Application of cationic conjugated polymers in microarrays using label-free DNA targets.

abstract：:Carbohydrate microarrays have received considerable attention as an advanced technology for the rapid analysis of carbohydrate-protein interactions. This protocol provides detailed procedures for the preparation of carbohydrate microarrays by immobilizing hydrazide-conjugated carbohydrates on epoxide-derivatized glass...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Park S,Lee MR,Shin I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association studies can focus on candidate gene(s), a particular genomic region, or adopt a genome-wide association approach, each of which has implications for marker selection. The strategy for marker selection will affect the statistical power of the study to detect a disease association and is a crucial element of...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Pettersson FH,Anderson CA,Clarke GM,Barrett JC,Cardon LR,Morris AP,Zondervan KT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of angiogenic endothelial cells (ECs) has in recent years greatly stimulated multiple fields of vascular biology research. A number of cellular models and numerous complex developmental, manipulatory and tumor animal models have been developed to study angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. To connect the versat...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Laib AM,Bartol A,Alajati A,Korff T,Weber H,Augustin HG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of genetic mutation on phenotype is of significant interest in genetics. The type of genetic mutation that causes a single amino acid substitution (AAS) in a protein sequence is called a non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (nsSNP). An nsSNP could potentially affect the function of the protein, sub...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kumar P,Henikoff S,Ng PC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol outlines steps for optimizing the transfection of adherent primary mammalian cells using the readily available off-the-shelf cationic polymer, 25-kDa branched polyethylenimine (bPEI25). Transfection efficiency of cationic polymers varies among cell lines and is highly dependent on the conditions and envi...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hsu CY,Uludağ H

更新日期：2012-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike transplantation of other solid organs, vascularized mouse lung transplantation has only recently been developed. In this protocol, we describe a detailed method for performing a vascularized and aerated mouse orthotopic lung transplant, which to date represents the most physiological mouse model of lung transpl...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Krupnick AS,Lin X,Li W,Okazaki M,Lai J,Sugimoto S,Richardson SB,Kornfeld CG,Garbow JR,Patterson GA,Gelman AE,Kreisel D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of large microbiome data sets holds great promise for the delineation of the biological and metabolic functioning of living organisms and their role in the environment. In the midst of this genomic puzzle, viruses, especially those that infect microbial communities, represent a major reservoir of genetic ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Paez-Espino D,Pavlopoulos GA,Ivanova NN,Kyrpides NC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cell affinity chromatography, type-specific cell separation is based on the interaction between cell-surface receptors and an immobilized ligand on a stationary matrix. This protocol describes the preparation of monolithic polyacrylamide and polydimethylacrylamide cryogel affinity matrices that can be used as a gen...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kumar A,Srivastava A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limbal stem cells (LSCs) have an important role in the maintenance of the corneal surface epithelium, and autologous cultured limbal epithelial cell transplantations have contributed substantially to the treatment of the visually disabling condition known as LSC deficiency. In this protocol, we describe a method of es...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Mariappan I,Maddileti S,Savy S,Tiwari S,Gaddipati S,Fatima A,Sangwan VS,Balasubramanian D,Vemuganti GK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a step-by-step protocol for measuring the stable products of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway: nitrite, nitrite plus nitrate and nitrate. This described protocol is easy to apply and is about 50 times more sensitive than the commonly used Griess reaction or commercially available assay kits based on the Gries...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nussler AK,Glanemann M,Schirmeier A,Liu L,Nüssler NC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol and the accompanying software program called LEVER (lineage editing and validation) enable quantitative automated analysis of phase-contrast time-lapse images of cultured neural stem cells. Images are captured at 5-min intervals over a period of 5-15 d as the cells proliferate and differentiate. LEVER au...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Winter M,Wait E,Roysam B,Goderie SK,Ali RA,Kokovay E,Temple S,Cohen AR

更新日期：2011-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of a microfabricated cell culture substrate, consisting of a uniform array of closely spaced, vertical, elastomeric microposts, to study the effects of substrate rigidity on cell function. Elastomeric micropost substrates are micromolded from silicon masters comprised of microposts of different hei...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Yang MT,Fu J,Wang YK,Desai RA,Chen CS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol provides a detailed procedure for the chemical synthesis of proteins through native chemical ligation of peptide hydrazides. The two crucial stages of this protocol are (i) the solid-phase synthesis of peptide hydrazides via Fmoc chemistry and (ii) the native chemical ligation of peptide hydrazides throu...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Zheng JS,Tang S,Qi YK,Wang ZP,Liu L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discovery of biomarker patterns using proteomic techniques requires examination of large numbers of patient and control samples, followed by data mining of the molecular read-outs (e.g., mass spectra). Adequate signal processing and statistical analysis are critical for successful extraction of markers from these data...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Villanueva J,Philip J,DeNoyer L,Tempst P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoproteins are involved in diverse biological processes ranging from extracellular contact and recognition to intracellular signaling. Crystal structures of glycoproteins would yield tremendous insight into these processes. But glycoprotein structural analysis has been hindered by difficulties in expressing milligr...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Lee JE,Fusco ML,Saphire EO

