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Efficient production system for hydrogel-based transparent soil for plant root observation.
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2025.2457892
Naoyuki Sotta, Wenhao Li, Toru Fujiwara
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CRISPR screens in neurological research: exploring the functional basis of aging and disease.
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2025.2457889
Jenny Straiton
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RNA extraction and RNA-sequencing method for transcriptomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-16 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2025.2457887
Morgan R Hiebert, Meenu K Sharma, Alwyn Go, Christine Bonner, Vanessa Laminman, Morag Graham, Hafid Soualhine
{"title":"RNA extraction and RNA-sequencing method for transcriptomic analysis of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>.","authors":"Morgan R Hiebert, Meenu K Sharma, Alwyn Go, Christine Bonner, Vanessa Laminman, Morag Graham, Hafid Soualhine","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2025.2457887","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2025.2457887","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) technologies have advanced exponentially in recent years, however, the application of RNA-seq to <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> remains limited. We present a wet-lab and computational protocol for RNA-seq based transcriptomics that was tested on 12 replicates each of 11 clinical isolates of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> (<i>n</i> = 132) grown <i>in vitro</i> with and without pyrazinamide exposure. This RNA extraction method uses low-volume cultures, mechanical lysis, TRIzol<sup>™</sup> phase separation, and column-based purification to produce high yields of pure, intact RNA followed by rRNA depletion and cDNA library preparation. The detection of unique transcripts was optimized at a sequencing depth of 15 million reads. This method detected differential RNA expression in experimental sets with and without pyrazinamide exposure, demonstrating that the method is suitable for RNA-seq applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"23-34"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143432315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Enhanced Blastocystis subtyping from stool samples using semi-nested barcode PCR: validation with an NGS-based approach. 利用半嵌套条形码PCR从粪便样本中增强囊虫亚型：基于ngs方法的验证。
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2442835
Carlos Nieto-Clavijo, Liliana Morales, Andrés Delgado-Aldana, Paula C Hernández, Isabel Torres-Molina, Amanda Gonzalez-Cuiza, Fabián Cortés-Muñoz, Jacqueline Chaparro-Olaya
{"title":"Enhanced <i>Blastocystis</i> subtyping from stool samples using semi-nested barcode PCR: validation with an NGS-based approach.","authors":"Carlos Nieto-Clavijo, Liliana Morales, Andrés Delgado-Aldana, Paula C Hernández, Isabel Torres-Molina, Amanda Gonzalez-Cuiza, Fabián Cortés-Muñoz, Jacqueline Chaparro-Olaya","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2442835","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2442835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2006, a PCR method was introduced to subtype <i>Blastocystis</i> by Sanger sequencing of an ≈610 bp amplicon of the 18S rRNA gene. This method, known as barcoding-PCR, has become widespread, although the primer pair used can amplify non-<i>Blastocystis</i> sequences, which can result in false positives. Barcoding-PCR is most effective with DNA extracted from <i>Blastocystis</i> cultures, limiting its sensitivity when used directly with stool samples. As a result, barcoding-PCR can sometimes yield negative results for stool samples confirmed as <i>Blastocystis</i>-positive by microscopy. To improve subtyping from stool-derived DNA, we developed a Semi-Nested barcode PCR that amplifies the barcoding region in a second reaction. Our study shows that this Semi-Nested approach outperforms classical barcoding-PCR, detecting <i>Blastocystis</i> more reliably from stool samples with stronger gel signals and no false positives. This was confirmed by near-complete concordance (68/70 samples) with the Santin-PCR coupled to Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) as reference standard for <i>Blastocystis</i> subtyping. Of particular interest, one amplicon matched the only previous report of ST35, marking this as the second global detection of ST35 and the first in Colombia. Overall, Semi-Nested barcoded PCR offers a more robust and sensitive alternative compared to classical barcoding-PCR for subtyping <i>Blastocystis</i> directly from stool samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"581-591"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142891815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Developing advanced organoids: challenges, progress, and outlook.
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2442825
Oscar J Abilez
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UK Biobank: what can it do, how you can use it and how is it being used?
