Project 1: Human tissue models to study infectious diseases: Human 2D and 3D neural cultures for studying virus tropism and infection phenotypes.
Project 1: Human tissue models to study infectious diseases: Human 2D and 3D neural cultures for studying virus tropism and infection phenotypes.
批准号:
9903207
负责人:
Lee Gehrke
金额:
$42.74万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
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资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
未结题
起止时间:
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关键词:
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To address a critical need for improved human tissue models to study infectious diseases, we propose to form
the MIT Center for Human Tissues and Infectious Diseases (MIT.HTMID). The MIT.HTMID Center will study
viral infections of the human brain and central nervous system by using biologically relevant two dimensional
(2D) human neural cells and three dimensional (3D) human cerebral organoids. The cells are homogeneous
preparations of human neuronal progenitors, neurons, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia, derived
from embryonic stem (ES) cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), and produced in the Human Cell
and Tissue Core. Prior work has demonstrated that these cells and the organoids formed are
nearphysiological in their biological functions, thereby representing an experimental system that is superior to
rodent models. The goal of Project 1, Aim 1A is to define the viral infection phenotypes for five cell types. Two
types of viruses, produced in the MIT.HTMID Virology Core, will be used. First, we will study flaviviruses,
including Dengue Fever Virus, West Nile Virus, and Zika Virus. Indeed, an important motivation for studying
human brain tissue and viruses is to understand the pathogenesis of Zika virus infections, which are causing
microcephaly and Guillain Barre syndrome worldwide. Second, we will use pseudotyped vesicular stomatitis
viruses (VSV) to study entry of several encephalitic viruses, including Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
(EEEV), Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV). By
replacing the VSV viral envelope with that of EEEV, WEEV, or VEEV, we are able to study virus entry in the 2D
cells and 3D organoids. These experiments are highly significant because EEEV, VEEV, and WEEV are
select agents. Using pseudotyped select viruses and multiple relevant cell types will allow us to study virus
tropism, pathology, and potential therapeutic targets. Project 1 Aim 1A will examine virus infection phenotypes;
that is, we will analyze virus replication, cell viability, spontaneous electrical activity, transcriptome and
secretome changes, and potential to differentiate to other cell types. This approach is significant because it will
demonstrate which cell types are most susceptible to virus infections, also revealing similarities and differences
among viruses that cause very different clinical diseases. In Project 1, Aim 1B, we propose to study virus
infection in the context of the three dimensional human cerebral organoid tissue model. Our group may be
unique in having the technical capacity to generate organoids that include microglia, which are the immune
cells of the brain. Our goal will be to determine if activated microglia have protective roles by secreting factors
that establish an antiviral environment. Alternatively, we will also test a hypothesis that microglia, upon
infection with Zika virus, are able to migrate into cerebral organoids to initiate cytotoxic infection of neural cell
types. These experiments are aimed at understanding how the fetal brain becomes infected by Zika virus to
cause microcephaly. The work will be facilitated greatly by forming the MIT.HTMID Center.
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Administrative Core: 3D Models of Engineered Human iPS Cells to Investigate Neurotropic Virus Infections
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批准号:9312526
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$24.13万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
3D Models of Engineered Human iPS Cells to Investigate Neurotropic Virus Infections
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批准号:9903201
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$171.63万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
Human Cells and Tissues Core: 3D Models of Engineered Human iPS Cells to Investigate Neurotropic Virus Infections
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批准号:9312528
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$25.87万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
Project 2: Use of 2D cultures and 3D organoids to identify candidate antiviral compounds; to use genetic approaches to identify host genes that promote or protect against flavivirus infection
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批准号:9312530
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$68.78万
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财政年份:2017
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
MMDx: A rapid multiplexed matrix code diagnostic for real time epidemiology
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批准号:8915035
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$45.39万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
Synergistic innate immune activation and cell killing by RIG-I ligands in HCV-HCC
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批准号:8441526
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$16.41万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
Synergistic innate immune activation and cell killing by RIG-I ligands in HCV-HCC
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批准号:8238622
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$20.95万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
MMDx: A rapid multiplexed matrix code diagnostic for real time epidemiology
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批准号:8467676
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$19.56万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
MMDx: A rapid multiplexed matrix code diagnostic for real time epidemiology
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批准号:8901539
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$39.99万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
MMDx: A rapid multiplexed matrix code diagnostic for real time epidemiology
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批准号:8301236
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$24.08万
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财政年份:2012
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:2857127
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$36.78万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:3301115
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$28.81万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:3301111
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$21.06万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:3301113
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$27.5万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:2181435
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$33.18万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:3301114
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$28.09万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:6180360
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$39.9万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:2181433
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$30.49万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:3301116
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$27.45万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
CONTROL OF CELL FUNCTION VIA SELECTIVE MRNA TRANSLATION
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批准号:2444719
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$34.48万
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财政年份:1989
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负责人:Lee Gehrke
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依托单位:
海外基金