Nico G Menjivar, Jaiden Oropallo, Samuel Gebremedhn, Luca A Souza, Ahmed Gad, Christian M Puttlitz, Dawit Tesfaye
{"title":"MicroRNA Nano-Shuttles: Engineering Extracellular Vesicles as a Cutting-Edge Biotechnology Platform for Clinical Use in Therapeutics.","authors":"Nico G Menjivar, Jaiden Oropallo, Samuel Gebremedhn, Luca A Souza, Ahmed Gad, Christian M Puttlitz, Dawit Tesfaye","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00241-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12575-024-00241-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized, membranous transporters of various active biomolecules with inflicting phenotypic capabilities, that are naturally secreted by almost all cells with a promising vantage point as a potential leading drug delivery platform. The intrinsic characteristics of their low toxicity, superior structural stability, and cargo loading capacity continue to fuel a multitude of research avenues dedicated to loading EVs with therapeutic and diagnostic cargos (pharmaceutical compounds, nucleic acids, proteins, and nanomaterials) in attempts to generate superior natural nanoscale delivery systems for clinical application in therapeutics. In addition to their well-known role in intercellular communication, EVs harbor microRNAs (miRNAs), which can alter the translational potential of receiving cells and thus act as important mediators in numerous biological and pathological processes. To leverage this potential, EVs can be structurally engineered to shuttle therapeutic miRNAs to diseased recipient cells as a potential targeted 'treatment' or 'therapy'. Herein, this review focuses on the therapeutic potential of EV-coupled miRNAs; summarizing the biogenesis, contents, and function of EVs, as well as providing both a comprehensive discussion of current EV loading techniques and an update on miRNA-engineered EVs as a next-generation platform piloting benchtop studies to propel potential clinical translation on the forefront of nanomedicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"26 1","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11106895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141074631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Romero-Ruiz, Melissa Granados-Rodríguez, Florina I Bura, Francisca Valenzuela-Molina, Blanca Rufián-Andújar, Ana Martínez-López, Lidia Rodríguez-Ortiz, Rosa Ortega-Salas, María Torres-Martínez, Ana Moreno-Serrano, Justo Castaño, Carmen Michán, José Alhama, Mari C Vázquez-Borrego, Álvaro Arjona-Sánchez
{"title":"Breaking the Mucin Barrier: A New Affinity Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Approach to Unveil Potential Cell Markers and Pathways Altered in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei.","authors":"Antonio Romero-Ruiz, Melissa Granados-Rodríguez, Florina I Bura, Francisca Valenzuela-Molina, Blanca Rufián-Andújar, Ana Martínez-López, Lidia Rodríguez-Ortiz, Rosa Ortega-Salas, María Torres-Martínez, Ana Moreno-Serrano, Justo Castaño, Carmen Michán, José Alhama, Mari C Vázquez-Borrego, Álvaro Arjona-Sánchez","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00239-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12575-024-00239-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis with largely unknown underlying molecular mechanisms. Cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is the only therapeutic option; however, despite its use, recurrence with a fatal outcome is common. The lack of molecular characterisation of PMP and other mucinous tumours is mainly due to the physicochemical properties of mucin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This manuscript describes the first protocol capable of breaking the mucin barrier and isolating proteins from mucinous tumours. Briefly, mucinous tumour samples were homogenised and subjected to liquid chromatography using two specific columns to reduce mainly glycoproteins, albumins and immunoglobulin G. The protein fractions were then subjected to mass spectrometry analysis and the proteomic profile obtained was analysed using various bioinformatic tools. Thus, we present here the first proteome analysed in PMP and identified a distinct mucin isoform profile in soft compared to hard mucin tumour tissues as well as key biological processes/pathways altered in mucinous tumours. Importantly, this protocol also allowed us to identify MUC13 as a potential tumour cell marker in PMP.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In sum, our results demonstrate that this protein isolation protocol from mucin will have a high impact, allowing the oncology research community to more rapidly advance in the knowledge of PMP and other mucinous neoplasms, as well as develop new and effective therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"26 1","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11094946/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140943836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianing Chen, Congli Hu, Hainan Yang, Li Wang, Xiangling Chu, Xin Yu, Shiji Zhang, Xuefei Li, Chao Zhao, Lei Cheng, Weiping Hong, Da Liu, Lei Wen, Chunxia Su
