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Nuclear Transfer into Mouse Oocytes
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Cited by 7 •
2006
This movie and the protocol are intended to help learning nuclear transfer.
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In Vivo Gene Transfer to Schwann Cells in the Rodent Sciatic Nerve by Electroporation
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Cited by 4 •
2016
Here, we present an in vivo technique for gene transfer to Schwann cells (SCs) in the rodent sciatic nerve. This simple technique is useful for investigating signaling mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of myelinating SCs.
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Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Measurements in Living Plant Cells
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2021
A protocol is provided for setting up a standard confocal laser-scanning microscope for in vivo Förster resonance energy transfer measurements, followed by data evaluation.
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Centrifugation-Assisted Mitochondrial Transfer to Glioblastoma Stem Cells
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2025
In this video, a method is demonstrated to enable the transfer of fluorescently labeled mitochondria into glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) through centrifugation. The successful uptake and functional integration of the donor mitochondria are confirmed by detecting the fluoresce using confocal microscopy.
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A Method for the High Salt Treatment of Dendritic Cells and their Adoptive Transfer into Mice
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2025
This video demonstrates a procedure for the adoptive transfer of high salt-treated antigen-presenting dendritic cells (DCs) into mice. Murine CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs) are exposed to a medium containing high amounts of sodium, forming isolevuglandin (IsoLG)-protein adducts in the cells. These adducts serve as neoantigens and are presented on the surface of DCs. The high salt-treated cells are injected into mice through adoptive cell transfer.
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The receiving environment must support cell maintenance while reducing mechanical and environmental stress during movement. Suitable medium helps preserve cell viability after collection and placement, whereas abrupt changes in conditions may alter how cells behave in the new setting. Controlling these factors allows researchers to attribute observed differences more confidently to the experimental environment rather than handling-related damage.
Neural cells can be affected by the physical forces applied during collection, pipetting, seeding, or transplantation. Excessive handling may compromise survival or change subsequent behavior, making it harder to evaluate development and function. Gentle, controlled movement therefore improves the likelihood that transferred cells will remain suitable for studying interactions, treatment effects, or responses to a new environment.
Moving cells into a different population or tissue can expose how they respond to neighboring cells and surrounding conditions. Researchers can examine whether transferred cells survive, participate in developmental processes, or integrate into the recipient neural environment. These observations help distinguish effects linked to cell-cell interactions from effects caused by the original donor culture or tissue.
A typical workflow begins by collecting cells from a donor culture or tissue, maintaining them in a suitable medium, and moving them into the selected destination. Depending on the experimental goal, researchers may use pipetting, seeding, or targeted transplantation. Throughout the procedure, they aim to limit mechanical and environmental stress so the transferred population remains appropriate for later analysis.
This approach is useful when investigators need to test cell behavior under conditions different from those of the donor population. In neuroscience, applications include examining disease mechanisms, evaluating experimental treatments, and investigating neural repair strategies. Transferring cells to a new setting can reveal whether changes in survival, development, or interactions depend on the surrounding environment.
Post-transfer analysis may focus on neuronal development, cell survival, interactions between cell populations, and integration within the destination environment. These outcomes provide different information: survival indicates whether cells remain viable, while development and integration address how they function in context. Together, the measures can support interpretation of disease-related changes, repair strategies, or treatment effects.