@inbook{bd8bc8273cdf402ea5efb86b3561b6cf,
title = "Transfection, Spinfection, Exofection, and Luciferase Assays for Analysis of CCN Genes Expression Mechanism",
abstract = "Cell communication network factor 2 (CCN2), also known as connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), is protein inducible in response to TGFβ/Smad signal or the transcriptional activity of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3). We discovered that MMP3 in exosomes is transferable to recipient cells and then translocates into cell nuclei to transactivate the CCN2/CTGF gene. Exosomes and liposomes enable molecular transfection to recipient cells in vitro and in vivo. These small vesicles are surrounded by lipid membranes and carry proteins, RNA, DNA, and small chemicals. Here we define the exosome-based transfection as “exofection.” In addition, spinfection increases the efficiencies of transfection, exofection, and viral infection, thus being compatible with various molecular transfer protocols. Here, we provide protocols, tips, and practical examples of transfection, spinfection, exofection, fluorescence microscopy, and luciferase assays to analyze the CCNs gene expression mechanisms.",
keywords = "cis-elements, enhancer, exofection, Exosomes, gaussia luciferase, gene promoter activity, immunofluorescence, luciferase assay, spinfection, transfection",
author = "Takanori Eguchi and Yanyin Lu and Taha, {Eman A.} and Yuka Okusya",
note = "Funding Information: T.E. was supported by JSPS Kakenhi, grant numbers 17K11642-TE, 20K09904-CS, 19H03817-MT, 20H03888-HN, 20K20611-MT, 20H03888-HN, 21H03119-TY, and 21K08902-HY. Y.O. was supported by JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship. E.A.T. was supported by the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership Grant. Y.L was supported by Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Figure 1 was generated using BioRender. The author thanks Shiro Fukuoka, Kazuko Satoshi Kubota, Kuniaki Okamoto, Kisho Ono, Mona Sheta, Chiharu Sogawa, Masaharu Takigawa, and Manh Tien Tran for useful information, materials, discussion, or experimentation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-0716-2744-0_9",
language = "English",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "103--126",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
}