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Embryos In Utero

Gene transfer into embryonic brains using in utero electroporation technique .

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Embryos Cultured

Electroporation for mammalian embryos in the whole embryo culture system .

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Brain Tissues – ex vivo

Electroporation-mediated gene transfer system applied to cultured CNS neurons

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Adult Brain – in vivo

Electroporation-mediated gene transfer in the adult rat brain

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Retina – newborn

Protocol for in vivo electroporation into mouse/rat retina

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Muscle Gene transfer into muscle by electroporation in vivo

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Skin Epidermis-Targeted Gene Transfer Using In Vivo Electroporation

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Testis Electroporated Transgene-Rescued Spermatogenesis in Infertile Mutant Mice with a Sertoli Cell Defect

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CHICK In Ovo Misexpression of the gene of interest by in ovo electroporation

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In Ovo Knock-down by transfection of shRNA expression vector by electroporation

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Embryo Tissue Electroporation for early chick embryos using New’s culture (gastrula)

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Embryo Tissue Method to introduce genes into epithelial cells of the chicken embryonic stomach (proventriculus)

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PLANT SEED Direct Gene Transfer into Mature Seeds via Electroporation

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XENOPUS Embryos Electroporation of Xenopus embryo: Gene Delivery into the Eye Primordium at the Neural Plate Stage

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HONEYBEE Brain In vivo gene transfer into the adult honeybee brain by using electroporation

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CANCER THERAPY Electrochemotherapy for digital chondrosarcoma

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SINGLE CELL Gene transfer into single cell by electroporation

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[In Utero] Gene transfer into embryonic brains using in utero electroporation technique

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In Vivo Electroporator: NEPA21, CUY21SC or CUY21EDIT (Nepa Gene Co., Ltd.)
In Vivo Electrode (Nepa Gene Co., Ltd.) CUY650P3 (Tweezers w/3mm diameter platinum disk electrode) CUY650P5 (Tweezers w/5mm diameter platinum disk electrode)
Micropipette for DNA injection: Fig. B Make the micropipette by a micropipette puller
Aspirator tube assembly (Drummond)
Optical fiber light (Technolight, Kenko, #KTS-100RSV)
Sterile gauze (K-Pine, 7.5cm x 7.5cm)
Surgical instruments: Fine forceps x 2, Surgery scissors x 2, Ring forceps, Needle holder, Surgical tape
Nylon suture (Nesco, #HT1605NA75)
Silk suture (D&G, #112451)
(5) Electroporation Setting
Age Electrode (diameter) Voltage Pulse On Pulse Off Number of Pulses
E12.5 3mm 33V 30msec 970ms 4
E13.5 5mm 30V 50msec 950ms 4
E14.5 5mm 33V 50msec 950ms 4
E15- 5mm 35V 50msec 950ms 4
  • Procedure (In Utero Electroporation)

(1) A 2 cm midline incision is then made in the abdominal wall along the linea alba using a set of forceps and scissors. A piece of sterile gauze with a hole cut in the center is placed over the incision, and one uterine horn is drawn out through the hole in the gauze.
(2) After observing the orientation of the embryos through the wall of the uterine horn, a micropipette is inserted into the lateral ventricle, and 2-5μl of plasmid solution is injected by expiratory pressure using the aspirator tube assembly. When CAG-EGFP is used, a concentration of 1μg/μl is sufficient to visualize the migrating neurons.
(3) After the injection, DNA solution containing 0.01% FastGreen can be seen through the uterine wall ().
(4) After soaking the uterine horn with PBS, the head of embryo is pinched with a tweezers-type electrode, and electronic pulses are applied with the electroporator.
(5) Electroporation parameters for ICR mouse. If viability was prioritized over transfection efficiency, the number of pulses can be changed to two.
The actual current is displayed on the screen of the electroporator*. Make sure that the current would become 30-60mA. The current varies according to how the electrode applied or wetness of the uterine horn. Examine the gap between electrodes and the electrode contact areas to fit the current in the appropriate range. If the current is still above the range after the examination, change the voltage setting. *NEPA21, CUY21SC or CUY21EDIT (Nepa Gene Co., Ltd.)
  • GFP Expression

CAG-EGFP was injected into the both lateral ventricles of E14.5 mouse embryos and electronic pulses (33V, 50msec) were charged four times. 3 days later, the embryos (E17.5) were fixed and the brains were removed and examined under a fluorescence stereomicroscope (Fig. A). Fluorescence was observed in the lateral region of the hemisphere onto which the anode had been placed and in the medial region of the opposite hemisphere. And brains were frozen and sliced and the fluorescent image was obtained with a confocal laser microscope (Fig. B). GFP positive cells into which DNA was transferred at the ventricular zone (VZ) migrated to the intermediate zone (IZ) and cortical plate (CP). The arrowheads show the border between VZ and IZ and the border between IZ and CP. Dashed line show the border of tissues. VZ: Ventricular Zone, IZ: Intermediate Zone, CP: Cortical Plate .

