Natural Killer Cells Methods and Protocols [#432798]

Srinivas S. Somanchi, "Natural Killer Cells: Methods and Protocols"
English | 2016 | pages: 383 | ISBN: 1493936824 | PDF | 12,7 mb
This volume contains collection of Natural Killer Cell methodologies relevant for both basic and translational research. These methodologies present new developments in the natural killer (NK) cell field, such as understanding the influence of NK cells metabolism on its function, identifying complexity of NK cell subsets through mass cytometry, and determining the emergence of memory NK cells in murine model of MCMV infection. Methods that study NK cell migration and cytotoxicity through endpoint analysis or live single cell imaging are also discussed. Chapters also describe methods pertaining to translational application of NK cells, such asex vivoexpansion of NK cells on K562 cell lines genetically modified to express either membrane bound IL-15 or membrane bound IL-21, large scale NK cell culture, current techniques for engineering NK cells to express chimeric antigen receptors or chemokine receptors usingretroviral vectors, electroporation of mRNA, and the natural phenomenon of trogocytosis.Written in the highly successfulMethods in Molecular Biologyseries format, these chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.