infected Sf9 cells in suspension culture. AAV particles are released from the cells using detergent, clarified, purified by affinity column chromatography, and concentrated by tangential…

Integration of APC scRNA-seq data reveals heterogeneity of adipocyte progenitor cells In a previous study9, we defined Lin−Sca1+CD142+ APCs as adipogenesis regulatory (Areg) cells and demonstrated that these cells are both refractory toward adipogenesis and control adipocyte formation of APCs through paracrine signaling. In contrast, Merrick et. al.4 observed that Lin−CD142+ cells…

When a patient receives a kidney transplant, doctors carefully monitor them for signs of rejection in several ways, including biopsy. However, this procedure is invasive and can only detect issues at a late stage. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry have developed a CRISPR-based assay that can sensitively and…

Introduction Sleep is a complex neurological and physiological state. It is defined as a natural and reversible state of reduced responsiveness to external stimuli and relative inactivity, accompanied by a loss of consciousness.1 Sleep disorders can be classified as seven major categories: insomnia disorders, sleep-related breathing disorders, central disorders of…

By Deborah Borfitz January 5, 2022 | A large-scale study involving more than 2,000 individuals across three countries could help disentangle associations between cardiometabolic disease, the gut microbiome, and metabolic markers in the blood—and, perhaps most importantly, the potential role played by the most prescribed drug treatments. These medications explain…

Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is considered to be one of the top ten causes of death in the world, about a quarter of the world’s population is infected with M. tuberculosis.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) divides tuberculosis into pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Although breakthroughs have been made…

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are a versatile and appealing gene therapy delivery platform, capable of targeting a wide range of cell types. However, AAV must be produced in a living system, and issues with scalability and high production costs have so far limited the widespread adoption of the technology. Technology…

Available online 4 January 2022, 113941 doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113941Get rights and content Highlights • The sensor based on the label-free functional hairpin probe and the disordered cleavage of CRISPR/Cas12a was successfully constructed, and it can also accurately distinguish target and non-target genes successfully used for the detection of the Pax-5a gene. •…

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Introduction Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction that results from an exaggerated host immune response to disseminate infection.1 Despite improvements in treatment strategies, sepsis remains a leading cause of death in critically ill patients worldwide.2 Low platelet number, known as thrombocytopenia, is common in infectious diseases (also sometimes referred to…

The workflow consists of growing cells in strictly controlled environmental conditions, rapidly chilling them using melting water/ice and fixing with pre-optimized concentration of formaldehyde and incubation time. The fixation reaction is then quenched using excess of primary amino group-containing compounds, such as glycine or tryps. Cells are collected, washed and…

Whole genome sequence analysis Madeeha CLOSTRIDIUM perfringens is a rod shape, non-motile and pathogenic anaerobic bacteria of human and domestic animals responsible for many diseases including enteritis or enterotoxaemia etc. C. perfringens distributes in environment i.e. soil, sewages, foods and in intestine of healthy humans and animals as normal inhabitant….

Significance Cilia are tubulin-based cellular appendages, and their dysfunction has been linked to a variety of genetic diseases. Ciliary chondrodysplasia is one such condition that can co-occur with cystic kidney disease and other organ manifestations. We modeled skeletal ciliopathies by mutating two established disease genes in Xenopus tropicalis frogs. Bioinformatic…

Introduction Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal gastrointestinal disease with increasing morbidity, which also has a growing impact on cancer-specific mortality worldwide.1 Nearly 40% of all PDAC cases are localized to the pancreas and characterized with the involvement of major vascular structures, leading to unresectable disease without metastases detected…

Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common genitourinary system malignant tumor in men worldwide. In Asian countries, many patients with PCa are often diagnosed at an advanced stage maybe mostly because of a large population base with relatively backward economic development and imperfect cancer screening system of…

Summary/Contribution Of PositionZymo Research is seeking a Junior Bioinformatics Associate to join our Bioinformatics team. The qualified individual will play a key role in establishing, maintaining, and executing data-analysis pipelines for Next-Generation Sequencing methods to support Zymo Research’s global product strategy. This role will work cross functionally with R&D, product…