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[Cultured Embryo] Electroporation for mammalian embryos in whole embryo culture systems

  • Procedure

1 Pre-culture embryos in the whole embryo culture system for 1.5-2 hours prior to electroporation. 2 Place the embryo in a Petri dish with Tyrode’s solution 3 Inject 0.1-0.5 µl of plasmid DNA into the brain ventricle with a fine capillary. 4 Apply square pulses using the electroporator (CUY21) and electrodes (chamber-type and forceps-type electrodes are available). 70V, 50 msec at 1-second interval, five pulses are applied for E10.5 mouse embryos. 5 Culture the electroporated embryos for 24-48 hours in the whole embryo culture system. .

Transfection of a fluorescent protein-expression vector into the developing rat cortex
Transfection of a fluorescent protein-expression vector into the developing rat cortex. (A) EGFP-expression vector was electroporated into E11.5 rat telencephalon. The electroporated embryo was cultured in the whole embryo culture system (WEC). (B) 24 hours after electroporation, EGFP-expression was specifically detected at the dorsal part of the telencephalon. Tel: telencephalon; Di: diencephalon Transfection of fluorescent protein-expression vectors into the rat spinal cord. (A) EGFP-expression vector was transfected into the spinal cord of E12.5 rat embryos by electroporation. The electroporated embryos were cultured for 24 hours in the whole embryo culture system (WEC). (B-E) Time-lapse analysis of neuroepithelial cells in the slice culture system. Histon-EGFP- and DsRed2-expression vectors were co-electroporated into the E12.0 rat spinal cord. The electroporated embryo was cultured for 24 hours in the WEC, then the spinal cord was sliced and time-lapse recording was performed. (B-E) Cell nuclei (B, green) and cytoplasms (C, magenta) of neuroepithelial cells in the slice are simultaneously labeled by the electroporation (E). (D) A DIC image. hb: hindbrain; sc: spinal cord; fl: forelimb; DIC: differential interference contrast
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Department of Developmental Neurobiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Masanori Takahashi, Tadashi Nomura, Noriko Osumi *Differentiation, Volume 70, Issue 4-5, Pages 155-162, June 2002

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[Brain Slice] Electroporation-mediated gene transfer system applied to cultured CNS Neurons

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Schematic representation of an electroporation set-up

Schematic representation of an electroporation set-up. A fragment of the mouse embryonic hippocampus was placed on a Millipore membrane filter and 5µl EP buffer containing 1mg/ml of plasmid DNA was applied onto the tissue. A tungsten needle was attached to the surface of a droplet. After application of square pulses the tissue fragment was returned to a petri dish containing ice-cold HBSS solution.

Electroporation-mediated expression of fluorescent proteins in hippocampal neurons. (a-c) Organ culture of hippocampal tissue fragments three days after electroporation with CAG-eGFP (a), T∞1X4 -eGFP (b), and ß-actin-eGFP (c) expression constructs. (d, e) A mature hippocampal neuron maintained 14 days in dissociated culture after electroporation of a ß-actin-eGFP expression construct. Higher magni¢cation view of the region marked by a rectangle in (d) reveals dendritic spines on the surface of dendritic shafts (arrows in e). (f, g) A hippocampal neuron 7 days after electroporation of 1:1 mixture of T∞1X4-eGFP and T∞1X4-mRFP1. Both eGFP fluorescence (f) and mRFP1 fluorescence (g) can be observed in a single cell. (h) Relative fluorescence intensity of hippocampal tissue fragments after electroporation of eGFP-expression plasmids with four different promoter sequences. The tissue fragments were maintained in culture for 4 days, fixed and observed under a confocal microscope. Fluorescence intensities per unit area of the tissue fragments were determined. (i) Relative fluorescence intensity of hippocampal tissue fragments isolated at two different developmental stages and electroporated with ß-actin-eGFP. Tissue fragments were maintained for 4 days in culture and subsequently fixed. Fluorescence intensities were measured using a confocal microscope. Bars = 50µm (a-d, f, g); 10µm (e).

