Protocol for combined DNA in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry for the simultaneous detection of nucleic acid sequences, proteins, and incorporated BrdU in cell preparations. Includes: Cell preparations and BrdU labeling; Detection of antigen by immunocytochemistry (ICC); Visualization of ICC antigen; -Gal-BCIG reaction (for producing a blue precipitate visible under brightfield microscopy); Cell processing for in situ hybridization; In situ hybridization (ISH); etc... - [Read Combined DNA In Situ Hybridization and Immunocytochemistry Protocol]
The following protocol can be used for the development of stable cell lines expressing GFP fusion proteins. Although optimal transfection procedures (e.g., calcium phosphate, electroporation, or FuGENE 6 [Roche Applied Science]) vary depending on cell type, this general transfection procedure has been successful for stable transfection of HeLa, A-431, U2OS, BHK, and HT1080 cells. - [Read Constructing and Expressing GFP Fusion Proteins]
Protocol for cryosectioning. While the timing of the various steps in this protocol are probably not critical, process the tissue all at once to ensure that RNA and/or proteins do not get degraded. Includes: 20% Paraformaldehyde/4% Paraformaldehyde-PBS; Sucrose/PBS. - [Read Cryosectioning Protocol]
Protocol used to study secretion of proteins and prostaglandins by endometrium from the cow, ewe, mare, bitch and other species. The technique is also useful for culture of peri-implantation conceptuses and placental tissues for metabolic labelling studies and to obtain conceptus secretory proteins for biological studies.The medium used is called Pig MEM, which is a modified minimum essential medium supplemented with non-essential amino acids, vitamins, insulin and additional glucose. - [Read Culture of Endometrial Explants and Peri-implantation Conceptuses to Monitor Synthesis and Secretion]
Cyanine dye reagents are useful as fluorescent labels for proteins. This protocol has been designed to label the thiol group on cysteine using Cy3 or Cy5 minimal maleimide labeling dyes. - [Read Cyanine Dye (Maleimide) Protein Labeling Protocol]
Cytokine sandwich ELISA are sensitive enzyme immunoassays that can specifically detect and quantitate the concentration of soluble cytokine and chemokine proteins. BD Biosciences - [Read Cytokine ELISA Protocol]
Deamidation in Proteins and Peptides. Informational page by Glen Teshima. RPLC, HIC, Peptide mapping of proteolytic digests (LC-MS), Protein carboxyl methyltransferase (PIMT). - [Read Deamidation in Proteins and Peptides]
Protocol describes a denaturing immunoprecipitation (IP) for mammalian cells. Prefer to use denaturing IPs to recover labeled proteins from pulse-chase experiments. The use of denaturing IPs reduces background considerably. - [Read Denaturing Protein Immunoprecipitation from Mammalian Cells Protocol]
When choosing a particular molecule for photoactivation studies, it is necessary to have some structural knowledge of the molecule in order to design an appropriately caged species that will retain its biological inactivity until uncaging is effected. Includes synthesis of caged peptides or proteins. - [Read Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Caged Compounds]
This assay is performed to detect ubiquitylated proteins in yeast. Yeast that have been transformed with a vector expressing polyhistidine-tagged ubiquitin (Ub) under the control of a copper-inducible promoter are grown, induced with copper, and harvested. Total ubiquitylated proteins are then recovered by nickel-affinity chromatography, and specific proteins are detected by Western blotting. - [Read Detection of Ubiquitylated Proteins in Yeast Protocol]
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]
Article describe the preparation of cells for correlative electron microscopy after live light microscopic observation of fluorescently labeled cytoskeletal proteins microinjected into the same cells. Since identification of cytoskeletal elements in electron microscopic preparations is an essential part of any correlative study, procedures for immunogold labeling of cytoskeletal components and for myosin S1 decoration of actin filaments are also described. - [Read Electron Microscopy of the Cytoskeleton of Cultured Cells]
ENZYME-ASSISTED IMMUNOELECTROBLOTTING (IEB OR WESTERN BLOTTING. E.P. Rybicki and Maud Purves.
Department of Microbiology. Copper Staining of Gels, Indirect enzyme immunoassay, Staining Proteins on Membranes, Blotting Buffer, Staining of proteins in gels - [Read ENZYME-ASSISTED IMMUNOELECTROBLOTTING (IEB OR WESTERN BLOTTING)]
Epitope Tagging of Recombinant Proteins Protocol- https://catalog.invitrogen.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=iProtocol.unitSectionTree&treeNodeID=9E663998FCCB61070F32F1EAE0301F7F&objectid=6677C749FA75FD435618AC07256968A7
Protocols for detection and purification of proteins tagged with a particular epitope, the FLAG tag, although the same general approach can be applied to other epitope tags. The protocols employ the anti-FLAG M2 antibody to detect and purify FLAG-tagged proteins. The methods presented are immunoprecipitation of FLAG fusion proteins from cells using an anti-FLAG M2 affinity gel, detection of FLAG fusion proteins by western blotting, and purification of FLAG fusion proteins by anti-FLAG. - [Read Epitope Tagging of Recombinant Proteins Protocol]
Experimental Procedures for Protein Microarrays. MacBeath G & Schreiber SL (2000). Printing proteins as microarrays for high-throughput function determination. Science 289: 1760-1763. - [Read Experimental Procedures for Protein Microarrays]
Protocol for the expression of cloned genes in E. coli using IPTG-inducible promoters. Protocol describes how (1) to clone cloned sequences encoding open reading frames in plasmids carrying IPTG-inducible promoters, (2) to optimize expression of target proteins in transformants carrying these recombinants, and (3) to scale-up production of foreign proteins. - [Read Expression of Cloned Genes in E. coli Using IPTG-inducible Promoters Protocol]
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.
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.