matrix Protocols

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: Endothelial Cell Protocols

Traditional animal models to quantify the degree of blood vessel formation are being replaced by cell culture assays that are easier to set up, statistically reliable and can be automated in a drug screening laboratory. These assays rely on the endothelial cells’ ability to form distinct blood-vessel-like tubules in an extracellular matrix where they can subsequently be visualized by fluorescence microscopy. - [Read An Image-Based Assay of Endothelial Cell Tube Formation as a Model of Angiogenesis]

Category: Cell Organelle Protocols: Subcellular Fractionation Protocols: Peroxisome Isolation Protocols

Peroxisomes of higher eukaryotes, glycosomes of kinetoplastids, & glyoxysomes of plants are related microbody organelles that perform differing metabolic functions tailored to their cellular environments. The close evolutionary relationship of these organelles is most clearly evidenced by the conservation of proteins involved in matrix protein import and biogenesis. glycosome can be viewed as an offshoot of the peroxisomal lineage with additional metabolic functions, specifically glycolysi - [Read Biogenesis and Function of Peroxisomes and Glycosomes]

Category: Mass Spectrometry Protocols

Dried droplet Sample Preparation for MALDI.The discovery of this method allowed the application of laser desorption to proteins [2]. Drying a droplet of a protein/matrix solution remains the favorite method of most MALDI practitioners. Protocol for dried - [Read Dried droplet Sample Preparation for MALDI]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Liquid Chromatography Protocols

Protocol for HPLC separation of digested proteins and preparation for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization analysis. - [Read HPLC Separation of Digested Proteins and Preparation Protocol]

Category: Pharmacology and Toxicology Protocols: Drug Discovery

Protocol describes an assay that relies on the endothelial cells’ ability to form distinct blood-vessel-like tubules in an extracellular matrix  where they can subsequently be visualized by fluorescence microscopy.  Although quantification of the tubules can be performed by manual tracing, this method precludes the use of the assay in unbiased high-throughput applications. - [Read Image Based Assay of Endothelial Cell Tube Formation Protocol]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Immunoaffinity Chromatography Protocols

Protocol describes how antibodies are bound to protein A or protein G beads and are then crosslinked to the matrix via a bifunctional coupling reagent called dimethyl pimelimidate (DMP). - [Read Immunoaffinity Purification: Coupling Antibodies to Protein A or G Bead Columns Protocol]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Affinity Chromatography Protocols

Two methods are provided for purifying glycoproteins using wheat-germ agglutinin or concanavalin A-Sepharose.  Because lectin-affinity matrices can bind a few milligrams of protein per milliliter of affinity matrix, only a small amount of affinity gel matrix is required.  The batchwise method is recommended when protein volume is large. - [Read Lectin-Agarose Affinity Chromatography Protocol]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Dye Ligand Affinity Chromatography Protocols

Triazine dyes, such as Cibacron Blue 3GA, can be linked to a hexyl spacer arm and then immobilized on a polyhydroxyl support matrix that has been activated with either 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole or epichlorohydrin.  An alternative procedure for immobilizing dyes using the direct coupling method is provided in Immobilization of Dyes on Polyhydroxyl Matrices Using the Direct Coupling Method. - [Read Preparation of Affinity-Ligand Resins by Immobilization of Dyes on Polyhydroxyl Matrices]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture

Matirgel is considered as basement membrane and generated from EHS sarcoma. Matrigel contains not only basement membrane components (collagens, laminin, and proteoglycans)but also matrix degrading enzymes/their inhibitors and growth factors. Invasion of tumor cells into Matrigel has been used to characterize involvement of ECM receptors and matrix degrading enzymes which play roles in tumor progression. - [Read Protocol for Matrigel Invasion Assays]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Ion Exchange Chromatography Protocols

Protocol for the purification of DNA recovered from agarose and polyacrylamide gels by anion-exchange chromatography. Fragments of DNA recovered from agarose gels are sometimes poor templates or substrates in subsequent enzymatic reactions.  This problem can be solved by binding the DNA to a positively charged matrix, such as DEAE-Sephadex or DEAE-Sephacel, in buffers of low ionic strength.  After washing the matrix, the DNA is eluted by raising the strength of the buffer. - [Read Purification of DNA Recovered Anion-exchange Chromatography Protocol]