{"title":"PMS2 amplification contributes brain metastasis from lung cancer.","authors":"Jianing Chen, Congli Hu, Hainan Yang, Li Wang, Xiangling Chu, Xin Yu, Shiji Zhang, Xuefei Li, Chao Zhao, Lei Cheng, Weiping Hong, Da Liu, Lei Wen, Chunxia Su","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00238-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12575-024-00238-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lung adenocarcinoma metastasizing to the brain results in a notable increase in patient mortality. The high incidence and its impact on survival presents a critical unmet need to develop an improved understanding of its mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To identify genes that drive brain metastasis of tumor cells, we collected cerebrospinal fluid samples and paired plasma samples from 114 lung adenocarcinoma patients with brain metastasis and performed 168 panel-targeted gene sequencing. We examined the biological behavior of PMS2 (PMS1 Homolog 2)-amplified lung cancer cell lines through wound healing assays and migration assays. In vivo imaging techniques are used to detect fluorescent signals that colonize the mouse brain. RNA sequencing was used to compare differentially expressed genes between PMS2 amplification and wild-type lung cancer cell lines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We discovered that PMS2 amplification was a plausible candidate driver of brain metastasis. Via in vivo and in vitro assays, we validated that PMS2 amplified PC-9 and LLC lung cancer cells had strong migration and invasion capabilities. The functional pathway of PMS2 amplification of lung cancer cells is mainly enriched in thiamine, butanoate, glutathione metabolism.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tumor cells elevated expression of PMS2 possess the capacity to augment the metastatic potential of lung cancer and establish colonies within the brain through metabolism pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"26 1","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140875795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yichen Wang, Wenhua Zhang, Lijun Chen, Jun Xie, Xuebin Zheng, Yan Jin, Qiang Zheng, Qianqian Xue, Bin Li, Chuan He, Haiquan Chen, Yuan Li
{"title":"Development of an Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Pathological Tumor Response Assessment After Neoadjuvant Therapy","authors":"Yichen Wang, Wenhua Zhang, Lijun Chen, Jun Xie, Xuebin Zheng, Yan Jin, Qiang Zheng, Qianqian Xue, Bin Li, Chuan He, Haiquan Chen, Yuan Li","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00234-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-024-00234-5","url":null,"abstract":"Neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery has become the standard of care for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and accurate pathological response assessment is critical to assess the therapeutic efficacy. However, it can be laborious and inconsistency between different observers may occur. Hence, we aim to develop an interpretable deep-learning model for efficient pathological response assessment following neoadjuvant therapy in ESCC. This retrospective study analyzed 337 ESCC resection specimens from 2020–2021 at the Pudong-Branch (Cohort 1) and 114 from 2021–2022 at the Puxi-Branch (External Cohort 2) of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. Whole slide images (WSIs) from these two cohorts were generated using different scanning machines to test the ability of the model in handling color variations. Four pathologists independently assessed the pathological response. The senior pathologists annotated tumor beds and residual tumor percentages on WSIs to determine consensus labels. Furthermore, 1850 image patches were randomly extracted from Cohort 1 WSIs and binarily classified for tumor viability. A deep-learning model employing knowledge distillation was developed to automatically classify positive patches for each WSI and estimate the viable residual tumor percentages. Spatial heatmaps were output for model explanations and visualizations. The approach achieved high concordance with pathologist consensus, with an R^2 of 0.8437, a RAcc_0.1 of 0.7586, a RAcc_0.3 of 0.9885, which were comparable to two senior pathologists (R^2 of 0.9202/0.9619, RAcc_0.1 of 8506/0.9425, RAcc_0.3 of 1.000/1.000) and surpassing two junior pathologists (R^2 of 0.5592/0.5474, RAcc_0.1 of 0.5287/0.5287, RAcc_0.3 of 0.9080/0.9310). Visualizations enabled the localization of residual viable tumor to augment microscopic assessment. This work illustrates deep learning's potential for assisting pathological response assessment. Spatial heatmaps and patch examples provide intuitive explanations of model predictions, engendering clinical trust and adoption (Code and data will be available at https://github.com/WinnieLaugh/ESCC_Percentage once the paper has been conditionally accepted). Integrating interpretable computational pathology could help enhance the efficiency and consistency of tumor response assessment and empower precise oncology treatment decisions.","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"135 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140615065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeting Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency in MPP+/MPTP-induced Parkinson’s Disease Cell Culture and Mouse Models by Transducing Yeast NDI1 Gene","authors":"Hongzhi Li, Jing Zhang, Yuqi Shen, Yifan Ye, Qingyou Jiang, Lan Chen, Bohao Sun, Zhuo Chen, Luxi Shen, Hezhi Fang, Jifeng Yang, Haihua Gu","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00236-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-024-00236-3","url":null,"abstract":"MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine), original found in synthetic heroin, causes Parkinson’s disease (PD) in human through its metabolite MPP+ by inhibiting complex I of mitochondrial respiratory chain in dopaminergic neurons. This study explored whether yeast internal NADH-quinone oxidoreductase (NDI1) has therapeutic effects in MPTP- induced PD models by functionally compensating for the impaired complex I. MPP+-treated SH-SY5Y cells and MPTP-treated mice were used as the PD cell culture and mouse models respectively. The recombinant NDI1 lentivirus was transduced into SH-SY5Y cells, or the recombinant NDI1 adeno-associated virus (rAAV5-NDI1) was injected into substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of mice. The study in vitro