High-throughput identification of proteins with AMPylation using self-assembled human protein (NAPPA) microarrays.

abstract：:The colorimetric bio-barcode assay is a red-to-blue color change-based protein detection method with ultrahigh sensitivity. This assay is based on both the bio-barcode amplification method that allows for detecting miniscule amount of targets with attomolar sensitivity and gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric DNA dete...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nam JM,Jang KJ,Groves JT

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectroscopic techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy are used to study interactions of light with biological materials. This interaction forms the basis of many analytical assays used in disease screening/diagnosis, microbiological studies, and forensic/environmental investigations. Advantag...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Morais CLM,Paraskevaidi M,Cui L,Fullwood NJ,Isabelle M,Lima KMG,Martin-Hirsch PL,Sreedhar H,Trevisan J,Walsh MJ,Zhang D,Zhu YG,Martin FL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), a method developed for separation of large DNA molecules. Whereas standard DNA gel electrophoresis commonly resolves fragments up to approximately 50 kb in size, PFGE fractionates DNA molecules up to 10 Mb. The mechanism driving these separations exploit...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Herschleb J,Ananiev G,Schwartz DC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a method combining phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and optical tweezers to characterize the germination of single bacterial spores. The characterization consists of the following steps: (i) loading heat-activated dormant spores into a temperature-controlled micros...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kong L,Zhang P,Wang G,Yu J,Setlow P,Li YQ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive computing is revolutionizing the way big data are processed and integrated, with artificial intelligence (AI) natural language processing (NLP) platforms helping researchers to efficiently search and digest the vast scientific literature. Most available platforms have been developed for biomedical researcher...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Majumder EL,Billings EM,Benton HP,Martin RL,Palermo A,Guijas C,Rinschen MM,Domingo-Almenara X,Montenegro-Burke JR,Tagtow BA,Plumb RS,Siuzdak G

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hi-C is a powerful method that provides pairwise information on genomic regions in spatial proximity in the nucleus. Hi-C requires millions of cells as input and, as genome organization varies from cell to cell, a limitation of Hi-C is that it only provides a population average of genome conformations. We developed si...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nagano T,Lubling Y,Yaffe E,Wingett SW,Dean W,Tanay A,Fraser P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of many current studies of neovascularization is to define the phenotype of vascular cell populations of different origins and to determine how such cells promote assembly of vascular channel. Here, we describe a protocol to immunophenotype vascular cells by high-resolution imaging and by fluorescence-activat...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Jones RC,Capen DE,Cohen KS,Munn LL,Jain RK,Duda DG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen-mimetic peptides and lipopeptides are widely used as substrates for matrix degrading enzymes, as new biomaterials for tissue engineering, as drug delivery systems and so on. However, the preparation and subsequent purification of these peptides and their fatty-acid conjugates are really challenging. Herein, w...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Banerjee J,Hanson AJ,Muhonen WW,Shabb JB,Mallik S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) are key tools for genetic engineering, development of stem cell-based therapies and basic research on pluripotency and early lineage commitment. However, successful derivation of germline-competent embryonic stem cell lines has, until recently, been limited to a small number of inbre...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Czechanski A,Byers C,Greenstein I,Schrode N,Donahue LR,Hadjantonakis AK,Reinholdt LG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a simple means of measuring the starch content of plant tissues by solubilizing the starch, converting it quantitatively to glucose and assaying the glucose. Plant tissue must initially be frozen rapidly to stop metabolism, then extracted to remove free glucose. Starch is solubilized by heating...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Smith AM,Zeeman SC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The partial reduction of electron-deficient pyrroles using either Birch (Li/NH(3)) or ammonia-free (Li/di-tert-butyl biphenyl) conditions allows formation of pyrroline compounds in good yield and, when combined with a reductive alkylation or similar approach, leads to highly functionalized, synthetically useful compou...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Donohoe TJ,Thomas RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes the primary culture of individual chromaffin cells derived by enzymatic digestion from the adrenal medulla of the bovine adrenal gland. Since the late 1970s, such cells have provided a useful model system to study neurotransmitter biosynthesis, storage and release in the catecholaminergic syste...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： O'Connor DT,Mahata SK,Mahata M,Jiang Q,Hook VY,Taupenot L

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Postembryonic development is an important process of organismal maturation after embryonic growth. Despite key progress in recent years in understanding embryonic development via fluorescence time-lapse microscopy, comparatively less live-cell imaging of postembryonic development has been done. Here we describe a prot...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Chai Y,Li W,Feng G,Yang Y,Wang X,Ou G

