Biolistics

"Biolistics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Techniques where DNA is delivered directly into organelles at high speed using projectiles coated with nucleic acid, shot from a helium-powered gun (gene gun). One of these techniques involves immunization by DNA VACCINES, which delivers DNA-coated gold beads to the epidermis.

Descriptor ID

D019470

MeSH Number(s)

E02.319.267.530.620.570.100

E05.393.350.100

Concept/Terms

Biolistics

Particle-Mediated Epidermal Delivery of DNA

Gene Gun DNA Immunization

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Biolistics".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Drug Administration Routes [E02.319.267]
Injections [E02.319.267.530]
Injections, Subcutaneous [E02.319.267.530.620]
Injections, Jet [E02.319.267.530.620.570]
Biolistics [E02.319.267.530.620.570.100]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Genetic Techniques [E05.393]
Gene Transfer Techniques [E05.393.350]
Biolistics [E05.393.350.100]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biolistics" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Biolistics" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 16 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	2	2
2004	1	3	4
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Biolistics" by people in Profiles.

Transient gene expression in tobacco using Gibson assembly and the Gene Gun. J Vis Exp. 2014 Apr 18; (86).

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Biolistic transformation of Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 940:77-86.

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HandGun-mediated inoculation of plants with viral pathogens for mechanistic studies. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 940:53-62.

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Innovative DNA vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancer. Gene Ther. 2011 Mar; 18(3):304-12.

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Structural remodeling of fibrous astrocytes after axonal injury. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 20; 30(42):14008-19.

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Normal targeting of a tagged Kv1.5 channel acutely transfected into fresh adult cardiac myocytes by a biolistic method. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2010 Jun; 298(6):C1343-52.

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Development of a rapid biolistic assay to determine changes in relative levels of intracellular calcium in leaves following tetracycline uptake by pinto bean plants. Analyst. 2009 Aug; 134(8):1594-600.

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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A. Tissue Antigens. 2008 Nov; 72(5):431-40.

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Enhancement of DNA tumor vaccine efficacy by gene gun-mediated codelivery of threshold amounts of plasmid-encoded helper antigen. Blood. 2009 Jan 01; 113(1):37-45.

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RNA interference-mediated in vivo silencing of fas ligand as a strategy for the enhancement of DNA vaccine potency. Hum Gene Ther. 2008 Aug; 19(8):763-73.

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