practical Protocols

Category: Epigenetics and Methylation Protocols

The pattern and extent of DNA methylation can significantly affect the success of restriction digestions or bacterial transformations. Prokaryotic DNA may be methylated by host restriction/modification systems, while eukaryotic DNA often is methylated i - [Read A practical guide to DNA methylation Promega PDF]

Category: Molecular Biology Protocols: DNA Ligation Protocols

Addition of linkers/adaptors to blunt-end DNA fragments. Ligation of mixture containing DNA and linkers/adaptors. Powell Gannon. Oxford Practical Approach Series. - [Read Addition of linkers/adaptors to blunt-end DNA fragments PDF]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: ES Stem Cell Biology and Culture

Aggregation of ES Cells with Mouse Morula-state Embryos. Oxford Practical Series Approach. - [Read Aggregation of ES Cells with Mouse Morula-state Embryos]

Category: Microbiology: Antibiotics Concentration in Media LB

Working concentrations and stock solutions for antibiotics, preparation of stock solutions for Ampicillin, Kanamycin and others. Practical Molecular Biology - [Read Antibiotic solutions]

Category: Microbiology: Antibiotics Concentration in Media LB

Working concentrations and stock solutions and which antibiotics are light sensitive. Preparation of stock solutions and calculator tool to calculate concentrations for stock solutions. Practical Molecular Biology. - [Read Antibiotics. and Antibiotics Stock Calculator Tools]

Category: Buffers Media, and Solutions

Buffer calculator tool for commonly used buffer compound solutions. Making different volumes? use this! (Practical Molecular Biology) - [Read Buffer calculator tool]

Category: Immunology: Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis Practical. Thierry Soldati. Department of Biological Sciences Animal and Plant Physiology. The assay in brief. Safety and Good Laboratory Practice: Working in a Cell Biology Laboratory. I-Chemotaxis Assay. Observation of Dictyostelium development stages. - [Read Chemotaxis Practical]

Category: Immunology: Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis Practical Answers to Questions. Thierry Soldati - [Read Chemotaxis Practical Answers to Questions]

Category: Immunology: Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis Practical, Backstage Preparation. Thierry Soldati - [Read Chemotaxis Practical, Backstage Preparation]

Category: Transgenic Mouse Protocols: Mouse Genotyping Protocols

Practical Approach Online, Oxford University Press. Combined LacZ staining and in situ hybridization of mouse embryos, beta-galactosidase. - [Read Combined LacZ staining and in situ hybridization PDF]

Category: Cell Culture Protocols: Insect Cell Culture Protocols

The use of Ferbach flasks is an ideal method to amplify the cells and virus inoculum for the bioreactor. The method is also very practical for producing sufficient amounts of various proteins for feasibility studies using HyQ© SFX-Insect™ medium. The large surface area in this vessel enables sufficient aeration and, therefore, the cells, when they reach high density, are not oxygen depleted. - [Read Culturing of Insect Cells and Production of Baculovirus Expressed Recombinant Proteins in 2.8 Liter]

Category: Molecular Biology Protocols: DNA Ligation Protocols

DNA ligation Method, Equipment and reagents, T4 DNA ligase. Gannon and Powell. Oxford Practical Approach Series. - [Read DNA Ligation Protocol PDF]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: ES Stem Cell Biology and Culture: ES Cell Growth Media and Requirements

Reference: Michael P. Matise, Wotjek Auerbach and Alexandra L. Joyner (2000). Gene targeting: a practical approach. Protocol excerpted from Chapter 3, Production of targeted embryonic stem cell clones. Alexandra L. Joyner (ed.), 2nd edition, Oxford Unive - [Read Embryonic Stem Cell growth media Requirements - Taconic Transgenics]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: ES Stem Cell Biology and Culture

ES Cell Injection Into Mouse Embryos. Practical Approach Online, Oxford University Press. - [Read ES Cell Injection Into Mouse Embryos]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: Cell Culture Techniques: Cell Line Preservation Freezing

Advantages of Freezing Cell Cultures, Practical Aspects of Cell Freezing, Cryoprotection, Storage Vessels, Labeling and Recordkeeping, Recovery, Managing a Cell Repository, cell selection, Problem Solving Suggestions. Corning. by John A. Ryan - [Read General Guide for Cryogenically Storing Animal Cell Cultures]

Category: Microscopy Protocols: Live-Cell Imaging Protocols

Using confocal laser-scanning microscope & GFP fusion proteins in time-lapse imaging to visualize the behavior of organelles and to track membrane-bound transport intermediates that bud off from organelles. Practical issues related to construction & expression of GFP fusion proteins are discussed. Essential for optimizing the brightness and expression levels of GFP fusion proteins so that intracellular membrane-bound structures containing these fusion proteins can be readily visualized. - [Read Imaging of Organelle Membrane Systems and Membrane Traffic in Living Cells]

Category: Microscopy Protocols: Confocal Microscopy Protocols

Information on: Applications of Confocal Microscopy; Practical Instruments; Limitations of point-scanning Confocal Microscopy; Parallel beam confocal Imaging Systems. - [Read Information on Confocal Imaging]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: ES Stem Cell Biology and Culture

Injection of ES Cells Into Morulae. Practical Approach Online, Oxford University Press - [Read Injection of ES Cells Into Morulae]

Category: Molecular Biology Protocols: DNA Ligation Protocols

10 × tailing buffer. Tdt procedure. Terminal transferase and cloning. Powell and Gannon. Oxford Practical Approach Series. - [Read Ligation of DNA fragments by homopolymer tailing]

Category: DNA Microarray Protocols

Making a scanning array: in situ synthesis of oligonucleotides on a solid substrate. Elder et al., Oxford Practical Approach Series. - [Read Making a scanning array: in situ synthesis of oligonucleotides on a solid substrate]

Category: Genetics and Genomics: Genotyping Protocols: PCR Genotyping

Plasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent malaria parasite affecting more than 75 million people each year, mostly in South America and Asia. In addition to major morbidity this parasite is associated with relapses and a reduction in birthweight. Practical PCR genotyping protocols based on polymorphic loci present in two P. vivax genetic markers. - [Read Practical PCR Genotyping Protocols for Plasmodium vivax using Pvcs and Pvmsp1]

Category: Radioactivity

Radioactivity to Biological Amount of dNTPs. (Practical Molecular Biology) - [Read Radioactivity to Biological Amount of dNTPs]

Category: Molecular Biology Protocols: DNA Ligation Protocols

Powell and Gannon. Oxford Practical Apporach Series. - [Read Removal of Excess DNA Linkers / Adaptors]

Category: Buffers Media, and Solutions

Salt solutions and Buffer Calculators. (Practical Molecular Biology) - [Read Salt solutions and Buffer Calculators]

Category: Chromatography Protocols: Ion Exchange Chromatography Protocols

Protocol for separating proteins using ion-exchange chromatography. Protocol details the practical considerations of an ion-exchange chromatography (IEC) experiment.  The choice of what type of ion exchanger to use, as well as the composition of the buffers used in this experiment, should be determined prior to beginning this protocol. - [Read Separating Proteins Using Ion-Exchange Chromatography Protocol]