Establishment of a novel model to assess the function of proteins under in vivo conditions

ABSTRACT: We established a novel model to assess the function of proteins under in vivo conditions. The model relies on the expansion of HEK293 cells in immunodeficient NOD.Scid mice. To validate the novel model, we performed microarray gene expression profiling of NOD.Scid-expanded HEK293 cells relative to conventionally cultivated cells. Microarray analysis revealed that cell expansion in NOD.Scid mice restored an imbalanced chaperone system without inducing a major upregulation of the entire protein folding machinery. Human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells were injected subcutaneously into immunodeficient NOD.Scid mice. After three weeks, the expanded cell pellet was isolated, and total RNA was extracted. In parallel, total RNA was prepared from HEK293 cells cultivated in vitro under standard cell

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Ursula Quitterer 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18739 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress