A method for ameliorating autoimmune disease by passive transfer of IVIg-primed leukocytes. Developed a method for ‘priming’ specific leukocyte populations with IVIg to study their potential role in ameliorating ITP upon passive transfer, which we describe herein. Using this technique, found that splenic CD11c+ dendritic cells reacted with IVIg, or several IVIg mimetic regimes, were primed to ameliorate ITP upon transfer to thrombocytopenic mice. - [Read Method for Ameliorating Autoimmune Disease by Passive Transfer of IVIg-Primed Leukocytes]
In MOPAC, the amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal sequences of a peptide are used to design two redundant families of oligonucleotides encoding the aminoand carboxy-terminal sequences of the peptide. The primers are used either to amplify a segment of cDNA prepared by RT-PCR from a tissue known to express the protein or to amplify a segment of DNA from an established genomic or cDNA library. - [Read Mixed Oligonucleotide-primed Amplification of cDNA MOPAC Protocol]
Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can be used to prime RNA synthesis by the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP). SiRNAs can be used by RdRP as primers for specific cellular mRNAs, forming dsRNA products capable of inducing transitive RNAi. - [Read Protocol for siRNA-Primed RNA Synthesis Protocol]