New Mammalian Two-Hybrid System Detects Protein-Protein Interactions
...in mammalian cells are the basis of virtuallyevery cellular process, such as DNA replication, transcription, translation,splicing, secretion, cell cycle control, signal transductions, and intermediatemetabolism. 1 As efforts to sequence whole genomes result in data forvast numbers of new proteins, there is a...Assess the In Vivo Activation of Signal Transduction Pathways with PathDetect Reporting Systems
...ratagene Signal transduction is essential to many cellular processes, such asgrowth, differentiation, and coordination of cellular activities. One approachfor determining the in vivo function of newly identified gene products, grow...Versatile Vectors for Ponasterone A- Inducible Control of Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells
...ms. The inducer exhibits no pleiotropic effects on cellular physiology andthe inducers lipophilic nature and short in vivo half-life ensure that itrapidly penetrates and clears all tissues, as well as exhibits dose-dependentcontrol of gene expression. In addition, the ecdysone receptor and its DNArecognition ...Innovative Tissue Array Technology for High-Throughput Screening of Gene Expression
...ughput format. To achieve an understanding of the cellular function of gene productsrequires localizing gene expression to specific cells and tissues. This task canbe accomplished through the use of tissue arrays, a collection of diverse tissuesamples mounted on a single slide. Proven successful in examining......GFP), a reporter protein known for its low cellular toxicity. Expression studies with the hrGFP report... GFP (EGFP), humanized Renilla GFP (hrGFP) has low cellular toxicity. This important attribute resolves problems that arise from the high cytoto...Luminol-enhanced Assay for Superoxide Anion (O2 face="Symbol" )
...en. Superoxide anionsare implicated in several key cellular processes, including oxidative stressdamage, 2 tumor promotion, 3 and, most recently, cell growthand DNA synthesis via their involvement in the cell signaling pathway ofproto-oncogene ras. 4 At present, superoxide may be detected by measuring the...Optimizing Transfection Conditions for Studying Signal Transduction Pathways
...oo powerful, it can squelch thesignal by titrating cellular components necessary for the cellular transcriptionmachinery and other processes. When more than 10 ng of the pFC-MEKK plasmid wasused, th...Cell Proliferation Kit Outperforms the Competition in the Range of Cells Typically Counted
...ound to DNA, the assayis insensitive to changes in cellular RNA concentrations or proteins. Relativefluorescence units from the sample wells are compared to a standard curveprepared beforehand. In this way, the number of cells in each well of a tissueculture plate can be quickly and accurately determined. Co...New Protocols for Isolating High- Molecular-Weight Genomic DNA
...ough a filter unit supplied with the kit to remove cellular debris(<3 minutes), isolation of the cell nuclei by centrifugation (<20minutes), and protease digestion of the nuclei (45 minutes). 1,2 Theresulting suspension is transferred to a free-floating RecoverEase kit cup wherethe digested proteins ...A New PCR-based Mycoplasma Detection Method
... they dramatically effectvirtually every aspect of cellular metabolism, without any apparent influence oncellular morphology. Often, only an increased cell doubling time indicatesculture contamination. To avoid these artifactual effects, cell lines should beperiodically evaluated. Mycoplasma-specific Procedu...Signal Transduction Reporting Systems Using Cis-Acting Enhancer Elements
...enhancer elements found in the promoters ofvarious cellular genes. This binding modulates transcription of these genes. Thetranscription level of cellular genes reflects the activation status of theinvolved signaling events. Transcription and expression l...Identification of Differentially Expressed Gene Products with the CastAway System*
... first-stand synthesis and PCR amplification ofthe cellular mRNA. The PCR products were run on the CastAway system, and thepattern of PCR bands was compared to the pattern from a nonstimulated control.Fourteen unique bands representing differentially expressed gene products due tothe PMA stimulation were iden...TKB1 Cells Identify Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Interacting Proteins
... proteins could be used to affinity purify cellular signaling molecules in vitro. Lysates from...hosphorylation sites can be used toaffinity purify cellular signaling proteins in vitro when purified from TKB1bacteria. These in vitro interactions are highly ...In Vivo Signal Transduction Pathway Reporting Systems
...ing systems. Signal transduction is essential for cellular growth, differentiation and thecoordination of various cellular activities in multicellular organisms. Manyhuman diseases are caused by disturbances in signal trans...Versatile Transfection Reagent Offers Low Toxicity and Consistent Performance