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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Shigeo Okabe

*Neuroreport, Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 971-975, April 29, 2004

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[Brain] Electroporation-mediated gene transfer in the adult rat brain

EGFP expression in the medial preoptic nuclei of a female rat EGFP-positive cells Figure A: EGFP expression in the medial preoptic nuclei of a female rat examined 4 days after bilateral electroporation at 10 weeks of age. (An asterisk indicates the trace of the positioning of the electrode) Figure B: EGEP-positive cells (high magnification of Fig. A using a 60x objective lens) EGFP fluorescent signals are observed in the perikarya. .
Estrogen receptor α immunoreactivity in the medial preoptic nuclei and the periventricular nuclei of an adult female rat Estrogen receptorα-positive cells Figure C: Estrogen receptor α immunoreactivity in the medial preoptic nuclei and the periventricular nuclei of an adult female rat. 3V: third ventricle Figure D: Estrogen receptor α-positive cells (high magnification of Fig. C using a 60x objective lens). Estrogen receptor α immunoreactivity is prominent in the nuclei. .

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[Retina] Protocol for In Vivo electroporation into Mouse/Rat Retina

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Schematic illustration showing the in vivo electroporation method. (1) DNA injection into subretinal space (2) Electroporation . Tweezer-type electrodes (3) are placed to hold the head of newborn (P0) rat or mouse (4).

In vivo electroporated rat retinae harvested at various developmental stages. (A) Whole-mount preparation of rat retina in vivo electroporated with pCAG-GFP at P0 and harvested at P21. Pictures were taken from the scleral side. (B) Rat retinae in vivo electroporated with pCAG-GFP at P0 were harvested at P2(d-f ), or P5(g-i), and cryosections were prepared.
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[Muscle] Gene transfer into muscle by electroporation in vivo

Injection of plasmid DNA into muscle

Mouse In Vivo Electroporation

Electric pulses were delivered using an electric pulse generator (Square Wave Electroporator CUY21EDIT; Nepa Gene Co., Ltd.). Electrodes consisted of a pair of stainless steel needles of 5 mm in length and 0.4 mm in diameter, fixed with a distance (gap) between them of 3 mm or 5 mm (Nepa Gene Co., Ltd.) .

Injection of plasmid DNA into muscle

In Vivo electroporation

Protocol

1) Intramuscular DNA Injection Anesthetize mice by intraperitoneal injection of 0.01 ml/g body weight of 6 mg/ml pentobarbital sodium solution. Inject the tibialis anterior muscles with 50 µg of purified closed circular DNA of pCAGGS-lacZ plasmid at 1.5 µg/µl in PBS using an insulin syringe with a 27-gauge needle. 2) Electroporation in Vivo Insert a pair of electrode needles into the muscle to a depth of 5 mm to encompass the DNA injection sites. Deliver electric pulses using an electric pulse generator. Three 50-msec-long pulses of the indicated voltage (50-100 V) followed by three more pulses of the opposite polarity are administered to each injection site at a rate of one pulse per sec. 3) ß-galactosidase Expression Five days after DNA transfer, the expression of the lacZ gene is visualized by X-gal staining for ß-galactosidase activity

Electroporation of Whole Muscle Whole muscle without electroporation X-gal Staining The tibialis anterior muscles were fixed in cold 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS for 3 h, then washed in PBS for 1 h, and stained at 37˚C for 18 h in the presence of 1mM X-gal to detect E. coli ß-galactosidase activity. For transverse sections, muscles were embedded in O.C.T. compound and frozen in dry ice-acetone. Serial sections (15 µm thick) were sliced with a cryostat and placed on slide glasses coated with 3-amino-propyltriethoxysilane. . . . . . The slices were fixed in 1.5% glutaraldehyde for 10 min at room temperature and then washed three times in PBS. Samples were then incubated at 37˚C for 3 h in the presence of 1 mM X-gal. The muscle sections were counterstained with eosin. The control muscle (without electropul-sation) showed only a small number of stained muscle fibers. Electroporation increased both the number of positively stained muscle fibers and the density of staining..