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2441639
Tristan Free
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qDATA - an R application implementing a practical framework for analyzing quantitative real-time PCR data. qDATA -一个R应用程序，实现了分析实时定量PCR数据的实用框架。
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2442217
Adrian Ionascu, Alexandru Al Ecovoiu, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Attila Cristian Ratiu
{"title":"qDATA - an R application implementing a practical framework for analyzing quantitative real-time PCR data.","authors":"Adrian Ionascu, Alexandru Al Ecovoiu, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Attila Cristian Ratiu","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2442217","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2442217","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene expression assays that are based on quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) method are still very popular, therefore, we developed qDATA, an open-source R-based bioinformatics application that offers a quick and intuitive analysis of raw cycle threshold (Ct) values. The application relies on a straightforward data input consisting in Ct values and on other mandatory fields specifying the experimental and control groups. qDATA automatically performs descriptive statistics, normality and statistical testing on 2<sup>-ΔCt</sup> (or ΔCt) and 2<sup>-ΔΔCt</sup> terms calculated with Livak's method. We also propose a qRT-PCR data analysis framework that depends on performing exhaustive ΔCt calculations within discrete biological replicates (BRs) and subsequently using the Livak formula for the complete sets of available data. These prerequisites arguably lead to an improved data analysis and statistical relevance. The efficiency of our computing approach was tested using input Ct values corresponding to immune related gene expression evaluated in experimental infection of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> and <i>Apis mellifera</i> workers. The presented results reveal that our working strategy is reliable and highlight the efficacy and performance of qDATA application.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"559-573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A domed window chamber for multi-modality optical imaging. 用于多模态光学成像的圆顶窗室。
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2445452
Photini Rice, Makenna Aitken, Hasina Shir, Ricky Cordova, Jenna Montague, Dustin Tran, Urs Utzinger, Leilei Peng, Ghassan Mouneimne, Jennifer Barton
{"title":"A domed window chamber for multi-modality optical imaging.","authors":"Photini Rice, Makenna Aitken, Hasina Shir, Ricky Cordova, Jenna Montague, Dustin Tran, Urs Utzinger, Leilei Peng, Ghassan Mouneimne, Jennifer Barton","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2445452","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2445452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current dorsal skin flap window chambers with flat glass windows are compatible with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and multiphoton microscopy (MPM) imaging. However, light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) performs best with a cylindrical or spherical sample located between its two 90° objectives and when all sample materials have the same index of refraction (<i>n</i>). A modified window chamber with a domed viewing window made from fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), with n similar to water and tissue, was designed. <i>In vitro</i> imaging of collagen gels and microsphere phantoms with and without the dome showed small decreases in signal strength and image resolution due to the dome. Using a custom mouse platform for stabilization and anesthesia support, <i>in vivo</i> multimodality imaging with OCT, MPM, and LSFI was demonstrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"535-545"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterization of nuclear microsatellites in Marchantia polymorpha (liverwort) with additional trans-specific analyses. 多态地茅（Marchantia polymorpha, liverwort）核微卫星的特征与额外的跨特异性分析。
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-25 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2445454
Nicole Rodriguez Ortiz, Niharika Sharma, Tian-Xiong Zheng, James J Campanella
{"title":"Characterization of nuclear microsatellites in <i>Marchantia polymorpha</i> (liverwort) with additional trans-specific analyses.","authors":"Nicole Rodriguez Ortiz, Niharika Sharma, Tian-Xiong Zheng, James J Campanella","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2445454","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2445454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microsatellites are present in mitochondria, chloroplast, and nuclear DNA, but nuclear microsatellites are more useful genetic tools than those in plastids or mitochondria. Plastid and mitochondrial microsatellites have been identified in the model plant <i>Marchantia polymorpha</i> (liverwort), but no laboratory has published information on nuclear microsatellite loci. The aim of this study was to detect novel nuclear markers in the most commonly employed liverwort species, design PCR primers that would allow amplification, and characterize the subsequently generated loci. We detected 18 polymorphic nuclear loci in <i>M. polymorpha</i>, amplifiable by PCR across all chromosomes. Additionally, trans-specific amplification of the eighteen loci was characterized in the closely related taxa <i>Marchantia emarginata</i> and <i>Marchantia paleacea</i>. All loci were present in <i>M. paleacea</i>, whereas 17 of 18 primer pairs were amplified in <i>M. emarginata</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"527-534"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142891802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development of a human tyrosinase activity inhibition assay using human melanoma cell lysate. 利用人黑色素瘤细胞裂解液建立人酪氨酸酶活性抑制试验。
IF 2.2 4区 工程技术
BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1080/07366205.2024.2441637
Gengxuan Shi, Yunjiang Feng, Kathryn F Tonissen
{"title":"Development of a human tyrosinase activity inhibition assay using human melanoma cell lysate.","authors":"Gengxuan Shi, Yunjiang Feng, Kathryn F Tonissen","doi":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2441637","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07366205.2024.2441637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tyrosinase (TYR) inhibitors are required to treat skin hyperpigmentation. Currently live cell-based TYR assays and mushroom TYR <i>in vitro</i> assays are the common methods used to screen for TYR inhibitors. However, these methods are either time consuming and expensive or are not human TYR (<i>hs</i>TYR) specific. Here, we describe a simple <i>hs</i>TYR assay using cell lysate prepared from pigmented human melanoma cell lines that takes less than 3 hours to complete after collecting cell pellets. We confirmed the assay is species specific by using a known <i>hs</i>TYR inhibitor, kojic acid, as a positive control, while arbutin, which inhibits mushroom TYR, but not <i>hs</i>TYR, was not effective. This assay is a simple method to confirm <i>hs</i>TYR inhibition before conducting follow-up studies in live biological models.</p>","PeriodicalId":8945,"journal":{"name":"BioTechniques","volume":" ","pages":"547-551"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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