...measure the signal intensity ofa reporter gene and cellular protein concentration across a matrix ofconditions...rison studies toassess transfection efficiency and cellular toxicity, then determined thatLipoTAXI transfection reagent consistently outperformed other lipidfor...Low-Toxicity, Lipid-Mediated Transfection of Mammalian Cells
...reagent is a novel liposome reagent that offerslow cellular toxicity and high transfection efficiencies for ad...ing the signal intensity of a reportergene and the cellular proteins across a matrix of conditions, researchers caneasily optimize the amounts of DNA and LipoTA...New Reporter Plasmids for Studying Interferon-Stimulated Signal Transduction Pathways
...ions: They inhibit viral replication by activating cellular geneswhose products are involved in the destruction of viral RNA and in theinhibition of protein translation; and they induce expression of MHC class Imolecules by most cells in the body, except virus-infected cells. In contrast,type II interferon (I...Sequence-Validated and Expression-Tested Human cDNA in a Dual Expression Vector
...chromes,proteases, inflammatory response proteins, cellular matrix proteins, metabolicproteins, synthases, est...s that encode GFP permits visualization of cellular proteins in mammalian cells. Alternatively, sequences encoding a translation stop codon woul...Cis-Reporting System Monitors Intracellular Calcium Mobilization
...n, the activation of NFATproteins involves various cellular signal transduction pathways, includingcalcium mob...T-Luc Plasmid in Jurkat Cells Under natural cellular conditions, NFAT proteins are activated by antigen stimulation of the T-cell receptor. 1 Ph...Cis-Reporting System Monitors Intracellular Calcium Mobilization
...n, the activation of NFATproteins involves various cellular signal transduction pathways, includingcalcium mob...T-Luc Plasmid in Jurkat Cells Under natural cellular conditions, NFAT proteins are activated by antigen stimulation of the T-cell receptor. 1 Ph...Efficient Transfection of Neurospora Crassa
...lizing electronically regulated pulses to open the cellular membrane and introduce material, has become an easy and efficient method of transfection. The Eppendorf ® Electroporator 2510 employs electric pulse technology to provide an easy and efficient means of introducing ...Efficient Transfection of Neurospora Crassa
...lizing electronically regulated pulses to open the cellular membrane and introduce material, has become an easy and efficient method of transfection. The Eppendorf ® Electroporator 2510 employs electric pulse technology to provide an easy and efficient means of introducing ...Decontamination and inhibition of ribonucleases
...aminate solutions directly with released cellular RNases. Airborne contaminants settling on the surface of a solution of buffer could also carry RNases. Laboratory precautions Microbial ribonucleases share many properties with bovine pancreatic RNase A....Simple and Rapid Isolation of Plant RNA Using the Eppendorf Perfect RNA, Eukaryotic, Maxi Kit
...on, resulting in the rapid inactivation of cellular RNases. The RNA in the lysate is then selectively bound to a specially designed matrix and purified from DNA and other contaminants by efficient washing steps. Finally, RNA is eluted in molecular biology grade (RNase-free) wat...Optimizing DNA Amplification Protocols using the Eppendorf Mastercycler
...pecial DNA fragment, thereby emulating the cellular in vivo DNA replication. In spite of the method's basically simple operation, often enough it is not possible to achieve optimum results without optimizing the protocols. This summary therefore discusses a series of critical P......he rarity of total EBV genome in the total cellular DNA extract and the fact that the LMP-1 gene constitutes only 1% of the viral genome, made the task of amplifying Exon C difficult if not impossible using a conventional thermal cycler. With a switch to the Eppendorf Mastercyc...BioRobot MDx standardize your automated protocols in clinical laboratories
...t that siRNA interacts with endogenous cellular proteins to form a proteinRNA complex known as the RNA induced silencing complex (RISC). Due to the sequence homology between the siRNA and the target mRNA, the RISC specifically targets the mRNA for enzymatic degr...High-throughput gene expression analysis to screen for anti-asthma drugs
...Th2) cells. Th1 cells, which are involved in cellular immunity, secrete other cytokines, such as IL-2. Gene expression analysis of these cytokines provides valuable information about the effects of potential drugs for asthma. The goal of our research is to identify potential new...Effectene Transfection Reagent provides efficient gene delivery to primary neuronal cell cultures
