Quantification of starch in plant tissues.

abstract：:Protein phosphorylation plays important roles in various aspects of cellular events. Visualization of site-specific phosphorylation in cells is of great importance not only to analyze spatial and temporal distribution but also to investigate biological function. Now, site- and phosphorylation state-specific antibodies...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Goto H,Inagaki M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe a protocol for advanced CUBIC (Clear, Unobstructed Brain/Body Imaging Cocktails and Computational analysis). The CUBIC protocol enables simple and efficient organ clearing, rapid imaging by light-sheet microscopy and quantitative imaging analysis of multiple samples. The organ or body is cleared by im...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Susaki EA,Tainaka K,Perrin D,Yukinaga H,Kuno A,Ueda HR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of ChIP-seq and transcriptome analysis is a compelling approach to unravel the regulation of gene expression. Several recently published methods combine transcription factor (TF) binding and gene expression for target prediction, but few of them provide an efficient software package for the community. ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wang S,Sun H,Ma J,Zang C,Wang C,Wang J,Tang Q,Meyer CA,Zhang Y,Liu XS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein digestion using a dedicated protease represents a key element in a typical mass spectrometry (MS)-based shotgun proteomics experiment. Up to now, digestion has been predominantly performed with trypsin, mainly because of its high specificity, widespread availability and ease of use. Lately, it has become appar...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Giansanti P,Tsiatsiani L,Low TY,Heck AJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells (CPCs) represent two cell populations that are thought to play important roles in tissue vascularization. CECs and CPCs are currently studied as surrogate markers in patients for more than a dozen pathologies, including heart dis...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Duda DG,Cohen KS,Scadden DT,Jain RK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biominerals serve as critical structures of living systems and play important roles in biochemical processes. Understanding their crystallization mechanisms is therefore central to many areas of biology, biogeoscience, and biochemistry. Some biominerals, such as bone and dentin, are hierarchical nanocomposite structur...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Zhang X,He Y,Liu J,Bowden ME,Kovarik L,Mao SX,Wang C,De Yoreo JJ,Rosso KM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a general method for the preparation of RNAs in which the reactivity or hydrogen-bonding properties of the molecule are modified in a photoreversible fashion by use of a caging strategy. A single caged adenosine, modified at the 2' position as a nitro-benzyl ether, can be incorporated into shor...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Chaulk SG,MacMillan AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike humans, mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) cannot be easily harvested by adherence to plastic owing to the contamination of cultures by hematopoietic cells. The design of the protocol described here is based on the phenomenon that compact bones abound in MSCs and hematopoietic cells exist i...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Zhu H,Guo ZK,Jiang XX,Li H,Wang XY,Yao HY,Zhang Y,Mao N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we describe a robust protocol for the reverse transfection of cells on small interfering (siRNA) arrays, which, in combination with multi-channel immunofluorescence or time-lapse microscopy, is suitable for genome-wide RNA interference (RNAi) screens in intact human cells. The automatic production of 48 'transfe...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Erfle H,Neumann B,Liebel U,Rogers P,Held M,Walter T,Ellenberg J,Pepperkok R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coimmunoprecipitation (co-IP) analysis is a useful method for studying protein-protein interactions. It currently involves electrophoresis and western blotting, which are not optimized for detecting weak and transient interactions. In this protocol we describe an advanced version of co-IP analysis that uses real-time,...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Lee HW,Ryu JY,Yoo J,Choi B,Kim K,Yoon TY

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudo-afferent cervical lymph-duct cannulation in a sheep model allows large amounts of lymph cells to be collected under physiological conditions, carrying immune signaling information from the head tissues, including oro-nasal mucosae. Importantly, large quantities of dendritic cells (DCs) of several subtypes are o...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Schwartz-Cornil I,Epardaud M,Bonneau M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scototaxis (dark/light preference) protocol is a behavioral model for fish that is being validated to assess the antianxiety effects of pharmacological agents and the behavioral effects of toxic substances, and to investigate the (epi)genetic bases of anxiety-related behavior. Briefly, a fish is placed in a centra...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Maximino C,Marques de Brito T,Dias CA,Gouveia A Jr,Morato S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol presents the peptide incorporation of environment-sensitive fluorophores derived from the dimethylaminophthalimide family. The procedure utilizes anhydride precursors of 4-dimethylaminophthalimide (4-DMAP) or 6-dimethylaminonaphthalimide (6-DMN), whose syntheses are described in a related protocol from t...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sainlos M,Imperiali B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration is a key feature of virtually every biological process, and it can be studied in a variety of ways. Here we outline a protocol for the in vitro study of cell migration using a ring barrier-based assay. A 'barrier' is inserted in the culture chamber, which prevents cells from entering a defined area. Cel...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Das AM,Eggermont AM,ten Hagen TL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically encoded fluorescent proteins (FPs) are highly utilized in cell biology research to study proteins of interest or signal processes using biosensors. To perform well in specific applications, these FPs require a multitude of tailored properties. It is for this reason that they need to be optimized by using m...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Bindels DS,Postma M,Haarbosch L,van Weeren L,Gadella TWJ Jr

