Digesting DNA with Restriction Endonucleases introduction. Analytical and Preparative reaction mixes. All about restriction enzymes. Pizzorno, BIOL 327. - [Read Restriction Enzyme Digestion of DNA]
Cytokine sandwich ELISA are sensitive enzyme immunoassays that can specifically detect and quantitate the concentration of soluble cytokine and chemokine proteins. BD Biosciences - [Read Cytokine ELISA Protocol]
The assay for ß-galactosidase relies on the ability of the enzyme to catalyze the hydrolysis of ONPG (o-nitrophenyl-ß-D- galactopyranoside) to free o-nitrophenol, which absorbs light at 420 nm. In this protocol, extracts of cells transfected with a ß-galactosidase reporter plasmid are incubated with ONPG. - [Read Assay for ß-galactosidase in Extracts of Mammalian Cells]
Cloning Enzymes a Guide Promega. An Enzyme Resource Guide series, highlights those enzymes important in nucleic acid cloning procedures. Promega - [Read Cloning Enzymes a Guide Promega]
A detailed protocol for bisulfite treatment of DNA. DNA is first digested with a restriction enzyme. DNA is denauted at 97C for 5min. Bisulfite protocol is included. Also DNA purification using the Promega Wizard DNA Cleanup kit in indicated. Fan Lab. UCL - [Read Fan Lab Bisulfite Treatment of Genomic DNA]
Protocol for blunt-end cloning of PCR products. Incubation of a blunt-end ligation reaction in the presence of an excess amount of an appropriate restriction enzyme can dramatically increase the yield of recombinant plasmids. The role of the restriction enzyme is to cleave circular and linear concatemers at restriction sites that are re-formed when linear, blunt-ended plasmid molecules ligate to themselves. I - [Read Blunt-end Cloning of PCR Products Protocol]
A specific endpoint assay for ubiquitin. Rose et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987. Simple endpoint assays for free ubiquitin (Ub) and for the Ub-activating enzyme are described. . - [Read A specific endpoint assay for ubiquitin.]
The physiological reactions of mitochondria and chloroplasts can be reduced to a series of electron transfers, catalyzed by specific enzymes found within the organelles. Thus, we can study the component processes of photosynthesis and respiration by isolating the organelles and measuring specific enzyme activity associated with that organelle. - [Read Photosynthesis and Respiration - Introduction]
Inverse PCR is used to amplify and clone unknown DNA that flanks one end of a known DNA sequence and for which no primers are available. The technique involves digestion by a restriction enzyme of a preparation of DNA containing the known sequence and its flanking region. The individual restriction fragments (many thousands in the case of total mammalian genomic DNA) are converted into circles by intramolecular ligation, and the circularized DNA is then used as a template in the PCR. - [Read Inverse PCR Protocol II]
Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase Protocol. USB. Protocol for Dephosphorylation of 5'-ends of DNA in
Restriction Enzyme Reaction. Protocol for Dephosphorylation of 5'-ends of DNA. - [Read Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase 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)]
Protocol for apoptosis detection using TUNEL protocol. This technique uses the enzyme terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) to label cells that have oligonucleosomal nicks/strand breaks in their DNA. - [Read Apoptosis Detection: TUNEL Protocol]
DNA microarrays are an ordered arrangement of DNA molecules complementary to genes of interest that are "spotted" by robotic equipment onto a glass slide substrate. The expression of genes in cells can be monitored with microarrays by preparing cDNA from the mRNA of cells of interest and measuring the hybridization to the microarray. This protocol describes the labeling of genomic DNA for use as a probe for hybridization to the cDNA spotted on the array.
The DNA Ligation protocol described here contains the steps required to join together using ligase enzyme both plasmid DNA and insert DNA fragments in order to create a new plasmid. This new ligated plasmid can be transformed after into competent bacteria to produce DNA for mini, midi or maxi-prep isolation.
This protocol describes the electroporation of the BMH 81-17 mut S strain that is recommended for tranformation of the site directed mutagenesis of dsDNA (See Protocol on Site-Directed Mutagenesis on Double Stranded DNA). BMH 81-17 mut S are a mismatch repair defective (mut S) Escherichia coli strain. The probability that the two mutations will cosegregate during the first round of DNA replication is increased in this strain.