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Preparation of Xenopus tropicalis transgenic testicular stem cell culture.
Vegrichtová, Markéta ; Tlapáková, Tereza (advisor) ; Drobná Krejčí, Eliška (referee)
Testicular stem cells (TSCs) are relatively accessible potential source of pluripotent cells, which are particularly important for their application in regenerative medicine. Xenopus tropicalis is a useful model organism to study the migration and differentiation potential of stem cells. This amphibian is characteristic by outer fecundation and embryonic development of a great amount of embryos after fertilization. Oocytes and embryos are large enough (about 1 mm) to be suitable for micromanipulation micromanipulations. Laboratory of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague succeeded in the establishment of a mixed cell culture of TSCs growing on feeder layer of pre- Sertoli cells. This culture was derived from the testes of juvenile Xenopus tropicalis male. In the study of their differentiation potential it was found, that leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is the decisive factor allowing rapid proliferation of stem cells and their forming into characteristic colonies. This protein is produced by both types of cells which are present in the culture. The mouse LIF has the same positive effect on the proliferative potential of stem cells, which points at the evolutionary conservation of metabolic pathways associated with the maintenance of the stemness. RT-PCR analysis...
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Organization and mobility of G protein-coupled receptors in plasma membrane
Merta, Ladislav ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor) ; Sýkora, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the analysis of structural and dynamic organization of thyrotropin releasing hormone receptor (TRH-R) and δ-opioid receptor (DOR) within plasma membrane (PM) in relation to the specific sub-compartments of PM denominated as domains or membrane rafts. Modern fluorescence microscopy techniques FLIM, FRAP and RICS were used for this purpose. The experiments were performed on the live cells derived from HEK293 cell line. To reach the main goal of this work, the integrity of PM structure was altered by depletion of cholesterol which was performed by incubation of cells with β cyclodextrin. Results clearly support our previously suggested idea that the vast majority of TRH-R is localized in non-raft regions of plasma membrane. This work also compared different modes of performance of FRAP and results obtained by FRAP and RICS because these methods are to some extent analogous. This is one of the first works that used the RICS approach to characterize the G protein-coupled receptors. In the second part of this work, the setup of transient transfection of the HEK293 cells with DOR-ECFP and DOR EYFP constructs was established. Simultaneously, the functionality of these constructs, i.e. the ability of DOR to activate the cognate G protein was determined. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Plasmide DNA isolation from bacteria and transfection to HEK293 cell line
Bačovská, Kristýna ; Chmelíková, Larisa (referee) ; Svoboda, Ondřej (advisor)
Plasmid DNA is commonly used in fields of molecular biology and genetic engineering. This work deals with methods of DNA isolation and topics related to this procedure. In the experimental part of the work, phenol-chloroform extraction is used. First of all, plasmids Channelrhodopsin-2, ASAP1 and Kir 2.1 were amplified in bacterial strain DH5. 22 isolations were accomplished and the yield was validated using gel electrophoresis and transfection to HEK293 cell line. The most successful isolation was the isolation of plasmid ASAP1, the overall percentage success rate was 30 %.
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Study of properties of voltage membrane sensor ASAP1 expressed in HEK293 cell line
Jablonská, Dominika ; Čmiel, Vratislav (referee) ; Svoboda, Ondřej (advisor)
This thesis deals with the problematice of measuring membrane potential and monitoring the propagation of electrical activity of cells. For this purpose, fluorescence membrane voltage sensors have been developed to detect changes in the membrane potential by changing their fluorescence intensity. The practical part is focused on the study of the properties of the ASAP1 fluorescence probe, which was transfected into the HEK293 cell line, which are kidney cells from the human embryo. Cell membrane potential was changed using the patch-clamp technique.
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Plasmide DNA isolation from bacteria and transfection to HEK293 cell line
Měsíčková, Klára ; Fohlerová, Zdenka (referee) ; Svoboda, Ondřej (advisor)
The isolation of plasmid DNA is an important and often used method in microbiology. The isolation itself is preceded by preparation of bacterial competent cells and by amplification of the plasmids. In this stage, plasmids CHR2, ASAP1, ASAP-3, ASAP-5 and Kir2.1. are first amplified in E.Coli bacteria of the DH5 strain and then isolated through the method of phenol-chloroform extraction. Gel electrophoresis and transfection to cellular line HEK293 are used for determining the correctness of the isolation.
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Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery System of Plasmid into HEK293 cells
Bílek, Ondřej ; Svoboda, Ondřej (referee) ; Fohlerová, Zdenka (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis deals with using of magnetic nanoparticles, SPIO nanoparticles and nanoparticles of commercial product MATra for transfection of ASAP plasmid into HEK293 cells and subsequent optimization of the process. The experimental part is enclosed with theorethical part that summarizes findings from the fields of synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications, theory dealing with possibilities of the insertion of foreign DNA or plasmids into the cell and of its efficiency evaluation.
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Plasmide DNA isolation from bacteria and transfection to HEK293 cell line
Skala, Kateřina ; Fohlerová, Zdenka (referee) ; Svoboda, Ondřej (advisor)
DNA isolation is one of the basic methods in molecular biology. There are several methods of DNA amplification and isolation. In this paper phenol-chloroform extraction of three plasmid types - Channelrhodopsin-2, ASAP1 and Kir 2.1 is used. Six plasmids were isolated in total. These plasmids are then validated using gel electrophoresis. Successfully isolated plasmids are then transfected to HEK293 cells and images taken on confocal microscope 24, 48 and 72 hours after transfection.
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Study of properties of voltage membrane sensor ASAP1 expressed in HEK293 cell line
Sanetrníková, Dominika ; Chmelíková, Larisa (referee) ; Svoboda, Ondřej (advisor)
In the beginning of this thesis is a short introduction into plasmid DNA which is in the form of a vector used in molecular biology. Plasmids can be used in the form of fluorescent probes to measure changes in membrane potential. Into their structure is added a dye called fluorophore. As an important representative of this thesis is a fluorescent probe ASAP1 which contains green fluorescent protein whose response to the membrane potential change is the decrease in the intensity of emitted light. The aim of this thesis was to make chemical transfection of this plasmid into the HEK293 cell line and carry out its characterization. In the work is also described the design of a method for the analysis of the time course of changes in fluorescence depending on the cell membrane depolarisation. In the end of this thesis is also desribed realized experiment including the discussion of aquired results.
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Monitoring the success of transfection of cell line 293 HEK
Dvořák, Tomáš ; Španová, Alena (referee) ; Ševčík, Mojmír (advisor)
Diploma thesis is based on monitoring the succes of transfection of cell linie HEK293. In theoretical part are described principles of transfection methods, cell lines, vectors and reporter genes. HEK293 cells EBNA1 were used for practical part. It was studied the difference between GFP and EGFP plasmids. As well as using various transfection reagents under different culture conditions.
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