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A secreted luciferase for ex vivo monitoring of in vivo processes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18204457     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Luciferases are widely used to monitor biological processes. Here we describe the naturally secreted Gaussia princeps luciferase (Gluc) as a highly sensitive reporter for quantitative assessment of cells in vivo by measuring its concentration in blood. The Gluc blood assay complements in vivo bioluminescence imaging, which has the ability to localize the signal and provides a multifaceted assessment of cell viability, proliferation and location in experimental disease and therapy models.
Authors:
Thomas Wurdinger; Christian Badr; Lisa Pike; Ruben de Kleine; Ralph Weissleder; Xandra O Breakefield; Bakhos A Tannous
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-01-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature methods     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1548-7105     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Methods     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-31     Completed Date:  2008-02-21     Revised Date:  2011-01-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101215604     Medline TA:  Nat Methods     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Molecular Neurogenetics Unit, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 149 13th St., Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiosperms / enzymology*,  genetics
Animals
Cell Line, Tumor
Fluorescent Dyes
Genes, Reporter*
Glioma / metabolism*,  pathology
Humans
Luciferases, Bacterial / genetics,  metabolism*
Luminescent Measurements / methods*
Mice
Mice, Nude
Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1K99CA126839-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P50 CA086355-02S1/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P50 CA86355-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fluorescent Dyes; 0/Luciferases, Bacterial
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