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include screening…

Time this week released its “100 Most Influential People” list, which includes a number of individuals who have made major contributions to health care. The 10 ‘most influential’ health care companies, according to TIME The list This year, TIME recognized several health care providers, scientists, public health officials, and advocates for their…

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disorder that progresses slowly and is characterized by an obstructive ventilatory pattern, which is rarely reversible. The main risk factors are active smoking, genetic factors, and air pollution. In particular, COPD has been a major public health problem and will…

Introduction Thyroid cancer (TC) is a common endocrine malignancy with a rapidly increasing incidence worldwide, and the estimated new cases and deaths are notably higher in women than in men.1 Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is identified as the most common pathological type of TC, and accounts for approximately 80–85% of…

Background Fisheries and aquaculture are becoming increasingly intensive to meet recent human consumption, resulting in proliferation of marine pathogens and food security concerns.1,2 Vibrio species, as one of the most dangerous foodborne pathogens, cause vibriosis in human around the world.3 It has been reported that vibriosis resulted in 80,000 illnesses…

Introduction Carrión’s disease is a vector-borne biphasic illness restricted to the South American Andes, with Peru as the most affected country. 1 Gomes C Pons MJ Del Valle Mendoza J Ruiz J Carrion’s disease: an eradicable illness?. The causative agent, Bartonella bacilliformis, is transmitted to humans by sandflies (Lutzomyia spp)….

Philipp Geyer was interested in learning how protein levels in the blood change when a person tries to lose weight. Several years ago, Geyer, then a postdoctoral fellow, and his colleagues in Matthias Mann’s lab at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry began to analyze samples from a dieting study,…

By Allison Proffitt September 7, 2021 | Stephen Rich’s group at the University of Virginia along with John Todd’s team at the University of Oxford, have been tracing the genes responsible for type 1 diabetes for years. In 2009 the team conducted the largest GWAS metanalysis of type 1 diabetes,…

Using a temporal multi-omics approach, a team led by scientists from Heidelberg University has identified a protein involved in tumor metastasis that could serve as a new therapeutic cancer target. Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the mechanistically least well-understood step of the tumor progression cascade. However,…

September 1, 2021 | Harvard-Israel and Sema4-Avera launch precision medicine partnerships, Rice announces new Genetic Design and Engineering Center, Foundation Medicine partners with Epic, and Amgen and USC provide cryo-TEMs. Plus new products from BioIVT, BD.   Pluto Biosciences has launched its cloud-based, collaborative life sciences platform that leverages technology…

Therapeutic applications of genome editing were envisioned at least as early as the mid-1990s, when the first sequence-specific genome editing technologies emerged. Initially, such applications were considered distant prospects, but by 2012, they suddenly seemed near to hand. It was at that time that CRISPR technologies emerged. CRISPR, which stands…

Abstract Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex–mediated base editing is expected to be greatly beneficial because of its reduced off-target effects compared to plasmid- or viral vector–mediated gene editing, especially in therapeutic applications. However, production of recombinant cytosine base editors (CBEs) or adenine base editors (ABEs) with ample yield and high purity in…

Abstract A critical challenge for microbiology and medicine is how to cure infections by bacteria that survive antibiotic treatment by persistence or tolerance. Seeking mechanisms behind such high survival, we developed a forward-genetic method for efficient isolation of high-survival mutants in any culturable bacterial species. We found that perturbation of…

Significance During the aging process, senescent cells secrete inflammatory factors, causing various age-related pathologies. Thus, controlling the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) can tremendously benefit human health. Although SASP seems to be induced by the alteration of chromosomal organization, its underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, it has been revealed that noncoding…

Unlike most other CRISPR/Cas-9 therapies that are ex vivo treatments in which cells are modified outside the body, this study was successful with an in vivo treatment Use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology for therapeutic purposes can be a boon for clinical laboratories. Not only is this application a step…