Beyond luciferase-luciferin system: Modification, improved imaging and biomedical application

Y Jiang, X Shi, C Tang, F Wang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The bioluminescence signal generated by the luciferase-luciferin interaction, exploited for
real-time and continuous monitoring of numerous biochemical processes in living cells and …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of macrophage function in kidney disease: New perspective on the interaction between epigenetics and immune modulation

R Tan, Q Bai, L Jia, Y Wang, T Li, J Lin, J Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2025 - Elsevier
The interaction between renal intrinsic cells and macrophages plays a crucial role in the
onset and progression of kidney diseases. In recent years, epigenetic mechanisms such as …

Competition shapes the landscape of X-chromosome-linked genetic diversity

T Buenaventura, H Bagci, I Patrascan, JJ Graham… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
X chromosome inactivation (XCI) generates clonal heterogeneity within XX individuals.
Combined with sequence variation between human X chromosomes, XCI gives rise to intra …

Visualizing lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection in cells and living mice

Y Wen, H Xu, W Wan, W Shang, R Jin, F Zhou, H Mei… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Mammarenavirus are a large family of enveloped negative-strand RNA viruses that include
several agents responsible for severe hemorrhagic fevers. Until now, no FDA-licensed drug …

Endogenous bioluminescent reporters reveal a sustained increase in utrophin gene expression upon EZH2 and ERK1/2 inhibition

HJ Gleneadie, B Fernandez-Ruiz, A Sardini… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disorder caused by loss of function
mutations in the dystrophin gene (Dmd), resulting in progressive muscle weakening. Here …

Bioluminescence imaging of Cyp1a1-luciferase reporter mice demonstrates prolonged activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the lung

N Veland, HJ Gleneadie, KE Brown, A Sardini… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) signalling integrates biological processes that sense and
respond to environmental, dietary, and metabolic challenges to ensure tissue homeostasis …

Harnessing bioluminescence for drug discovery and epigenetic research

HJ Gleneadie, A Dimond, AG Fisher - Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The naturally occurring phenomenon of bioluminescence has intrigued on-lookers for
decades and is now being developed as a powerful tool for medical research and preclinical …

Engineering Synthetic CopT/A-Based Genetic Biosensors for miRNA Imaging and Functional Gene Regulation

C Zhang, X Shi, C Tang, Y Du, W Shu… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Synthetic genetic biosensors that can operate at the transcriptional and translation levels
have been widely applied in the control of cellular behaviors and functions. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] A bioluminescence reporter mouse strain for in vivo imaging of CD8+ T cell localization and function

Y Guo, B Wang, Y Chen, M Liang, H Wang… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
CD8+ T cells play a critical role during adaptive immune response, which often change
locations and expand or contract in numbers under different states. In the past, many …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing tissue regeneration studies with luciferase-transgenic rats and bioluminescence imaging: A comprehensive review

PC Tan, E Kobayashi, Q Li, S Zhou - Chinese Journal of Plastic and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) in rodent models has revolutionized preclinical research in
recent decades, enabling precise and noninvasive observation of cellular and molecular …