... a powerful tool for studying the underlying cellular mechanisms for dynamic remodeling of synaptic compounds in living neurons (1). However, a major obstacle to the use of such chimeras is an effective gene delivery method. Gene delivery based on non-viral DNA vehicles is an attractiv...Custom and library siRNA for efficient gene silencing
...odels suggest that siRNA interacts with endogenous cellular proteins to form a proteinRNA complex known as the RNA induced silencing complex (RISC). Due to the sequence homology between the siRNA and the target mRNA, the RISC specifically targets the mRNA for enzymatic degradation (see ......ce viscosity caused by high-molecular-weight cellular components and cell debris. Traditional methods use syringes and needles, which are tedious, inconvenient, and hazardous to handle. QIAshredder spin columns replace these homogenization methods with a fast and simple centrifugation ......endogenous genes Study of molecular and cellular processes Target validation studies Potential for gene therapy Efficient, Targeted Gene Silencing Relative expression levels of lamin A/C after siRNA transfection......n most eukaryotic cells. It regulates a variety of cellular Ca 2+ -dependent signaling pathways and plays a role in many cellular events, including protein phosphorylation. Ca2+binding induces a large conformational change i...COSMCPREP HIGH AND LOW COPY PLASMID PURIFICATION
...not require the labor-intensive process of cellular debris removal making CosMCPrep a fully-automated plasmid purification system. Automation of CosMCPrep on medium or high throughput robotic platforms has proven to quickly and cost effectively purify high quality plasmids (Fig...General Considerations for Successful Transfection Experiments
...ine step means a severe obstruction of normal cellular functions. Differences in the splitting protocol (e.g., extension of trypsination, inactivation of trypsin, and time until transfection starts) could have an impact on transfection experiments. Passage Number ......ssion of large numbers of genes in parallel. Their cellular resolutionand accuracy of expressionpatterns, however, arelimited to the level of tissuedissection. Nonetheless, theyare excellent filters for the selection of genes that aresuitable for analysis by in situ hybridization. In situ hy...Use of Transcriptor Reverse Transcriptase in Microarray Analysis
Researchers studying tissue and cellular differences in gene expressionhave applied microarray analysis to questions ranging from cancer researchto plant development studies. Although the method is well established, manyof the steps in the process continue to be optimised to increase overal......elow. Besides enablingmicroscopic detection at the cellular level, the ELISAtechnique represents a method for ... to just dilute the sample because the latter is a cellular ELISA in whichthe labeled, cultivated cells produce the signals. In suchcases, the only alternative ...Quantification of Nucleosomes in Serum by the Cell Death Detection ELISAplus
...Death Detection ELISAplus (CDDE) was developedas a cellular test to detect nucleosomes in cytoplasmprior to disintegration of the plasma membranewhich is a well-known hallmark of apoptosis [1-3, 7, 8].We adapted the CDDE for its use in serum samples andimproved the comparability of the results by establishing...A Further Step in Understanding Apoptosis Direct Detection of PARP Cleavage
...ly involved in DNA repair, DNAstability, and other cellular events, is cleaved by membersof the caspase family during early apoptosis. The zincdependenteukaryotic DNA-binding protein PARP-1specifically recognizes DNA strand breaks produced byvarious genotoxic agents. Detection of a 89-kDa or 24-kDacaspase cle...Cell Proliferation and Viability Measurement
The quantification of cellular growth, including proliferationand viability, has ...ls can also be analyzed and gives anindication for cellular energy capacity and thus viability. The second type of assay also termed dye-exclusion......-use. Antibody staining Monitoring cellular proteinexpression is a critical step forquality co...to the chip. Conclusion Monitoring cellular expression ofprotein targets is a critical step forquality control, characterization ofcell populati...Confirming gene silencing mechanism by pGFP/GFP22 siRNA co-transfection
...led siRNAand the gene silencing effect andlevel of cellular protein expressionwere quantified at 4, 8, and 24hours after transfection. Materials and methods HeLa S3 cells( ATCC, CCL-2.2)were plated at 5 x 104 cells /wellin 24-well plates and incubated for24 hours before transfection. Cellswe...siRNA transfection optimization with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer
