Protein Microarray Chips - An Introduction. Introduction, Types of Protein Chips, Attachment, Protein and Antibody Chip Production, Applications of Protein Chips, Detection methods, and Future Directions.
Molecularstation. - [Read Protein and Antibody Microarray Chips - An Introduction]
Western Blot Home- http://www.molecularstation.com/protein/western-blot/
Western Blot Home. Information on western blotting, western blot procedure and methods, western blot books, stripping protocols. - [Read Western Blot Home]
Covers Many Western Blot Problems and Includes Many Solutions. Fuzzy Bands, Low or Weak Signal, High Background, Spots on Film, Too Many Bands. A MolecularStation Guide. - [Read Troubleshooting Western Blot]
Protocol for Manual Peptide Synthesis. Resin Swelling And Coupling Of Activated Amino Acid Esters. Deblocking and cleaving peptide from solid support. Synthesis of Peptides. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Protein Core Facility - [Read Protocol for Manual Peptide Synthesis]
Protocol for Protein Extraction Using Proteomics. Extraction of proteins from plant cells that are rich in compounds that interfere with the 2-Dimensional electrophoretic separation methods such as salts, organic acids, phenolics, pigments, terpenes, among others. A common protocol used in our lab for extraction proteins from plant tissues consists in the homogenization of mortar-grounded material in liquid nitrogen with an extraction buffer. - [Read Protocol for Protein Extraction Using Proteomics]
Immunoprecopitation method, the protein from the cell or tissue homogenate is precipitated in an appropriate lysis buffer by means of an immune complex which includes the antigen (protein), primary antibody and Protein A-, G-, or L-agarose conjugate or a secondary antibody-agarose conjugate - [Read Protocol Immunoprecipitation]
In vitro transcription reactions employing T3, T7 or SP6 phage-encoded RNA polymerases are widely used to synthesize RNA from recombinant vectors containing appropriate promoters. Production of large amounts of specific RNA is valuable in the preparation of hybridization probes and in vitro translation studies; in the synthesis of ribozymes, rRNA, SRP, antisense RNA and substrates for RNA splicing; and in RNA-protein interaction studies. - [Read Protocol: Purification of In Vitro Synthesized mRNA with Microcon or Centricon Centrifugal Filters]
Intermediate filaments (IF) are major cytoskeletal systems of vertebrate and many nonvertebrate cells whose expression is cell-type specific and developmentally regulated. This protocol describes a method for purifying one type of IF, vimentin, from bovine lens tissue. Purification of human vimentin expressed in Escherichia coli is also described. These methods are useful in the preparation of other IF protein subunits for microinjection studies as well. - [Read Purification of Bovine Lens and Bacterially Expressed Human Vimentin Protocol]
Recombinant proteins engineered to have a polyhistidine tail at either the carboxyl or amino terminus can easily be purified in one step by affinity chromatography on a resin carrying chelated nickel ions. Chromatography can be carried out in column or batch formats. After unbound proteins are washed away, the target protein is eluted using imidazole, which typically preserves the antigenic and functional features of the protein. - [Read Purification of Histidine-tagged Proteins by Immobilized Ni2+ Absorption Chromatography Protocol]
Histidine-tagged proteins can be purified on prepacked 1-ml immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) columns without optimization of the separation conditions. The method allows fast capture of the target protein, although with a lower purity than can be obtained under optimized conditions. - [Read Purification of Histidine-Tagged Proteins Using IMAC Without Parameter Optimization Protocol]
Protocol describes a general method for the purification of protein using dye-ligand affinity chromatography. The effectiveness of this protocol is dependent upon the reader having previously determined the optimal dye and buffer conditions to use for binding and eluting the protein(s) of interest. - [Read Purification of Protein Using Dye-Ligand Affinity Chromatography Protocol]
This protocol uses mitogen-activated protein/ERK kinase (MEK) to activate the extracellular-signal-regulated (Erk) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases upon agonist binding to receptors. Protocol includes information about: Harvest, Immunoprecipitation and Kinase Reaction. Also includes following solutions: Laemmli Sample Buffer (1X), ATP Mix, Kinase Buffer (10X), Lysis Buffer. Helpful protocol hints are also included. - [Read Raf-1 Kinase Assay]
Protocol for screening immobilized dyes for their ability to bind a target protein. The selection of a dye adsorbent for the purification of the target protein is an empirical undertaking and is generally achieved by a trial-and-error approach. - [Read Screening Immobilized Dyes for their Ability to Bind a Target Protein Protocol]
SDS-PAGE: gel electrophoresis of proteins. Very simple protocol for SDS-PAGE. Koshland Lab, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. - [Read SDS-PAGE]
Protocol for selection of an ion exchanger: Determining the pI of a protein using isoelectric focusing. The choice of whether to use an anion or a cation exchanger should be based on knowledge of the stability of the protein, and the binding properties of the target protein and other molecules present. - [Read Selection of an Ion Exchanger Protocol]
Protocol for selection of an ion exchanger: Determining the pI of a protein using the titration curve method. The choice of whether to use an anion or a cation exchanger should be based on knowledge of the stability of the protein, and the binding properties of the target protein and other molecules present in the sample. - [Read Selection of an Ion Exchanger Protocol II]
Protocol for selection of an ion exchanger: Determining the pI of a protein using the test tube method. The choice of whether to use an anion or a cation exchanger should be based on knowledge of the stability of the protein, and the binding properties of the target protein and other molecules present in the sample. - [Read Selection of an Ion Exchanger Protocol III]
Protocol for selection of an ion exchanger: Determining the pI of a protein using the Trial-and-Error method. The choice of whether to use an anion or a cation exchanger should be based on knowledge of the stability of the protein, and the binding properties of the target protein and other molecules present in the sample. - [Read Selection of an Ion Exchanger Protocol IV]
Semi-Quantitative Measurement of Proteins by Dot Blotting. Jun Takagi Springer Lab. Includes protein quantitation, nitrocellulose, antibody, chemiluminescence, peroxidase.
Sequence Specific Retention Calculator. A sequence-specific correction factors for prediction of peptide retention in RP-HPLC: application to protein identification by off-line HPLC-MALDI-MS. Oleg Krokhin - [Read Sequence Specific Retention Calculator]
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.
Paraffin Embedding Protocol for molecular profiling. This Paraffin Embedding Protocol describes the processing of the tissues into sections following ethanol fixation. Molecular profiling (MP) is a technique that is used to visualize the global patterns of RNA expression or protein expression in various cell types and disease processes.
In Vitro Translated Xenopus Mos Kinase Assay Protocol. In response to progesterone, immature Xenopus oocytes mature to eggs that can be fertilized. The Mos protein kinase is essential for oocyte maturation, most likely due to its ability to activate the MAP kinase cascade. This MAP kinase cascade eventually leads to the activation of Cdc2/cyclin B and entry into M phase. In this protocol, tagged Mos kinase is translated in vitro, immunopurified, and used in a kinase assay.
A protocol for the selection of Phage Antibodies using Immobilized Antigen. This method describes the selection of antibodies from bacteriophage antibody libraries that recognize a specific antigen. The phage display library of antibody-displaying phage particles is exposed to antigen attached to a solid substrate (Nunc Immuno™ tubes). The phage particles with affinity for antigen bind to the immobilized antigen and are selected from the library of phage expressing antibodies.
Unlike spherical phage, such as T4 and λ, which have roughly equal weight ratios of protein to DNA, filamentous phage have about six times more protein than DNA; the protein therefore contributes substantially to the absorption spectrum.