laboratories Protocols

Category: Genetics and Genomics: Cancer Genetics Protocols

SKY has also been applied for the mouse genome, enabling investigators to extrapolate information from mouse models of cancer to their human counterparts. This review will address the advances that SKY has facilitated in the field of cancer cytogenetics, as well as its variety of application in the cancer research laboratories. - [Read Applications of SKY in Cancer Cytogenetics Review]

Category: Protein Protocols: Protein Extraction From Cells

Cell Lysate Extracts. Great protocols for cell lysis preparation from a variety of cell types. There are numerous methods of cell stimulation and lysis. For a given protein, Upstate’s Laboratories determine the specific treatment upon initial testing of its products. It is important to select the correct cell line, stimulation procedure (if any), and lysis protocol. Upstate. - [Read Cell Lysate Extracts]

Category: Epigenetics and Methylation Protocols: ChIP Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Protocols

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Protocol for Histone Modification Chromatin and Associated Proteins. Roderick O’Sullivan & Joost Martens. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments are routinely performed in many laboratories around the world to examine the occupancy of proteins or chromatin modifications over particular stretches of the genome. - [Read Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Protocol for Histone Modification Chromatin and Associated Proteins]

Category: Molecular Biology Protocols: Carbohydrate Protocols

Deglycosylation steps are different with every glycoprotein and must be determined empirically (Methods in Enzymology, 1994, 230: 44-57). A typical test reaction of human transferrin is described. T.H. Plummer, Jr. and A.L. Tarentino, Department of Biochemistry, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, Albany, New York - [Read Deglycosylation of Glycoproteins Using Endoglycosidases]

Category: Microscopy Protocols: Live-Cell Imaging Protocols

Live-cell imaging techniques provide a critical insight into the fundamental nature of cellular and tissue function, especially due to the rapid advances that are currently being witnessed in fluorescent protein and synthetic fluorophore technology. Because of these advances, live-cell imaging has become a requisite analytical tool in most cell biology laboratories. - [Read Maintaining Live Cells on the Microscope Stage]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: Flow Cytometry Protocols: Flow Cytometry Immunofluorescence Staining Protocols

Provides a brief historical perspective to illustrate the demands for this technology and to lay the foundation for its application; Explains the hurdles that were surmounted to achieve the current level of multiparametric analysis which serves to alert researchers to potential problems they may encounter when they either bring this technology to their own laboratories, or when they use extant instrumentation in another laboratory; Illustrates some of the complexities that arise. - [Read Multiparameter FACS Analysis]

Category: Primary Cell Isolation and Culture Protocols: Mammalian Cell Culture Protocols

Protocol to be used as reference to help standardization of both the isolation procedure and the quality of the cultures allowing a better comparison of the results obtained from different laboratories. - [Read Rat Chromaffin Cells Primary Cultures: Standardization and Quality Assessment for Single-Cell Assay]

Category: General Research Protocols and Methods: Laboratory Safety

Safety and Health Topics for the Laboratory. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. US department of Labour. - [Read Safety and Health Topics for the Laboratory]

Category: Cell Culture Protocols: Cell Culture Contamination Prevention and Removal Protocols

No cell culture problem is as universal as that of culture loss due to contamination. All cell culture laboratories and cell culture workers have experienced it. Culture contaminants may be biological or chemical, seen or unseen, destructive or seemingly benign, but in all cases they adversely affect both the use of your cell cultures and the quality of your research. Contamination problems can be divided into three classes: Minor annoyances, Serious problems, Major catastrophes. - [Read Understanding and Managing Cell Culture Contamination Protocol]