...ines assays fortransfection viability measurement, cellular protein expression analysisand siRNA integrity as well aspurity on a single platform. Theadditional advantage that only a fewcells and mimimum reagents areneeded for optimization experimentswith the 2100 bioanalyzer meansthat the remaining cells can ......tion hasbecome a very popular method for analyzing cellular behavior in a microscale and is used in a wide ran...criptome tovarious external factors influencingthe cellular behavior. Especially inclinical research there is the needfor methods that allow expressionanalysis ...Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Plant
...(12,000 to 16,000 x g) for 5 minutes to pellet the cellular debris, proteins and polysaccharides. Carefully pipette the supernatant onto a GenElute Filtration Column (blue insert with a 2 ml collection tube). Centrifuge at maximum speed for 1 minute. Discard the Filtration Column and retain the collection ...... microplate reader. CyQUANT GR dye binds to cellular nucleic acids, allowing cell numbers to be ...r Devices. Two methods are detailed. In the first, cellular proliferation is quantitated using a cell-based standard curve. In the second, cellular ...... results and annotations. The AcuityXpress cellular informatics platform is also seamlessly integrated... image and site. Highlighting a row of the cellular results table immediately highlights the corresponding cell and overlay in the image. (See F...Setting up a kinase profiler with IMAP
...efficient proteomics method to identify the cellular targets of protein kinase inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2003 100(26):154349. 7. B. Thors, H. Halldorsson, G. Thorgeirsson. Thrombin and histamine stimulate endothelial nitric-oxide synthase phosphorylation at ...A New Way to Assess siRNA Delivery Efficiency
...ansfection conditions can be evaluated for cellular toxicity using the KDalert GAPDH Assay Kit. For this type of analysis, cells are transfected with a negative control siRNA (e.g., Silencer Negative Control #1 ) followed by evaluation of GAPDH activity relative to u...A Better Way to Isolate RNA AND Protein From the Same Sample
... chaotropic denaturant that rapidly inactivates cellular ribonucleases. Total RNA is then purified ...ect comparison between RNA isolated from different cellular compartments, the same volume of each fraction (~5%) was analyzed by denaturing agarose ...... Figure 6, the average correlation between cellular phenotype and mRNA knockdown for each of the different genes was low, indicating that the variability in phenotypes induced by different siRNAs was unlikely to have been caused by siRNA efficacy. <A href="http://w...ArrayScript RT: Maximize Yields of Full-length cDNA
... that more faithfully represent the cellular transcriptome. The higher yields possible with ArrayScript also make it an excellent choice for general reverse transcriptase applications that are not length sensitive, such as real-time ...Assessing Gene Function with siRNA Libraries
...ed to determine their effects on cellular proliferation and mitotic index. This screen identified several kinase genes that are involved in the cell cycle, confirmed the identify of some kinases known to be involved, and identified a few ...Cancer-Related miRNAs Uncovered by the mirVana miRNA Microarray Platform
...suggesting that these miRNAs might control cellular processes that when altered lead to cancer...few miRNAs are key regulators of cellular processes that control unencumbered cell proliferation in humans. Based on target ...Inducing RNAi with siRNA Cocktails Generated by RNase III
... Laboratories) to allow for visualization of the cellular nuclei, and the resulting fluorescence microscopy images were digitally captured and quantified using Metamorph software (Universal Imaging Corp.). Size Separation of R...Dicer vs. RNase III for Preparation of siRNA Cocktails
... Duplicate samples from Panel A were examined for cellular toxicity using a Trypan Blue Exclusion Ass...ples showed significantly higher levels of cellular toxicity. Figure 3. RNase III Generated siRNA Cocktails Show Specificity for...Efficient Cellular Fractionation for RNA and Protein Isolation
...h virtually no cross contamination between the two cellular compartments. ... Fractionation To obtain total cellular protein and RNA using the PARIS Kit, whole cells are first homogenized in ice-cold......y critical roles in a variety of cellular processes, from regulation of mRNA translation, pre-mRNA splicing or transcription to chromosome maintenance and gene imprinting. In addition, two novel classes of small non-coding RNAs (1924 nt)-......ation conditions can be used that minimize cellular mortality and trauma while ensuring highly efficient siRNA delivery. In these experiments, electroporation was initially used to deliver Cy3-labeled siRNA targeting GAPDH into human primary mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) and ra...