Isolation of postimplantation-stage embryos allows one to study normal development as well as genetic mutations which cause postimplantation defects. This protocol describes a method for isolating early somite-stage embryos (~8.5 days post coitum [dpc]). - [Read Isolating Postimplantation Embryos: Early Somite-Stage Protocol]
Isolation of postimplantation-stage embryos allows one to study normal development as well as genetic mutations which cause postimplantation defects. This protocol describes a method for isolating late primitive-streak-stage embryos (~7.5 days post coitum [dpc]). - [Read Isolating Postimplantation Embryos: Late Primitive-Streak-Stage Protocol]
Isolation of postimplantation-stage embryos allows one to study normal development as well as genetic mutations that cause post-implantation defects. This protocol describes a method for isolating prestreak-stage embryos (~5.5 days post coitum [dpc]). - [Read Isolating Postimplantation Embryos: Prestreak-Stage Protocol]
Mononuclear phagocyte progenitor cells derived from femoral and tibial bone marrow are propagated in the presence of M-CSF. This macrophage growth factor is secreted by L929 cells and is used in the form of L929 cell conditioned medium. The progenitor cells proliferate and differentiate through monoblast, promonocyte and monocyte stages before maturing to macrophages. At this time the cells become firmly adherent to the culture vessel. - [Read Isolation and Culture of Mouse Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Protocol]
This protocol describes the isolation of fibroblasts from mouse embryos. Mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells are used as a feeder layer for the culture of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells to help maintain them as pluripotent stem cells. The inhibition of ES-cell differentiation provided by the MEF feeders appears to be due to their production of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). - [Read Isolation and Freezing of Primary Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEF) For Feeder Plates]
The procedures involve the isolation and growth of primary cell cultures from rodent and human tissue as well as the use of viral vectors for the introduction and expression of mammalian genes in cells in culture and in live rodents. - [Read Isolation and Growth of Primary Cell Cultures from Mouse Protocol]
Protocol describes how to allow the isolation of nuclei from all stages of the Tetrahymena life cycle in high yield with a high degree of purity. This method gives highly purified populations of both micronuclei and macronuclei. - [Read Isolation and Purification of Tetrahymena Nuclei Protocol]
This procedure describes the isolation and culture of adult mouse cardiac myocytes from two or more hearts. Includes
modifications for the digestion of two or more hearts in the same procedure and subsequent pooling of myocytes derived from the multiple hearts. The isolation procedure is performed by one or more technicians and routinely yields approximately 1
million rod-shaped myocytes per heart. - [Read Isolation of Adult Mouse Cardiac Myocytes from Two or More Hearts Protocol]
Includes: Isolation of Arabidopsis LEU2 cDNAs by complementation of the yeast leu2 mutation; Recovery of plasmid DNA from yeast cells; Analysis of Arabidopsis cDNAs that complement a yeast leu2 mutation; Preparation of library DNA from the Lacroute cDNA library; Preparation of Yeast Media. - [Read Isolation of Arabidopsis cDNAs by Complementation in Yeast]
Protocol for the isolation of Arabidopsis nuclei and measurement of gene transcription rates using nuclear run-on assays. Plant materials are ground in hexylene glycol-based buffers and highly enriched nuclear fractions are obtained using Percoll density gradients. Standard and small-scale protocols are presented, along with a tested method for nuclear run-on assays. The entire process may be completed within 3 days. - [Read Isolation of Arabidopsis Nuclei and Measurement of Gene Transcription Rates Protocol]
BAC DNAs are prepared from 5-ml cultures of BAC-transformed cells by a modification of the standard alkaline lysis method (Preparation of Plasmid DNA by Alkaline Lysis with SDS: Minipreparation). The yield typically varies between 0.1 and 0.4 µg of BAC DNA. - [Read Isolation of BAC DNA from Small-scale Cultures Protocol]
Presents two methods for preparing dendritic cells (DCs), a highly specialized type of antigen-presenting cell (APC). The first method involves the isolation of DCs from mouse spleen, resulting in a cell population that is highly enriched in accessory cell and APC function. A support protocol for collagenase digestion of splenocyte suspensions is described to increase the yield of dendritic cells. The second method involves generating large numbers of DCs from mouse bone marrow progenitor cells. - [Read Isolation of Dendritic Cells Protocol]
Procedure is used to prepare DNA simultaneously from many different types of samples or tissues. Although the DNA is generally too small (approx. 80 kb) for efficient construction of genomic DNA libraries, it gives excellent results in Southern hybridizations and PCRs. Cultured aneuploid mammalian cells (2 x 107, e.g., HeLa cells) yield 100 µg of DNA in a volume of 1 ml. - [Read Isolation of DNA from Mammalian Cells by Spooling Protocol]
A Single Stranded Plasmid DNA Isolation Protocol describing the production and isolation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) using bacteriophagemid-containing bacteria and helper phage. Infection of the host cells with helper phage allows for packaging of ssDNA into bacteriophage. The ssDNA can then be isolated from phage particles.
A single step RNA isolation protocol using Phenol Chloroform Extraction and Acid Guanidinium Thiocyanate. This RNA isolation method uses the fact that guanidinium thiocyanate can simultaneously lyse the cells and inactive cellular RNAses during the initial RNA isolation step allow a single step in the method.
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.