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Mouse models for cancer research

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Shanghai Model Organisms Center provides multiple types of tumor-bearing mouse models for cancer research and drug efficacy testing, including cell line-derived xenograft model (CDX) and patient-derived xenograft model (PDX). While PDX models better reflect the heterogeneity and diversity of human cancers, CDX models allow researchers to advance their pre-clinical drug development in a cost- and time-efficient manner.

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Blood Analysis

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At Shanghai Model Organisms Center, we use an automatic biochemical analyzer to measure a specific chemical composition of serum according to the principle of photoelectric colorimetry. This can be used to assess liver and kidney functions or measure blood sugar, blood lipids, and electrolytes.

Model Repository

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Shanghai Model Organisms has established more than 18,000 genetically modified mouse models using three core technologies of gene editing. It has more than 10,000 proprietary genetically engineered mouse models that can be directly used for studies on gene functions, drug screening, and human diseases. At the same time, Shanghai Model Organisms has more than 30 fluorescent-labeled tumor cell lines, which can be used for in vitro experiments, studies on tumor bearing mice and other tumor researches.

Popular Model Organisms

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Model organisms are instrumental to the study of gene functions. Gene editing technology has always played a crucial role in the research on gene functions, diseases and drug discovery, through its application in genetic engineering of model organisms, mimicking of human diseases, as well as observation of physiological or pathological changes. In particular, the CRISPR/Cas9 technology has achieved remarkable breakthroughs in recent years, significantly improving the efficiency of genetic engineering in model organisms, and facilitating more extensive and in-depth applications of animal models in various research fields.

Syngeneic Models

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Humanized Mice

NMG and NMG-B2m mice transplanted with human-derived PBMC are suitable for short-term in vivo tests requiring mature T cell function, including studies on HIV infection, immuno-oncology and GvHD.

Gene Knock-in

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Knock-in represents the introduction of specific mutations or exogenous genes, such as point mutations (mimicking human genetic disease) at the selected location or reporter genes (e.g., EGFP, RFP, mCherry, YFP, LacZ, Luciferase etc.) or functional cDNAs (such as Cre, Dre etc.) into a specific genomic locus through homologous recombination, thereby allowing the exogenous DNA fragment to be expressed. A simultaneous occurrence of knock-in and knock-out can be achieved by replacing a murine endogenous gene with a foreign DNA fragment.

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