Electroporation of Whole Muscle

Whole muscle without electroporation

Transverse section with EP

Transverse section with EP

Transverse section without EP

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Division of Stem Cell Regulation Research, G6 Osaka University Medical School; Jun-ichi Miyazaki

*nature biotechnology, Volume 16, Number 9, Pages 867-870, September 1998

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[Skin] Epidermis-targeted gene transfer using In Vivo Electroporation

CUY663-5X10 Tweezers Electrode with Variable Gap 3 Needle Fork and Stainless Steel Rectangle Plate

(1) Tweezers with Variable Gap 3 Needle Fork & Stainless Steel Rectangle Plate Electrode, 5mm x 10mm (CUY663-5X10: NEPA GENE)

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(2) Pulse generator (CUY21 EDIT Square Wave Electroporator: NEPA GENE)

ß-Galactosidase expression on d 1 (A) and d 7 (B) after the pCAGGS-lacZ transfer with electroporation at 18V.

ß-Galactosidase was expressed in the upper most cell layers (horny, granular, and prickle cell layers) of the epidermis on d 1 (A), and in the subcutaneous muscle layer on d 7 (B).

Magnification: (A) x 250, (B) x 70

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Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Hiroki Maruyama

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[Testis] Electroporated Transgene-Rescued Spermatogenesis in Infertile Mutant Mice with a Sertoli Cell Defect

Stereomicroscopic views of transfected testes charged with various voltages and observed under visible (A) or excitation (B) light after 5 wk. Voltage is indicated on each testis (A). Loss of testicular weight 5 wk after electric charge in 12-day-old testes (C). All values are means ± SD (measured number of testes charged with 0, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 V are 4, 4, 4, 12, 12, 15, 10, and 12, respectively). Cross-sections of a testis at 5 wk after being charged with 50 V, observed with fluorescence microscope under excitation light (D, left), followed by counterstaining of the same section with hematoxylin (D, right) or another section just stained with hematoxylin (E). In higher voltage charged testes, luminal enlargement of seminiferous tubules (D) or complete degeneration of seminiferous tubules under the capsule (D, left) was observed. In these testes, many fluorescence-positive Sertoli cells were identified easily (E, right), like in 20V charged testes (Day 35). Bars = 2mm (A, B) or 100μm (D, E). .
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School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women’s University; Kentaro Yomogida
*BIOLOGY of REPRODUCTION, Volume 67, Issue 3, Pages 712-717, September 2002
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[In Ovo] Misexpression of the gene of interest by in ovo electroporation

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Injection plasmid solution colored by Fast Green into the central canal

Illustration of electrodes on the vitelline membrane - overlying embryos

(1) Injection of the plasmid solution colored by Fast Green into the central canal (2) A pair of electrodes are put on the vitelline membrane overlying the embryos, and a 25V, 50 ms rectangular pulse was charged 4 times (3) We can monitor the transfection efficiency by electroporating GFP expression vector

Monitoring transfection efficiency with the GFP expression vector

(4) Strong GFP fluorescence could be detected even 48 hours after electroporation (5) Right side of the embryo is transfected, hence the left side could be served as the controll (Dorsal view)
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Mechanisms of brain regionalization and neural circuit formation have been studied by misexpression of transcription factors (En1/2, Pax2/5/6, Otx2, Gbx2), secreted factors (Fgf, Shh, semaphoring), signal transduction molecule (Ras, Sprouty2) and receptors (neuropilin)

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*Development Growth & Differentiation, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 199-201, June 2000

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[In Ovo] Knock-down by transfection of shRNA expression vector by in ovo electroporation

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(A) shRNA expression vector is electroporated as shown above. (B) Select target DNA sequence of 19 to 21 mer. Sense and antisense sequence were linked to a nucleotide spacer as a loop and put into expression vector that is driven by U6 or H1 promoter. Commercially available expression vector that dreives expression by mouse U6 promoter is effective in chick embryos. (C) After transcription, hairpin is digested to form siRNA, and siRNA forms RISK (RNA-induced silencing complex) to degrade the target mRNA. .
shRNA expression 24 hous after electroporation. 24 hours after electroporation. (A) Transfection is monitored by co-electroporated GFP fluorescence. (B), (C) Application of siRNA against En2 by electroporation shows degradation of En2 mRNA (B). (C) Control side

Graduate School of Life Sciences, and Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Harukazu Nakamura and Tatsuya Katahira

*Mechanisms of Development, Volume 121, Issue 9, Pages 1137-1143, September 2004

*Development Growth & Differentiation, Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 361-367, August 2003

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[Chick Embryo] Electroporation of early chick embryos using New’s culture (Gastrula)

