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Date and Time | 2010-08-23 17:00 - 18:00 |
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Venue | Auditorium C1F |
Speaker | Mitsuo Oshimura
Chromosome Engineering Research Center(CERC), Tottori University |
Title | Human artificial chromosome meets stem cells |
Poster | click here to download (PDF) |
Host | Takahashi Masayo |
Summary | We have constructed a novel human artificial chromosome(HAC) vector without all endogeneous genes from chromosome #21. The HAC possesses several characteristics that are required for gene therapy vectors and animal models, including stable episomal maintenance and the capacity for large gene inserts in a LoxP site. The HAC can also carry genomic loci with regulatory elements, which allow for the expression of transgenes in a genetic environment similar to the natural chromosome. My talk summaries lessons and prospects learned mainly from our recent studies of HAC-mediated gene expression in embryonic and adult stem cells for gene therapies, and humanized model mice. |