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ArticleNature protocols2019

Magnetically guided virus stamping for the targeted infection of single cells or groups of cells.

Rajib Schubert, Sophie Herzog, Stuart Trenholm, Botond Roska, Daniel J Müller

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Article in Nature protocols, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Rajib SchubertDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Sophie HerzogDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Stuart TrenholmMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Botond RoskaNeural Circuit Laboratories, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland. botond.roska@iob.ch.
Daniel J MüllerDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Basel, Switzerland. daniel.mueller@bsse.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-0665
Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology · CHCalifornia Institute of Technology · USFriedrich Miescher Institute · CHMontreal Neurological Institute and Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To understand and control complex tissues, the ability to genetically manipulate single cells is required. However, current delivery methods for the genetic engineering of single cells, including viral transduction, suffer from limitations that restrict their application. Here we present a protocol that describes a versatile technique that can be used for the targeted viral infection of single cells or small groups of cells in any tissue that is optically accessible. First, cells of interest are selected using optical microscopy. Second, a micropipette-loaded with magnetic nanoparticles to which viral particles are bound-is brought into proximity of the cell of interest, and a magnetic field is applied to guide the viral nanoparticles into cellular contact, leading to transduction. The protocol, exemplified here by stamping cultured neurons with adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), is completed in a few minutes and allows stable transgene expression within a few days, at success rates that approach 80%. We outline how this strategy is applied to single-cell infection in complex tissues, and is feasible both in organoids and in vivo.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesMagnetite NanoparticlesAnimalsCells, CulturedDependovirusGenetic VectorsMagnetic FieldsMagneticsNeuronsRatsTransduction, GeneticTransgenesMagnetite Nanoparticles

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PMID31628446
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