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMPylation (adenylylation) has been recognized as an important post-translational modification that is used by pathogens to regulate host cellular proteins and their associated signaling pathways. AMPylation has potential functions in various cellular processes, and it is widely conserved across both prokaryotes and e...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Yu X,LaBaer J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 20 years, the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, a small estuarine animal, has emerged as a powerful model system for field and laboratory studies of development, evolution, genomics, molecular biology and toxicology. Here we describe how to collect Nematostella, culture it through its entire s...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Stefanik DJ,Friedman LE,Finnerty JR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise identification of sites of RNA modification is key to studying the functional role of such modifications in the regulation of gene expression and for elucidating relevance to diverse physiological processes. tRNA reduction and cleavage sequencing (TRAC-Seq) is a chemically based approach for the unbiased globa...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Lin S,Liu Q,Jiang YZ,Gregory RI

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitophagy is a cellular process that selectively removes damaged, old or dysfunctional mitochondria. Defective mitophagy is thought to contribute to normal aging and to various neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Previous methods used to detect mitophagy in vivo were cumbersome, insensitive and difficult to...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sun N,Malide D,Liu J,Rovira II,Combs CA,Finkel T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure for the conversion of a symmetrical ketone to an enantiomerically pure lactam is described. The technique described here involves a ring-expansion reaction of a 4-substituted cyclohexanone accomplished with a chiral 1,3-azidopropanol derivative. The procedure entails first a one-step preparation of (R)-1-p...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Ribelin TP,Aubé J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing tool and the availability of whole-genome sequences from plant species have revolutionized our ability to introduce targeted mutations into important crop plants, both to explore genetic changes and to introduce new functionalities. Here, we describe protocols adapting the CRISPR-Cas9 sy...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Osakabe Y,Liang Z,Ren C,Nishitani C,Osakabe K,Wada M,Komori S,Malnoy M,Velasco R,Poli M,Jung MH,Koo OJ,Viola R,Nagamangala Kanchiswamy C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement of cellular uptake and cellular localization is still one of the main obstacles to the development of antisense-antigene therapeutics, including peptide nucleic acid (PNA). Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) such as Tat peptide and polyarginine have been widely used to improve the cellular uptake of PNA and ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Shiraishi T,Nielsen PE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pollen tube is an excellent single-cell model system for studying cellular processes in plant cell biology. This protocol describes a detailed step-by-step procedure with optimized conditions for introducing various fluorescent reporter proteins into lily, tobacco and Arabidopsis pollen grains by means of biolisti...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wang H,Jiang L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein called 'small ubiquitin-like modifier' (SUMO) is post-translationally linked to target proteins at the ɛ-amino group of lysine residues. This 'SUMOylation' alters the behavior of the target protein, a change that is utilized to regulate diverse cellular processes. Understanding the target-specific conseque...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Tammsalu T,Matic I,Jaffray EG,Ibrahim AF,Tatham MH,Hay RT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclodepsipeptides are cyclic peptides in which at least one amide link on the backbone is replaced with an ester link. These natural products present a high structural diversity that corresponds to a broad range of biological activities. Therefore, they are very promising pharmaceutical candidates. Most of the cyclod...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Pelay-Gimeno M,Albericio F,Tulla-Puche J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol details a method for obtaining a considerable number of human mast cells from peripheral blood cells from normal donors without using stem cell mobilization treatment. By using the magnetic cell sorting system, 10(4)-10(5) cells are retrieved in the CD34+ fraction when 100 ml of blood is drawn from a hea...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Saito H,Kato A,Matsumoto K,Okayama Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, about 21 nucleotides in length, noncoding, regulatory RNA molecules representing a new layer in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Intensive miRNA research has necessitated the development of effective miRNA detection methods such as northern analyses, quantitative real-t...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Várallyay E,Burgyán J,Havelda Z

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol is an extension to: Nat. Protoc. 6, 870-895 (2014); doi:10.1038/nprot.2011.328; published online 02 June 2011Cycling cells duplicate their DNA content during S phase, following a defined program called replication timing (RT). Early- and late-replicating regions differ in terms of mutation rates, transcr...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Marchal C,Sasaki T,Vera D,Wilson K,Sima J,Rivera-Mulia JC,Trevilla-García C,Nogues C,Nafie E,Gilbert DM

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：: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