Sheryll Corchuelo, Claudia Y Gómez, Alicia A Rosales, Gerardo Santamaria, Jorge Alonso Rivera, Edgar Parra Saad, Orlando Torres-Fernández, Aura Caterine Rengifo
Nicholas C O Lee, Nikolai S Petrov, Vladimir Larionov, Natalay Kouprina
{"title":"Assembly of Multiple Full-Size Genes or Genomic DNA Fragments on Human Artificial Chromosomes Using the Iterative Integration System.","authors":"Nicholas C O Lee, Nikolai S Petrov, Vladimir Larionov, Natalay Kouprina","doi":"10.1002/cpz1.316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) are gene delivery vectors that have been used for decades for gene functional studies. HACs have several advantages over viral-based gene transfer systems, including stable episomal maintenance in a single copy in the cell and the ability to carry up to megabase-sized genomic DNA segments. We have previously developed the alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC, which has a single gene acceptor loxP site that allows insertion of an individual gene of interest using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) hybrid cells. The HAC, along with a DNA segment of interest, can then be transferred from donor CHO cells to various recipient cells of interest via microcell-mediated chromosome transfer (MMCT). Here, we detail a protocol for loading multiple genomic DNA segments or genes into the alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC vector using an iterative integration system (IIS) that utilizes recombinases Cre, ΦC31, and ΦBT. This IIS-alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC can be used for either serially assembling genomic loci or fragments of a large gene, or for inserting multiple genes into the same artificial chromosome. The insertions are executed iteratively, whereby each round results in the insertion of a new DNA segment of interest. This is accompanied by changes of expression of marker fluorescent proteins, which simplifies screening of correct clones, and changes of selection and counterselection markers, which constitutes an error-proofing mechanism that removes mis-incorporated DNA segments. In addition, the IIS-alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC carrying the genes can be eliminated from the cells, offering the possibility to compare the phenotypes of human cells with and without functional copies of the genes of interest. The resulting HAC molecules may be used to investigate biomedically relevant pathways or the regulation of multiple genes, and to potentially engineer synthetic chromosomes with a specific set of genes of interest. The IIS-alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC system is expected to be beneficial in creating multiple-gene humanized models with the purpose of understanding complex multi-gene genetic disorders. Published 2021. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Integration of the first DNA segment of interest into the IIS-alphoid<sup>teto</sup> -HAC Basic Protocol 2: Integration of a second DNA segment of interest into the IIS-alphoid<sup>teto</sup> -HAC Basic Protocol 3: Integration of a third DNA segment of interest into the IIS-alphoid<sup>teto</sup> -HAC Support Protocol: Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis for the circular IIS-alphoid<sup>tetO</sup> -HAC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11174,"journal":{"name":"Current Protocols","volume":" ","pages":"e316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3f/49/CPZ1-1-0.PMC8730363.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39596260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jordana M Henderson, Andrew Ujita, Elizabeth Hill, Sally Yousif-Rosales, Cory Smith, Nicholas Ko, Taylor McReynolds, Charles R Cabral, Julienne R Escamilla-Powers, Michael E Houston
{"title":"Correction: Cap 1 Messenger RNA Synthesis with Co-transcriptional CleanCap® Analog by In Vitro Transcription.","authors":"Jordana M Henderson, Andrew Ujita, Elizabeth Hill, Sally Yousif-Rosales, Cory Smith, Nicholas Ko, Taylor McReynolds, Charles R Cabral, Julienne R Escamilla-Powers, Michael E Houston","doi":"10.1002/cpz1.336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11174,"journal":{"name":"Current Protocols","volume":" ","pages":"e336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39696848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edward F Rosloniec, Karen Whittington, Amanda Proslovsky, David D Brand
{"title":"Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model.","authors":"Edward F Rosloniec, Karen Whittington, Amanda Proslovsky, David D Brand","doi":"10.1002/cpz1.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The collagen-induced arthritis mouse model is a widely studied autoimmune model of rheumatoid arthritis. In this model, autoimmune arthritis is induced by immunization of genetically susceptible strains of mice with type II collagen emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant. This article describes the steps necessary for the acquisition, handling, and preparation of CII, in addition to the selection of mouse strains, proper immunization technique, and methods for evaluation of the incidence and severity of the autoimmune arthritis. In this model, the first signs of arthritis appear approximately 21 to 28 days after immunization. The protocols in this article should provide the investigator with all the necessary information required to reproducibly induce a high incidence of CIA in genetically susceptible strains of mice, and to critically evaluate the pathology of the disease. Published 2021. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Basic Protocol: Induction of collagen-induced arthritis Support Protocol 1: Purification of type II collagen Support Protocol 2: Purification of type II collagen α1(II) chains Support Protocol 3: Assessment of arthritis incidence and severity Support Protocol 4: Measurement of CII specific antibody by indirect ELISA Support Protocol 5: Coupling CII to magnetic beads Support Protocol 6: Measuring CII-specific antibody by magnetic-bead based ELISA Support Protocol 7: Measurement of T cell responses to CII in CIA.</p>","PeriodicalId":11174,"journal":{"name":"Current Protocols","volume":" ","pages":"e313"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39712155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}