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) has emerged as a valuable chemical proteomics method to guide the therapeutic development of covalent drugs by assessing their on-target engagement and off-target activity. We recently used ABPP to determine the serine hydrolase interaction landscape of the experimental drug BIA...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： van Rooden EJ,Florea BI,Deng H,Baggelaar MP,van Esbroeck ACM,Zhou J,Overkleeft HS,van der Stelt M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput sequencing of the variable domains of immune receptors (antibodies and T cell receptors (TCRs)) is of key importance in the understanding of adaptive immune responses in health and disease. However, the sequencing of both immune receptor chains (VH+VL or TCRβ/δ+TCRα/γ) at the single-cell level for typi...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： McDaniel JR,DeKosky BJ,Tanno H,Ellington AD,Georgiou G

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a method for directing the expression of genes of interest into postmitotic neocortical neurons in vivo. Microinjection of a DNA plasmid-amphiphilic molecule mix into the neocortex followed by delivery of an ad hoc electric pulse protocol during the first few days of life in mice allows rapid, ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： De la Rossa A,Jabaudon D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein ADP-ribosylation is a structurally heterogeneous post-translational modification (PTM) that influences the physicochemical and biological properties of the modified protein. ADP-ribosylation of chromatin changes its structural properties, thereby regulating important nuclear functions. A lack of suitable antib...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Bisceglie L,Bartolomei G,Hottiger MO

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The membrane-permeant fluorogenic biarsenicals FlAsH-EDT(2) and ReAsH-EDT(2) can be prepared in good yields by a straightforward two-step procedure from the inexpensive precursor dyes fluorescein and resorufin, respectively. Handling of toxic reagents such as arsenic trichloride is minimized so the synthesis can be ca...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Adams SR,Tsien RY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional gene expression studies analyze multiple cells simultaneously or single cells, for which the exact in vivo or in situ position is unknown. Although cellular heterogeneity can be discerned when analyzing single cells, any spatially defined attributes that underpin the heterogeneous nature of the cells cann...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Chen J,Suo S,Tam PP,Han JJ,Peng G,Jing N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol explains how to discover functional signals in genomic sequences by detecting over- or under-represented oligonucleotides (words) or spaced pairs thereof (dyads) with the Regulatory Sequence Analysis Tools (http://rsat.ulb.ac.be/rsat/). Two typical applications are presented: (i) predicting transcription...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Defrance M,Janky R,Sand O,van Helden J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) constitute a tool of great potential in neurobiology, enabling the directed differentiation of specific neural cell types. We have shown recently that neurons of the cerebral cortex can be generated from mouse ESCs cultured in a chemically defined medium that contains no morphogen, but in t...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Gaspard N,Bouschet T,Herpoel A,Naeije G,van den Ameele J,Vanderhaeghen P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High throughput microarray transcription analyses provide us with the expression profiles for large amounts of plant genes. However, their tissue and cellular resolution is limited. Thus, for detailed functional analysis, it is still necessary to examine the expression pattern of selected candidate genes at a cellular...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hejátko J,Blilou I,Brewer PB,Friml J,Scheres B,Benková E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure for the synthesis of N-succinimidyl 3-iodobenzoate labeled with any iodine isotope ([*I]SIB), which is an agent used in the radioiodination of proteins and peptides, from its tin precursor N-succinimidyl 3-(tri-n-butylstannyl)benzoate (STB) is described. Also included are protocols for the synthesis of an ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Vaidyanathan G,Zalutsky MR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a culture system in which inner-ear sensory tissue is produced from mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells under chemically defined conditions. This model is amenable to basic and translational investigations into inner ear biology and regeneration. In this protocol, mouse ES cells are aggregated in 9...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Koehler KR,Hashino E

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Periodontal disease (PD) is a common dental disease associated with the interaction between dysbiotic oral microbiota and host immunity. It is a prevalent disease, resulting in loss of gingival tissue, periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone. PD is a major form of tooth loss in the adult population. Experimen...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Marchesan J,Girnary MS,Jing L,Miao MZ,Zhang S,Sun L,Morelli T,Schoenfisch MH,Inohara N,Offenbacher S,Jiao Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods for installing natural and unnatural amino acids and their modifications into proteins in a benign and precise manner are highly sought-after in protein science. Here we describe a protocol for 'post-translational mutagenesis' that enables the programmed installation of protein side chains through the use of r...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wright TH,Davis BG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is a sensitive and noninvasive imaging method that is widely used to explore molecular events in living subjects. PET can precisely and quantitatively evaluate cellular apoptosis, which has a crucial role in various physiological and pathological processes. In this protocol, we descr...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wang Z,Wang F,Hida N,Kiesewetter DO,Tian J,Niu G,Chen X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of precisely patterned neural cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) is instrumental in developing disease models and stem cell therapies. Here, we provide a detailed 16-d protocol for obtaining high-purity ventral midbrain (VM) dopamine (DA) progenitors for intracerebral transplantation into anima...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nolbrant S,Heuer A,Parmar M,Kirkeby A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00