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Chick Embryo Schema

HH stage 4 chick embryo and DNA

Chick Embryo Schema

A: Schema illustrating the system B: Hamburger and Hamilton (HH) stage 4 chick embryo with DNA solution injected to the prospective neural plate region. DNA solution was colored with a FastGreen dye. hn: Hensen’s node, ps: primitive streak, ao: area opaca, ap: area pellucid C: Schema illustrating the location of DNA solution between the vitelline membrane and the ectoderm. .
Experimental Procedure1. Dissect an embryo using a paper ring (dried filter paper) out of the egg. 2. Rinse gently to remove excess yolk, and place the embryo onto the platform of the cathode chamber. 3. Inject DNA solution into the space between the ectoderm and vitelline membrane using a glass pipette (for introduction to the ectoderm derivatives). 4. Adjust the target site right onto the cathode, and set the anode above it. Set the electrode distance at 5mm. 5. Deliver electric pulses (10V, pulse on 50ms, pulse of 100ms, 5 pulses) using a CUY21 electroporator. 6. Place the specimen on an agarose-albumin plate, and incubate at 39°C. .

GFP Expression Chick Embryo

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GFP expression becomes detectable by HH6 (about 5 hours after electroporation) in the neural plate, which spreads throughout the central nervous system at HH17. Scale bar: 1mm. .

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Transgene expression after the electroporationGFP gene was introduced to the prospective neural plate at HH4, and the embryo was cultured for about 34 hours (HH17 equivalent). GFP expression was occasionally monitored under a fluorescent dissecting microscope. GFP fluorescence was detectable as early as 3 hours after electroporation at the central nervous system and head ectoderm. More than 80% of cells within the transfected area express GFP

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Gene transfection for tissues other than CNS

Gene transfection for tissues other than the CNS

Based on the fate map of the chick epiblast, transgenes can be introduced to the somites (A, E), hematopoietic system (B, F), notochord (C, G), or lateral plate mesoderm (D, H).

E-H are the high power views of A-D, respectively.

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Method to introduce genes into epithelial cells of the chicken embryonic stomach (proventriculus)

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1. Cut open the proventriculus with small scissors and transfer the tissue to PBS(-) solution.. . 2. Cut the agarose gel with a small well (we use minigel for the separation of DNA) into a piece of appropriate size and put it into the electrode well. . . 3. Fill the well of electrode with PBS(-) and the well of agarose gel with DNA solution (12-15µl). Put proventriculus tissue into the well with it’s epithelial side towards the cathode. Two or three samples can be put together. . . 4. Apply pulses of 30V for 15 times with pulse length of 50ms, and interval time of 75ms. Remove agarose gel immediately and wash it in Tyrode’s solution. Then take out the tissues from the gel and wash them well in Tryode’s solution. The tissues can now be cultivate organotypically.

. (Fig. 1) Two days after the introduction of the vectors. Expression of GFP is observed only in the epithelium (E, left), not in the mesenchyme (M). cSP gene, a luminal epithelium marker, is expressed normally indicating that the electroporation is not harmful for the normal development of the stomach (right). Central figure shows DAPI staining of the explant. . .

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(Fig. 2) Three days after the introduction of the vectors. Small glands are already formed where cSP is not expressed. GFP protein can be found almost all epithelial cells of glandular and luminal epithelia, indicating that the efficiency of electroporation is very high.

E: EpitheliumM: Mesenchyme (Fig. 1)

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Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University; Sadao Yasugi

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[Plant Seed] Direct Gene Transfer into Mature Seeds via Electroporation

Direct gene transfer after the vacuum treatment

For research use, patent royalty is free in Japan

Basic Method
1: Soak mature seeds in water overnight
2: Transfer the seeds into the electroporation buffer
3: Vacuum treatment
4: Electroporation on ice
5: Incubate the seeds on ice for a few hours
6: Grow the plants under the relevant favourable conditions
7: Select the transformed plants using antibiotics

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Fig. 1. Electroporation Apparatus and the Chamber (Produced by NEPA GENE Co., Ltd.)

