Retroviral microarray-based platform on nanostructured TiO(2) for functional genomics and drug discovery
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2007
Citazione:
Retroviral microarray-based platform on nanostructured TiO(2) for functional genomics and drug discovery / R. Carbone, L. Giorgetti, A. Zanardi, I. Marangi, E. Chierici, G. Bongiorno, F. Fiorentini, M. Faretta, P. Piseri, P.G. Pelicci, P. Milani. - In: BIOMATERIALS. - ISSN 0142-9612. - 28:13(2007), pp. 2244-2253.
Abstract:
Living-cell microarrays are powerful tools for functional genomics and drug discovery. However, despite several attempts to improve this technology, it is still a challenge to obtain microarrays of cells efficiently overexpressing or downregulating specific genes to address complex phenotypes. Here, we present a cell-based microarray for phenotype screening on primary and cancer cells based on the localized reverse infection by retroviruses. Viral vectors are immobilized on a nanostructured titanium dioxide (ns-TiO2) film obtained by depositing a supersonic beam of titania clusters on a glass substrate. We validated the retroviral cell array by overexpression of GFP reporter genes in primary and cancer cells, and by RNA interference of p53 in primary cells by analyzing effects in cell growth. We demonstrate that ns-TiO2 retroviral arrays are an enabling tool for the study of gene function of families of genes for complex phenotypes and for the identification of novel drug targets.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cell-based microarrays; Nanostructured titanium oxide
Elenco autori:
R. Carbone, L. Giorgetti, A. Zanardi, I. Marangi, E. Chierici, G. Bongiorno, F. Fiorentini, M. Faretta, P. Piseri, P.G. Pelicci, P. Milani
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