...cancers. It was inspiring to participate in the 2017 Cell Symposium on Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity and...recent findings in basic immunology, cancer-immune cell interactions, cancer immunotherapy, as well as new...example the upregulation of the immunosuppressive cell surface receptor PD-1. This immunosuppressive environment...follow the interactions between tumor and immune cells in real time. Addgene depositor Professor Max Krummel...effect of PD-1 blockade.“ (Ref 4). PD-1 helps tumor cells evade the immune system - COX inhibitors like aspirin...therapeutics such as  (Chimeric Antigen Receptors) CAR T cells and PD-1 modulators. An exciting development in ...combination of the CRISPR/Cas9 methodology with T cell receptor engineering (Ref 5)  as described by Blue...

... on the method used to introduce the gRNAs into cells. Most CRISPR pooled libraries have been created ...the chance of transducing a only a single gRNA per cell. The viral DNA containing the gRNA then integrates...next-generation sequencing of the genomic DNA. However, some cell types are poorly transduced by lentivirus, and thus...CRISPR libraries was not possible. Primary murine T cells cannot be transduced by lentivirus and have been...library was used to transduce T helper type 2 (Th2) cells from mice that constitutively express Cas9 and screen...CRISPR pooled library can be used for screening of cells that are refractory to lentiviral transduction, ..., now enabling forward genetic screens in cells with few genetic tools. Find the mouse CRISPR knockout...

...reagents and keep the cells happy. Harvesting virus Once you have transfected your cells, wait 2–5 days and...however, you’ve collected the producer cells, you’ll need to lyse the cells to let the virions out. We recommend...particles that can transduce cells, which can vary based on target cells and can be altered by freeze/...come into contact with the rAAV and apply common cell culture practices diligently throughout the production...capsid genes.  In this helper-free system, HEK293T cells, expressing Ad E1A and E1B, can be transfected with...and then collect the supernatant and/or producer cells for further processing. What component(s) you need...released into the culture media, while others remain cell-associated (Vandenberghe et al., 2010). For certain...

... between living cells by TransitID. Cell, 186(15), 3307–3324.e30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.044. PMID...lentivirus and MMLV gag, to specific cell types. It can also make CAR-T cell therapy more accessible by simplifying... efficient prime editors. Cell, 186(18), 3983–4002.e26. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.039. PMID: 37657419...called DIRECTED (Delivery to Intended REcipient Cells Through Envelope Design). This modular approach ...viral surface, expanding the range of targetable cell types. DIRECTED is compatible with fusogens from...process and could even enable the creation of CAR-T cells directly within the body. Overall, DIRECTED can ...DIRECTED plasmids here! Strebinger, D., et al. (2023). Cell type-specific delivery by modular envelope design...

...to monitor cell, organelle, and protein localization. For instance, you might dye your cells and look at...either in whole cells or as a pool of fusion proteins localized to a specific region of the cell. For example...the relationship between the age of a cell, protein, or cellular structure and a particular biological...trafficking to a subcellular location, start of gene expression, development of a cell structure, etc)....timers, researchers can look at a single image of a cell and understand how protein localization changes ...was a tetramer with a propensity to aggregate in cells (Tsuboi et al.), limiting its use. Nonetheless, ...versatile timer could be used in vitro, in mammalian cells, in C. elegans, and in Xenopus embryos. Of course...

...packaging AAV is transfecting HEK293 cells with AAV packaging plasmids. The cells need three different plasmids...precipitation. Instead of sonicating the cell pellet, I lyse the cells with this AAV lysis buffer and freeze...bath to release the virus particles from the cells. Cell lysates are then treated with benzonase immediately...five days after transfection, the AAV-containing cells and media are harvested and purified. In total, ...not counting the time needed to expand the HEK293 cells. Check out the Addgene AAV Production protocol for... strains, like NEB Stable. NEB Stable competent cells lack RecA, a protein that aids in the homologous... AAV. I skip the PEG precipitation of the HEK293 cell culture supernatant because it’s time consuming ...

... for stem cells, or metastasized tumor cells, or alzheimers-affected neurons, or [your cell line of interest...critical to stem cell survival. Knowing which genes influence the survival of our cell culture is the foundation...minimal side-effects on healthy cells and maximal effect on unhealthy cells. Until recently, the human genome...ENCODE project, find enhancers in embryonic stem cells, and conclude with a targeted CRISPR screen that...essential transcription factor in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Your ChIP-seq finds just over 13,000 significant...We start by infecting millions of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) with a lentiviral vector, an attenuated retrovirus...The result is a heterogenous population of stem cells, usually housed in a single flask. Through a bit...

... a big issue for cells, but it may confound research results or even kill your cells if your gene of interest...necessary to replicate plasmids and make sure the cells maintains it. Here, we'll cover the promoter, which... Because transcription machinery differs between cell types or organisms, promoters must be similarly ...variable. Bacterial promoters only work in prokaryotic cells and typically only in the same or closely related... were derived. Similarly, the various eukaryotic cell types (mammalian, yeast, plants, etc) require unique...complex, having fewer parts than those in eukaryotic cells. Some promoters are constitutively active and on... at will with a chemical, heat, or light. In the cell, promoters themselves are controlled by still other...

...produced by a single B cell. To create a monoclonal antibody cell line, myeloma cells are fused with activated...activated B cells from the spleen of mice injected with the antigen of interest. The immortalized cells, called...distributing over 3,000 antibodies and associated hybridoma cell lines. The DSHB was created by the National Institute... individually isolated and expanded. The clonal cells are screened to identify hybridoma lines, each producing...

...help in the capture of other rare cell types, like stem cells or cells infected with malaria or other parasites...tumor markers to subsequently capture cancerous cells expressing low levels of tumor antigen. I asked ...looking at, magnetic isolation of circulating tumor cells, we found that the binding stability really mattered... in the pili that they use to anchor on to host cells. Addgene: Were there any major hurdles along the... donor for keeping going while we worked out the cell capture system.) Cancer and other applications Addgene...cancer? Howarth: The capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is going to have a big impact on our understanding...polymerizes affibodies to enhance magnetic cancer cell capture. Fierer et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A....