TY - JOUR
T1 - Localized gene transfer into organotypic hippocampal slice cultures and acute hippocampal slices
AU - Casaccia-Bonnefil, Patrizia
AU - Benedikz, Eirikur
AU - Shen, Hong
AU - Stelzer, Armin
AU - Edelstein, Diane
AU - Geschwind, Michael
AU - Brownlee, Michael
AU - Federoff, Howard J.
AU - Bergold, Peter J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Dr. M.A.Q. Siddiqui for the use of his CO 2 incubator, Dr. James H. Schwartz for the gift of the marble slab, Mr. Greg Taylor for help in constructing a vibrationless table, Mr. Vincent Garofalo for assistance with the photography and Dr. Todd Sacktor for reading this manuscript. This work is supported by funds from SUNY-HSCB and the Epilepsy Foundation of America (to P.J.B.) and PHS grant HD27226 (to H.J.F.). P.C.-B. is a recipient of a SUNY competitive predoctoral fellowship.
PY - 1993/12
Y1 - 1993/12
N2 - Viral vectors derived from herpes simplex virus, type-1 (HSV), can transfer and express genes into fully differentiated, post-mitotic neurons. These vectors also transduce cells effectively in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Nanoliter quantities of a virus stock of HSVlac, an HSV vector that directs expression of E. coli β-galactosidase (β-gal), were microapplied into stratum pyramidale or stratum granulosum of slice cultures. Twenty-four hours later, a cluster of transduced cells expressing β-gal was observed at the microapplication site. Gene transfer by microapplication was both effective and rapid. The titer of the HSVlac stocks was determined on NIH3T3 cells. Eighty-three percent of the β-gal forming units successfully transduced β-gal after microapplication to slice cultures. β-Gal expression was detected as rapidly as 4 h after transduction into cultures of fibroblasts or hippocampal slices. The rapid expression of β-gal by HSVlac allowed efficient transduction of acute hippocampal slices. Many genes have been transduced and expressed using HSV vectors; therefore, this microapplication method can be applied to many neurobiological questions.
AB - Viral vectors derived from herpes simplex virus, type-1 (HSV), can transfer and express genes into fully differentiated, post-mitotic neurons. These vectors also transduce cells effectively in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Nanoliter quantities of a virus stock of HSVlac, an HSV vector that directs expression of E. coli β-galactosidase (β-gal), were microapplied into stratum pyramidale or stratum granulosum of slice cultures. Twenty-four hours later, a cluster of transduced cells expressing β-gal was observed at the microapplication site. Gene transfer by microapplication was both effective and rapid. The titer of the HSVlac stocks was determined on NIH3T3 cells. Eighty-three percent of the β-gal forming units successfully transduced β-gal after microapplication to slice cultures. β-Gal expression was detected as rapidly as 4 h after transduction into cultures of fibroblasts or hippocampal slices. The rapid expression of β-gal by HSVlac allowed efficient transduction of acute hippocampal slices. Many genes have been transduced and expressed using HSV vectors; therefore, this microapplication method can be applied to many neurobiological questions.
KW - Gene transduction
KW - Genetic vector
KW - Herpes simplex virus-1
KW - Microinjection
KW - beta-Galactosidase
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U2 - 10.1016/0165-0270(93)90040-X
DO - 10.1016/0165-0270(93)90040-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 8152244
AN - SCOPUS:0027722973
SN - 0165-0270
VL - 50
SP - 341
EP - 351
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
IS - 3
ER -