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ArticleScientific reports2017

Biosynthesis of magnetic nanoparticles by human mesenchymal stem cells following transfection with the magnetotactic bacterial gene mms6.

Alistair Elfick, Grigore Rischitor, Rabah Mouras, Asim Azfer, Lisa Lungaro, Marc Uhlarz, Thomas Herrmannsdörfer, John Lucocq, Wesam Gamal, Pierre Bagnaninchi and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alistair ElfickUniversity of Edinburgh, Institute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3FB, UK.
Grigore RischitorUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Genomics and Experimental Medicine, MRC IGMM, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
Rabah MourasUniversity of Edinburgh, Institute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3FB, UK.
Asim AzferUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Genomics and Experimental Medicine, MRC IGMM, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
Lisa LungaroUniversity of Edinburgh, Institute for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3FB, UK.
Marc UhlarzHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD-EMFL), Dresden, 01328, Germany.
Thomas HerrmannsdörferHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD-EMFL), Dresden, 01328, Germany.
John LucocqUniversity of St Andrews, School of Medicine, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK.
Wesam GamalUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.
Pierre BagnaninchiUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.
Scott SempleUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ UK.
Donald M SalterUniversity of Edinburgh, Centre for Genomics and Experimental Medicine, MRC IGMM, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
University of Edinburgh · GBHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf · DEMRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine · GBUniversity of St Andrews · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_14104Medical Research Council MC_PC_15027Medical Research Council MR/K017047/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of stem cells to support tissue repair is facilitated by loading of the therapeutic cells with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) enabling magnetic tracking and targeting. Current methods for magnetizing cells use artificial MNPs and have disadvantages of variable uptake, cellular cytotoxicity and loss of nanoparticles on cell division. Here we demonstrate a transgenic approach to magnetize human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs are genetically modified by transfection with the mms6 gene derived from Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1, a magnetotactic bacterium that synthesises single-magnetic domain crystals which are incorporated into magnetosomes. Following transfection of MSCs with the mms6 gene there is bio-assimilated synthesis of intracytoplasmic magnetic nanoparticles which can be imaged by MR and which have no deleterious effects on cell proliferation, migration or differentiation. The assimilation of magnetic nanoparticle synthesis into mammalian cells creates a real and compelling, cytocompatible, alternative to exogenous administration of MNPs.

Indexed as

Magnetite NanoparticlesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansMagnetosomesMagnetospirillumMesenchymal Stem CellsPhantoms, ImagingTransfectionBacterial ProteinsMagnetite Nanoparticles

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PMID28051139
PMCPMC5209691
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