Apparatus: CUY21EDIT Chamber: CUY495P10 Electroporation on ice
Fertile transgenic plants were regenerated and self-fertilized seeds were obtained in rice and wheat. Transgene integration was confirmed by Southern hybridization. Transmission of the transgene into the next generation (T1) was indicated by PCR analysis. Transient gene expression was observed in several plant species and silk worm eggs.
1: Starting materials are mature seeds
2: Transformed plants are obtained in relatively short time
3: Plant tissue culture is not necessary
4: Possibly applicable to animal cells and microorganisms

Fig. 2. Production of Transgenic Whea

GUS Gene Expression Selection by Geneticin Transformed Plants

Fig. 4. Gene transfer into Silk Worm Eggs

GFP Expression Fluorescence

Fig. 3. Transient GUS Gene Expression

Rice (japonica) Rice (indica) Brassica Soybean

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[Xenopus Embryo] Electroporation of Xenopus embryo: Gene Delivery into the Eye Primordium at the Neural Plate Stage

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Fig.(1) shows the general setting of the electroporation. Vitelline membrane of the embryo (st.12-13) is usually kept intact. Inject 5-10nl of GFP-mRNA(1µg/µl, 0.05% Fast Green) into intercellular space of upper-few epithelial layers of the neural plate, and immediately after injection (leaving the needle in the embryo) the electric shock (20-22V, 5msecON, 95msecOFF, 10 shocks) is given by the micro-electrode. A: Recognition of the target site by Fast Green just after electroporation. This dye fades away 10-15min later. B: Expression of GFP at the eye 15-20 hours later. C: Detection of GFP protein in the eye vesicle by FITC-conjugated immuno-staining of thin section. The local deliveries of mRNAs such as BMP and Shh result in the perturbation of eye development in addition to the up/down regulation of the eye-marker genes
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Radioisotope Research Center, Nagoya University; Kazuhito Takeshima *genesis, Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 81-85, June 2002

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[Honeybee] In vivo gene transfer into the adult honeybee brain using electroporaton

In vivo electroporation

A) The necks of honeybees that had settled in the tube were fixed in place by inserting two U-shaped plastic sheets for surgical ease and later release.

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B) A honeybee settled in the tube with her neck fixed prior to the operation.

. C) Schematic representation of the micropipette and electrodes placed in the honeybee brain. Purple indicates micropipette filled with DNA solution, blue indicates electrodes. AN, antennae; C, compound eyes; MB, mushroom bodies; Oc, ocelli; OL, optic lobes.

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D) DNA injection and electroporation with needle electrodes. Arrows and arrowhead indicate electrodes and micropipette for DNA injection, respectively. Scale bar: 300µm. .

Fluorescent images of electroporated honeybee brain at 50V, targeting the optic lobe (A, B) and mushroom bodies (C-F).Fluorescent signals were detected around the anode position in the brain electroporated with GFP-expressing plasmid driven by the CMV promoter (A, C, E, F) and not in those electroporated without plasmid (B, D). (G, H) Magnified views of GFP-expressing areas shown in (A) and (F), respectively. Positions of electrodes are indicated by circles containing + or -. Arrowheads indicate the regions in which fluorescence was detected (A, C, E, G) and neural projections from mushroom body cells (F, H). Frontal view (A, B, F, G, H), rear view (C, D), and top view (E).

Panels (C) and (E) show different views of the same brain.

Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo; Takekazu Kunieda and Takeo Kubo

 

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*Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 318, Issue 1, Pages 25-31, May 21, 2004

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[Cancer Therapy] Electrochemotherapy for digital chondrosarcoma

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a. Proximal phalanx of the middle finger is swollen.. b. Expanding radiolucent mass in the proximal phalangeal bone. . c. No recurrence was seen even 3 years after treatment.

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Biopsy specimen

a) Cells varying in size and shape with nuclear atypia and multivesicular vacuolation of cytoplasm. . .

b) Two weeks after electrochemotherapy, histological analysis of core needle biopsies revealed 90% tumor cell necrosis H&E x 200

. Electrode and electroporation. a. Stainless steel 3cm x 5cm electrodes . b. Electroporation with two parallel electrodes placed on opposite sides of the tumor .

Resistance Measurement:..245±101Ω

Voltage: ………………………..150V (Electric field strength: 50/cm)

Current:…………………………1.1±0.5A

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Gross and microscopic findings of the resected tumor.. a) Gross appearance of marginally resected tumor . b) Cut surface . c) Microphotograph of the central portion of the tumor (area c in panel b) . d) Peripheral region (area d in panel b). . H&E x 200 A histological study of the resected tumor showed necrosis at the tumor margin
 

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*Journal of Orthopaedic Science, Volume 8, Number 2, Pages 248-251, March 2003

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