Genetic Induction
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Inductance
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2023
Source: Yong P. Chen, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN This experiment will use inductive coils to demonstrate the concept of inductor and inductance. Magnetic induction will be demonstrated using a rod magnet inserted into or extracted away from the core of a coil to induce a transient electromotive force (emf) voltage in the coil, measured by a voltmeter. This experiment will also demonstrate the mutual inductance between...
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Induction and Diagnosis of Tumors in Drosophila Imaginal Disc Epithelia
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2017
Mosaic clone analysis in Drosophila imaginal disc epithelia is a powerful model system to study the genetic and cellular mechanisms of tumorigenesis. Here we describe a protocol to induce tumors in Drosophila wing imaginal discs using the GAL4-UAS system, and introduce a diagnosis method to classify the tumor phenotypes.
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A Protocol for Genetic Induction and Visualization of Benign and Invasive Tumors in Cephalic Complexes of Drosophila melanogaster
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2013
Cooperation between an activated oncogene like RASV12 and mutations in cell polarity genes like scribbled, result in tumor growth in Drosophila where tumor cells also display invasive behaviors. Here a simple protocol for the induction and observation of the benign and invasive tumors is presented.
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Anesthesia Induction and Maintenance
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2016
Source: Kay Stewart, RVT, RLATG, CMAR; Valerie A. Schroeder, RVT, RLATG. University of Notre Dame, IN The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals ("The Guide") states that pain assessment and alleviation are integral components of the veterinary care of laboratory animals. The definition of anesthesia is the loss of feeling or sensation. It is a dynamic event involving changes in anesthetic depth with respect to an animal's metabolism, surgical stimulation, or variations in the...
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Assay for Neural Induction in the Chick Embryo
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2009
Neural induction is the first step in the formation of the brain. It is a mechanism by which Hensen's node (organizer), instructs adjacent tissue to adopt a neural fate, i.e. to give rise to the nervous system. This video demonstrates an assay for neural induction in chick embryo.
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After an inducer or environmental cue is detected, the regulatory protein changes the state of its target promoter. This permits or enhances transcription, producing RNA that can then be translated into the selected protein. The sequence creates a controllable chain from signal recognition to gene product formation, allowing engineers to connect an external condition with a defined cellular response.
Regulatory proteins interpret the inducing input, while promoters provide the local DNA control point for transcription. Their interaction determines whether the target gene remains repressed or becomes active in response to the selected signal. In bioengineered systems, this pairing connects an input condition to a particular protein output, pathway change, or cellular behavior.
Precise timing allows researchers to separate cell growth from product formation. Cells can first be maintained under conditions that support growth, followed by activation of the selected gene when production is desired. This scheduling improves experimental control and can limit unwanted expression during earlier stages, making the resulting biological response easier to manage and study.
The process proceeds from signal exposure to regulatory control at the promoter, followed by transcription of the target gene into RNA. That RNA then supports downstream protein synthesis. Tracking these linked stages helps researchers determine whether the selected signal successfully activated gene expression and whether the expected protein output or cellular response followed.
An inducible system is useful when gene activity should occur only at a selected time or under a defined condition. Bioengineers can apply it to recombinant protein production, metabolic pathways, biosensors, or engineered cellular behaviors. This control supports experiments and designs that require production or activity to be initiated on demand rather than maintained continuously.
In biosensors, an inducer or environmental condition can serve as the input that triggers a measurable genetic response. In engineered cellular behaviors, the same control logic links a detected signal to downstream gene activity and protein production. These arrangements help bioengineers build responsive systems whose behavior changes when the intended biological or environmental cue is present.