Culture and Lentiviral Transduction of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Samples

Urszula Lucja McClurg, Stuart R McCracken, Lisa Butler, Karl T Riabowol, Olivier Binda

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Abstract

To assess oncogenic potential, classical transformation assays are based on cell line models. However, cell line based models do not reflect the complexity of human tissues. We thus developed an inducible expression system for gene expression in ex vivo human tissues, which maintain native tissue architecture, such as epithelia and stroma. To validate the system, we transduced and expressed known tumor suppressors (p53, p33ING1b), oncoproteins (RasV12, p47ING3), or controls (empty vector, YFP) in ex vivo prostate tissues, then assessed proliferation by immunohistochemistry of markers (H3S10phos). Herein, we describe how to generate lentiviral vectors and particules, successfully transduce human prostate tissues, induce exogenous gene expression, and assess cellular proliferation.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJMIR research protocols
Volume8
Issue number21
Publication statusPublished or Issued - 5 Nov 2018

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