showed NDI1 prevented MPP+-induced change in cell morphology and decreased cell viability, mitochondrial coupling efficiency, complex I-dependent oxygen consumption, and mitochondria-derived ATP. The study in vivo revealed that rAAV-NDI1 injection significantly improved the motor ability and exploration behavior of MPTP-induced PD mice. Accordingly, NDI1 notably improved dopaminergic neuron survival, reduced the inflammatory response, and significantly increased the dopamine content in striatum and complex I activity in substantia nigra. NDI1 compensates for the defective complex I in MPP+/MPTP-induced models, and vastly alleviates MPTP-induced toxic effect on dopaminergic neurons. Our study may provide a basis for gene therapy of sporadic PD with defective complex I caused by MPTP-like substance.","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"100 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140602797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gauri S. Navgire, Neha Goel, Gifty Sawhney, Mohit Sharma, Prashant Kaushik, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Tapan Kumar Mohanta, Ahmed Al-Harrasi
{"title":"Correction: Analysis and Interpretation of Metagenomics Data: An Approach","authors":"Gauri S. Navgire, Neha Goel, Gifty Sawhney, Mohit Sharma, Prashant Kaushik, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Tapan Kumar Mohanta, Ahmed Al-Harrasi","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00235-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-024-00235-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Correction: Biol Proced Online 24:18, (2022)</b></p><p><b>https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-022-00179-7</b></p><p> Following the publication of the original article [1], the authors regret to inform that there was an error in the affiliation details for Prashant Kaushik. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused by this error. Prashant Kaushik should have been listed as “Independent Researcher”. The author details have been updated in the online version of the paper. The authors affirm that this correction does not affect the scientific conclusions of the research. The original publication has been updated accordingly.</p><ol data-track-component=\"outbound reference\"><li data-counter=\"1.\"><p>Navgire GS, Goel N, Sawhney G et al. Analysis and interpretation of metagenomics data: an approach. Biol Proced Online. 2022;24:18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-022-00179-7.</p></li></ol><p>Download references<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"16\" role=\"img\" width=\"16\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-eds-i-download-medium\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"></use></svg></p><span>Author notes</span><ol><li><p>Gauri S. Navgire and Neha Goel contributed equally to this work.</p></li></ol><h3>Authors and Affiliations</h3><ol><li><p>Department of Microbiology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India</p><p>Gauri S. Navgire</p></li><li><p>Department of Genetics and Tree Improvement, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, 248006, India</p><p>Neha Goel</p></li><li><p>Inflammation Pharmacology Division, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-180001, Jammu Kashmir, India</p><p>Gifty Sawhney</p></li><li><p>Department of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw and Malopolska Center of Biotechnology, Krakow, Poland</p><p>Mohit Sharma</p></li><li><p>Independent Researcher, Valencia, Spain</p><p>Prashant Kaushik</p></li><li><p>University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, Baridua, Meghalaya, 793101, India</p><p>Yugal Kishore Mohanta</p></li><li><p>Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, 616, Oman</p><p>Tapan Kumar Mohanta & Ahmed Al-Harrasi</p></li></ol><span>Authors</span><ol><li><span>Gauri S. Navgire</span>View author publications<p>You can also search for this author in <span>PubMed<span> </span>Google Scholar</span></p></li><li><span>Neha Goel</span>View author publications<p>You can also search for this author in <span>PubMed<span> </span>Google Scholar</span></p></li><li><span>Gifty Sawhney</span>View author publications<p>You can also search for this author in <span>PubMed<span> </span>Google Scholar</span></p></li><li><span>Mohit Sharma</span>View author publications<p>You can also search for this author in <span>PubMed<span> </span>Google Scholar</span></p></li><li><span>Prashant Kaushik</span>View author publications<p>You can also search for this author in <span>PubMed<span> </span>Google Schola","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140575435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suganja Chandrabalan, Linh Dang, Uwe Hansen, Melanie Timmen, Corinna Wehmeyer, Richard Stange, Tim Beißbarth, Claudia Binder, Annalen Bleckmann, Kerstin Menck
{"title":"A novel method to efficiently differentiate human osteoclasts from blood-derived monocytes","authors":"Suganja Chandrabalan, Linh Dang, Uwe Hansen, Melanie Timmen, Corinna Wehmeyer, Richard Stange, Tim Beißbarth, Claudia Binder, Annalen Bleckmann, Kerstin Menck","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00233-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-024-00233-6","url":null,"abstract":"Osteoclasts are the tissue-specific macrophage population of the bone and unique in their bone-resorbing activity. Hence, they are fundamental for bone physiology in health and disease. However, efficient protocols for the isolation and study of primary human osteoclasts are scarce. In this study, we aimed to establish a protocol, which enables the efficient differentiation of functional human osteoclasts from monocytes. Human monocytes were isolated through a double-density gradient from donor blood. Compared to standard