The method allows the detection and quantification of glycosyltransferase activity using an ELISA-based procedure and carbohydrate-specific monoclonal antibodies. Avoids the use of radiolabeled substrates. Bruce A. Macher~Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA - [Read A Sensitive ELISA-Based Assay for Glycosyltransferases]
After section of the corticospinal (CS) tract in adult rats, neutralizing Nogo-A with monoclonal antibodies leads to enhancement of axonal re-growth and compensatory sprouting, accompanied by increased motor recovery. The neutralization of Nogo-A represents a promising approach for therapy after lesion if its enhancement of functional recovery can be transposed to primates. - [Read Anti-Nogo-A Treatment Protocol]
ANTIBODY PURIFICATION by affinity chromatography. By Beth, Mullins Lab UCSF. To affinity purify antibodies, generate lots of E. coli lysate that contains your antigen. If the protein can stand freeze thawing, then go ahead and purify the protein from e. coli lysate and keep it frozen until you need to couple it to a CH-sepharose column. - [Read ANTIBODY PURIFICATION by affinity chromatography]
Assays for B Lymphocyte Function Protocols- https://catalog.invitrogen.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=iProtocol.unitSectionTree&treeNodeID=9E66340AD6485AA0FEB8F538B2FD389E&objectid=6674A538AC9B642C5CD51556EF7B3D26
Describes the antigenic stimulation of in vitro antibody production by B cells and the subsequent measurement of secreted antibodies. The first protocol is a generalized system for inducing in vitro antibody production and can accommodate various types of antigens under study. Secreted antibodies can then be measured with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or other soluble-antibody detection systems. - [Read Assays for B Lymphocyte Function Protocols]
Band Shift Protocols- http://www.pharma.ethz.ch/institute_groups/biomacromolecules/protocols/bandshift
Protocols on band shift. Includes: Phosphorylation of recombinant antibodies; Labeling the antigen with a red fluorophore; Native gel electrophoresis; Band-shift assay for the determination of Kd; Band-shift assay for the determination of koff. - [Read Band Shift Protocols]
Once tissues are fixed and permeabilized, the antibodies are added. These antibodies can be labeled directly or detected by a labeled secondary reagent. For indirect detection, any reagent that binds specifically to the primary antibody can be "tagged" and used to locate the antibody. The possible reagents include anti-immunoglobulin antibodies, protein A or G, or, if the first antibody is labeled with biotin, streptavidin. They can be labeled with enzymes or gold. - [Read Binding Antibodies to Tissue Sections Protocol]
Protocol uses specific antibodies coupled to one of four fluorochromes: fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), R-phycoerythrin (PE), peridinin chlorophyll-a (PcP),
and allophycocyanin (APC). These fluorochromes can be used simultaneously to stain and analyze the expression patterns of four different proteins in the same sample. The
fluorochrome stained cell populations are analyzed using a FACSCalibur dual-laser flow cytometer. - [Read Characterization of Cells by Flow Cytometry Protocol]
ChIP assay protocol with 2 steps: in vivo formaldehyde cross-linking of whole cells and protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions, followed by immunoprecipitation of protein-DNA complexes with specific antibodies from sonicated extracts. Breeden Lab - [Read Chromatin IP (CHIP assay)]
Antibody Neutralization of TNF-α-Induced Killing of L929 Cell Line, IFN-γ-Protection from Viral Infection of L929 and A549 Cell Lines, TNF-α-Induced Killing of L929 Cell Line. eBiosciences. - [Read Cytokine Neutralization, In Vitro Using Antibodies]
Protocol for Detection (FISH). TRITC, or Avidin Cy-5. For the probes labeled with digoxigenin, we usually first incubate with mouse-anti-digoxigenin, followed by incubation with sheep anti-mouse Cy5.5, or other fluorochrome conjugated antibodies. - [Read Detection FISH Protocol]
Protocol for detection of autoantibodies with self-assembling radiolabeled antigen tetramers. Details how to produce radiolabeled antigen-streptavidin tetramers for detection of antibodies by immunoprecipitation. Optionally, the antigen tetramers can be denatured to compare responses to folded and unfolded antigen in the same system. This technique can be applied to a large or small number of samples, and a given sample can be simultaneously assayed with multiple antigens. - [Read Detection of Autoantibodies with Self-Assembling Radiolabeled Antigen Tetramers Protocol]
Qualitative ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) used for screening detection of anti-platelet antibodies or for detection of platelet-associated Ig (PAIg). Andrei Musaji Viral immunity and pathogenesis group, Universite Catholique de Louvain. - [Read ELISA for detection of platelet-associated Ig (PAIg)]
The simplest way to determine whether two monoclonal antibodies bind to distinct sites on a protein antigen is to carry out a competition assay. The assay can be used with antibodies that bind both conformational and linear epitopes, and it is most useful in the analysis of monoclonal antibody specificity because polyclonal sera typically recognize multiple different epitopes. - [Read Epitope Mapping by Competition Assay Protocol]
Flow cytometry is a widely used method for characterizing and separating individual cells. This basic protocol focuses on: measure fluorescence intensity produced by fluorescent-labled antibodies and ligands that bind specific cell-associated molecules. Includes: Immunofluorescence Staining and Flow Cytometry Analysis. - [Read Flow Cytometry Analysis Protocol]
Flow cytometry is a widely used method for characterizing and separating individual cells. This basic protocol focuses on: measure fluorescence intensity produced by fluorescent-labled antibodies and ligands that bind specific cell-associated molecules. Includes: Immunofluorescence Staining; Flow Cytometry Analysis. - [Read Flow Cytometry Analysis Protocol]
Fluorescent dyes absorb light at certain wavelengths and in turn emit their fluorescence energy at a higher wavelength. Each dye has a distinct emission spectrum, which can be exploited for multicolor analysis. eBioscience antibodies are available conjugated to a wide variety of fluorochromes. - [Read Fluorescent Dyes for Flow Cytometric Analysis]
Novel strategy of immunizing a phosphorylated peptide or a synthetic phosphopeptide, which corresponds to the protein phosphorylated at a targeted residue. Method has been applied to the production of antibodies that can specifically recognize the other types of site-specific protein modification, such as acetylation, methylation, and proteolysis. - [Read Functional Analyses for Site-Specific Phosphorylation of a Target Protein in Cells]
In Vitro Translated Xenopus Mos Kinase Assay Protocol. In response to progesterone, immature Xenopus oocytes mature to eggs that can be fertilized. The Mos protein kinase is essential for oocyte maturation, most likely due to its ability to activate the MAP kinase cascade. This MAP kinase cascade eventually leads to the activation of Cdc2/cyclin B and entry into M phase. In this protocol, tagged Mos kinase is translated in vitro, immunopurified, and used in a kinase assay.
A protocol for the selection of Phage Antibodies using Immobilized Antigen. This method describes the selection of antibodies from bacteriophage antibody libraries that recognize a specific antigen. The phage display library of antibody-displaying phage particles is exposed to antigen attached to a solid substrate (Nunc Immuno™ tubes). The phage particles with affinity for antigen bind to the immobilized antigen and are selected from the library of phage expressing antibodies.