Reporter genes facilitating discovery of drugs targeting protozoan parasites

A Dube, R Gupta, N Singh - Trends in parasitology, 2009 - cell.com
Transfection of protozoan parasites, such as Plasmodium, Leishmania, Trypanosoma and
Toxoplasma, with various reporter gene constructs, has revolutionized studies to understand …

Current practice in bicistronic ires reporter use: A systematic review

GGH van den Akker, F Zacchini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bicistronic reporter assays have been instrumental for transgene expression, understanding
of internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) translation, and identification of novel cap …

Large-scale generation of human iPSC-derived neural stem cells/early neural progenitor cells and their neuronal differentiation

L D'Aiuto, Y Zhi, D Kumar Das, MR Wilcox… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based technologies offer an unprecedented opportunity
to perform high-throughput screening of novel drugs for neurological and …

Fluorescent Leishmania species: development of stable GFP expression and its application for in vitro and in vivo studies

A Bolhassani, T Taheri, Y Taslimi, S Zamanilui… - Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Reporter genes have proved to be an excellent tool for studying disease progression.
Recently, the green fluorescent protein (GFP) ability to quantitatively monitor gene …

Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived models to investigate human cytomegalovirus infection in neural cells

L D'Aiuto, R Di Maio, B Heath, G Raimondi… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is one of the leading prenatal causes of
congenital mental retardation and deformities world-wide. Access to cultured human …

Genetic and morphological features of human iPSC-derived neurons with chromosome 15q11. 2 (BP1-BP2) deletions

DK Das, V Tapias, L D''Aiuto, KV Chowdari… - Molecular …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Copy number variation on chromosome 15q11. 2 (BP1-BP2) causes a deletion
of CYFIP1, NIPA1, NIPA2 and TUBGCP5. Furthermore, it also affects brain structure and …

Mouse ES cells overexpressing DNMT1 produce abnormal neurons with upregulated NMDA/NR1 subunit

L D'Aiuto, R Di Maio, KN Mohan, C Minervini, F Saporiti… - Differentiation, 2011 - Elsevier
High levels of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), hypermethylation, and downregulation of
GAD 67 and reelin have been described in GABAergic interneurons of patients with …

Low-density neuronal cultures from human induced pluripotent stem cells

P Dimitrion, Y Zhi, D Clayton, GL Apodaca… - Molecular …, 2017 - karger.com
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based technologies offer an unprecedented possibility
to investigate defects occurring during neuronal differentiation in neuropsychiatric and …

Nicotine exposure during differentiation causes inhibition of N-myc expression

A Ben-Yehudah, BM Campanaro, LM Wakefield… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Springer
Background The ability of chemicals to disrupt neonatal development can be studied using
embryonic stem cells (ESC). One such chemical is nicotine. Prenatal nicotine exposure is …

Investigations into the role of RNA modification in the function of the c-Myc IRES

A Goodacre - 2024 - repository.cam.ac.uk
During patho-physiological conditions, which lead to cell stress, there is a rapid and large
reduction in protein synthesis rates. This is mediated, in part, by a decrease in cap …