differentiation schemes in polystyrene cell culture dishes, the yield of multinuclear osteoclasts was significantly increased upon initial differentiation of monocytes to macrophages in fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) Teflon bags. This initial differentiation phase was then followed by the development of terminal osteoclasts by addition of Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand (RANKL). High concentrations of RANKL and Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) as well as an intermediate cell density further supported efficient cell differentiation. The generated cells were highly positive for CD45, CD14 as well as the osteoclast markers CD51/ITGAV and Cathepsin K/CTSK, thus identifying them as osteoclasts. The bone resorption of the osteoclasts was significantly increased when the cells were differentiated from macrophages derived from Teflon bags compared to macrophages derived from conventional cell culture plates. Our study has established a novel protocol for the isolation of primary human osteoclasts that improves osteoclastogenesis in comparison to the conventionally used cultivation approach.","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140166049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient and scalable gene delivery method with easily generated cationic carbon dots.","authors":"Manuel Algarra, Elena Gonzalez-Muñoz","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00232-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12575-024-00232-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene delivery is a complex process with several challenges when attempting to incorporate genetic material efficiently and safely into target cells. Some of the key challenges include not only efficient cellular uptake and endosomal escape to ensure that the genetic material can exert its effect but also minimizing the toxicity of the delivery system, which is vital for safe gene delivery. Of importance, if gene delivery systems are intended for biomedical applications or clinical use, they must be scalable and easy and affordable to manufacture to meet the demand. Here, we show an efficient gene delivery method using a combination of carbon dots coated by PEI through electrostatic binding to easily generate cationic carbon dots. We show a biofunctional approach to generate optimal cationic carbon dots (CCDs) that can be scaled up to meet specific transfection demands. CCDs improve cell viability and increase transfection efficiency four times over the standard of PEI polyplexes. Generated CCDs enabled the challenging transfection protocol to produce retroviral vectors via cell cotransfection of three different plasmids into packing cells, showing not only high efficiency but also functionality of the gene delivery, tested as the capacity to produce infective retroviral particles.</p>","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"26 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921679/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140064713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parisa Moradbeigi, Sara Hosseini, Mohammad Salehi, Asghar Mogheiseh
{"title":"Methyl β-Cyclodextrin-sperm-mediated gene editing (MBCD-SMGE): a simple and efficient method for targeted mutant mouse production.","authors":"Parisa Moradbeigi, Sara Hosseini, Mohammad Salehi, Asghar Mogheiseh","doi":"10.1186/s12575-024-00230-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12575-024-00230-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Generating targeted mutant mice is a crucial technology in biomedical research. This study focuses on optimizing the CRISPR/Cas9 system uptake into sperm cells using the methyl β-cyclodextrin-sperm-mediated gene transfer (MBCD-SMGT) technique to generate targeted mutant blastocysts and mice efficiently. Additionally, the present study elucidates the roles of cholesterol and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the exogenous DNA uptake by sperm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, B6D2F1 mouse sperm were incubated in the c-TYH medium with different concentrations of MBCD (0, 0.75, 1, and 2 mM) in the presence of 20 ng/µl pCAG-eCas9-GFP-U6-gRNA (pgRNA-Cas9) for 30 min. Functional parameters, extracellular ROS, and the copy numbers of internalized plasmid per sperm cell were evaluated. Subsequently, in vitro fertilization (IVF) was performed and fertilization rate, early embryonic development, and transfection rate were assessed. Finally, our study investigated the potential of the MBCD-SMGT technique in combination with the CRISPR-Cas9 system, referred to as MBCD-SMGE (MBCD-sperm-mediated gene editing), for generating targeted mutant blastocysts and mice. Results indicated that cholesterol removal from the sperm membrane using MBCD resulted in a premature acrosomal reaction, an increase in extracellular ROS levels, and a dose-dependent influence on the copy numbers of the internalized plasmids per sperm cell. Moreover, the MBCD-SMGT technique led to a larger population of transfected motile sperm and a higher production rate of GFP-positive blastocysts. Additionally, the current study validated the targeted indel in blastocyst and mouse derived from MBCD-SMGE technique.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, this study highlights the significant potential of the MBCD-SMGE technique for generating targeted mutant mice. It holds enormous promise for modeling human diseases and improving desirable traits in animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":8960,"journal":{"name":"Biological Procedures Online","volume":"26 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10811837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139566501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}