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay is a comprehensive system for measuring DNA damage, cytostasis and cytotoxicity. DNA damage events are scored specifically in once-divided binucleated (BN) cells and include (a) micronuclei (MNi), a biomarker of chromosome breakage and/or whole chromosome loss, (b) nucle...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Fenech M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most currently available colorectal cancer (CRC) mouse models are not suitable for studying progression toward the metastatic stage. Recently, establishment of tumor organoid lines, either from murine CRC models or patients, and the possibility of engineering them with genome-editing technologies, have provided a larg...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Fumagalli A,Suijkerbuijk SJE,Begthel H,Beerling E,Oost KC,Snippert HJ,van Rheenen J,Drost J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radial arm water maze (RAWM) contains six swim paths (arms) extending out of an open central area, with an escape platform located at the end of one arm (the goal arm). The goal arm location remains constant for a given mouse. On day 1, mice are trained for 15 trials (spaced over 3 h), with trials alternating betw...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Alamed J,Wilcock DM,Diamond DM,Gordon MN,Morgan D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes the synthesis of oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF; 1-35 kDa; a polymer useful for tissue engineering applications) by a one-pot reaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and fumaryl chloride. The procedure involves three parts: dichloromethane and PEG are first dried; the reaction step ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kinard LA,Kasper FK,Mikos AG

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The world is on the cusp of a post-antibiotic era, but researchers and medical doctors have found a way forward-by looking back at how infections were treated before the advent of antibiotics, namely using phage therapy. Although bacteriophages (phages) continue to lack drug approval in Western medicine, an increasing...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Luong T,Salabarria AC,Edwards RA,Roach DR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a critical member of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by immune cells to fight infections. On the other hand, HOCl in homeostasis causes oxidative damage to biomolecules and is linked to many diseases, including inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases. Herein,...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Zhu H,Zhang Z,Long S,Du J,Fan J,Peng X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes how to purify and radiolabel collagen for use as a substrate to assay collagenolytic members of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This assay measures enzymes that specifically cleave native triple helical collagen. After incubation of the MMP enzyme with the collagen substrate at 37 degrees...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Cawston TE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman spectroscopy can be used to measure the chemical composition of a sample, which can in turn be used to extract biological information. Many materials have characteristic Raman spectra, which means that Raman spectroscopy has proven to be an effective analytical approach in geology, semiconductor, materials and p...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Butler HJ,Ashton L,Bird B,Cinque G,Curtis K,Dorney J,Esmonde-White K,Fullwood NJ,Gardner B,Martin-Hirsch PL,Walsh MJ,McAinsh MR,Stone N,Martin FL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fluorescence-based microarray technique that does not require target DNA labeling is detailed. This 'label-free' approach utilizes a cationic, water-soluble conjugated polymer PFBT (poly[9,9'-bis(6''-(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl)fluorene-co-alt-4,7-(2,1,3-benzothiadiazole) dibromide]), and neutral PNA (peptide nuc...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sun C,Gaylord BS,Hong JW,Liu B,Bazan GC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid evaluation of microbial cell-surface carbohydrates is essential to understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria use glycans to establish pathogenic or symbiotic relationships. Microbial glycan analysis is complicated both by the vast diversity of possible carbohydrate structures and by their dynamic nature. Ba...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hsu KL,Mahal LK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol for ester condensation between equimolar amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols catalyzed by bulky diarylammonium pentafluorobenzenesulfonate is described. We also present procedures for the synthesis of N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-N-mesitylammonium pentafluorobenzenesulfonate. The present ester condensatio...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sakakura A,Nakagawa S,Ishihara K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optogenetic tools provide users the ability to photocontrol the activity of cells. Commonly, activation is achieved by expression of proteins from photosynthetic organisms, for example, microbial opsins (e.g., ChR2). Alternatively, a sister approach, synthetic optogenetics, enables photocontrol over proteins of mammal...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Carmi I,De Battista M,Maddalena L,Carroll EC,Kienzler MA,Berlin S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a protocol for the insertion of ultrashort single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to form nanopores in a Montal-Mueller lipid bilayer. The SWCNTs are designed to bind to a specific analyte of interest; binding will result in the reduction of current in single-channel recording experiments. The first stage...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Liu L,Xie J,Li T,Wu HC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface- and matrix-bound signals modulate stem cell fate in vivo and in vitro. This protocol enables the immobilization of a wide range of biomolecules that contain primary amino groups to different types of solid carriers, including glass substrates and standard polystyrene well plates. We describe how thin polymer ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Pompe T,Salchert K,Alberti K,Zandstra P,Werner C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important goal of the analysis of sequenced genomes of microbial pathogens is to improve the therapy of infectious diseases. In this context, a major challenge is to detect genomic-level evolutionary changes that increase microbial virulence. TimeZone, a genome analysis software package, is designed to detect footp...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Chattopadhyay S,Paul S,Dykhuizen DE,Sokurenko EV

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00