valuable Protocols

Category: Viral Culture and Isolation Protocols: Viral Culture Protocols

A crude lysate gel assay can be performed to roughly quantitate the DNA in lysates. This is often a valuable time saving step to determine if the phage yield is sufficient to warrant continuing the procedure. - [Read Gel Assay to Determine DNA Content of Phage Lysates Protocol]

Category: Cytogenetics Protocols

Karyotyping is a valuable research tool used to determine the chromosome complement within cultured cells. It is important to keep in mind that karyotypes evolve with continued culture. Because of this evolution, it is important for the interpretation of biochemical or other data, that the karyotype of a specific sub-line be determined. - [Read Karyotyping Protocol]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: In Vitro Reconstitution Protocols

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]

Category: Signalling Signal Transduction Protocols

CHIESA et al 2001. J Biochem. Calcium-sensitive photoprotein aequorin used to analyse Ca2+ homoeostasis at the subcellular level. GFP chimaeras for studying the recruitment of protein kinase C isoforms and the activity of intracellular proteases. - [Read Recombinant aequorin and green fluorescent protein as valuable tools in the study of cell signalling]

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

Human embryonic stem cells are a valuable resource for research and cell replacement therapy but are notoriously cumbersome to culture. Bhatia and colleagues show that an increased dose of basic fibroblast growth factor eliminates the need for feeder laye - [Read Simplifying hESC culture]