Advanced CUBIC protocols for whole-brain and whole-body clearing and imaging.

abstract：:Growing evidence indicates that RNA G-quadruplexes have important roles in various processes such as transcription, translation, regulation of telomere length, and formation of telomeric heterochromatin. Investigation of RNA G-quadruplex structures associated with biological events is therefore essential to understand...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Bao HL,Xu Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Various attempts have been made to replicate clinical TBI using animal models. The fluid-percussion model (FP) is one of the oldest and most commonly used models of experimentally induced TBI. Both central (CFP) and lateral (LFP) variations of t...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kabadi SV,Hilton GD,Stoica BA,Zapple DN,Faden AI

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forced swim test (FST) is one of the most commonly used animal models for assessing antidepressant-like behavior. This protocol details using the FST in rats, which takes place over 48 h and is followed by the video analysis of the behavior. The swim test involves the scoring of active (swimming and climbing) or p...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Slattery DA,Cryan JF

更新日期：2012-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:New technologies have recently enabled saturation mutagenesis and functional analysis of nearly all possible variants of regulatory elements or proteins of interest in single experiments. Here we discuss the past, present, and future of such multiplexed (functional) assays for variant effects (MAVEs). MAVEs provide de...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Gasperini M,Starita L,Shendure J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible thiol oxidation of cysteine residues occurs in many intracellular catalytic and signaling processes. Here we describe an optimized protocol, which can be completed in ∼5 d, to unambiguously identify specific cysteine residues that are transiently and reversibly oxidized by comparing two complex biological s...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： García-Santamarina S,Boronat S,Domènech A,Ayté J,Molina H,Hidalgo E

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:The organization of eukaryotic cells into distinct subcompartments is vital for all functional processes, and aberrant protein localization is a hallmark of many diseases. Microscopy methods, although powerful, are usually low-throughput and dependent on the availability of fluorescent fusion proteins or highly specif...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Mulvey CM,Breckels LM,Geladaki A,Britovšek NK,Nightingale DJH,Christoforou A,Elzek M,Deery MJ,Gatto L,Lilley KS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) is a two-step process for analyzing telomerase activity in cell or tissue extracts. Recent modifications of this sensitive assay include elimination of radioactivity by using a fluorescently labeled primer instead of a radiolabeled primer. In addition, the TRAP assay ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Herbert BS,Hochreiter AE,Wright WE,Shay JW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many techniques have been developed for studying inducible gene expression, but all of them are multicomponent systems consisting of cis-acting elements at the DNA or RNA level, trans-acting regulator proteins and/or small molecules as inducers. RNA thermometers are the only known single-component regulators of gene e...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Neupert J,Bock R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a simple and versatile scheme to prepare a series of poly(ethylene glycol)-based bidentate ligands that permit strong interactions with colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) alike and promote their dispersion in aqueous solutions. These ligands are synthesi...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Mei BC,Susumu K,Medintz IL,Mattoussi H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing multi-resistance of pathogenic bacteria requires the development of novel classes of antibiotics. Antimicrobial host defense peptides represent one promising class. Here we describe a protocol for screening large numbers of peptides against any microbe of interest. Peptides synthesized on a cellulose su...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hilpert K,Hancock RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitivity Clustering is a method for the partitioning of biological data into groups of similar objects, such as genes, for instance. It provides integrated access to various functions addressing each step of a typical cluster analysis. To facilitate this, Transitivity Clustering is accessible online and offers thr...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wittkop T,Emig D,Truss A,Albrecht M,Böcker S,Baumbach J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol outlines the carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) method for following the proliferation of human lymphocytes in vitro and mouse lymphocytes both in vitro and in vivo. The method relies on the ability of CFSE to covalently label long-lived intracellular molecules with the highly fluores...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Quah BJ,Warren HS,Parish CR

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Genome editing harnesses programmable nucleases to cut and paste genetic information in a targeted manner in living cells and organisms. Here, I review the development of programmable nucleases, including zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), TAL (transcription-activator-like) effector nucleases (TALENs) and CRISPR (cluster o...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

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：:N-Succinimidyl 3-(di-tert-butyl[(18)F]fluorosilyl)benzoate ([(18)F]SiFB) is a highly reactive prosthetic group for radiolabeling of proteins for use in positron emission tomography (PET). It is similar to N-succinimidyl-4-[(18)F]fluorobenzoate ([(18)F]SFB), the 'gold-standard' prosthetic group for protein (18)F-labeli...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Kostikov AP,Chin J,Orchowski K,Schirrmacher E,Niedermoser S,Jurkschat K,Iovkova-Berends L,Wängler C,Wängler B,Schirrmacher R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman and Fourier transform IR (FTIR) microspectroscopic images of biological material (tissue sections) contain detailed information about their chemical composition. The challenge lies in identifying changes in chemical composition, as well as locating and assigning these changes to different conditions (pathology, ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Felten J,Hall H,Jaumot J,Tauler R,de Juan A,Gorzsás A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we describe a simple micromolding method to construct three-dimensional arrays of organotypic epithelial tissue structures that approximate in vivo histology. An elastomeric stamp containing an array of posts of defined geometry and spacing is used to mold microscale cavities into the surface of type I collagen ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nelson CM,Inman JL,Bissell MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:The terminal monosaccharide of cell surface glycoconjugates is typically a sialic acid (SA), and aberrant sialylation is involved in several diseases. Several methodological approaches in sample preparation and subsequent analysis using mass spectrometry (MS) have enabled the identification of glycosylation sites and ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Palmisano G,Lendal SE,Engholm-Keller K,Leth-Larsen R,Parker BL,Larsen MR

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria release a variety of membrane vesicles through different formation routes. Knowledge of the structure, molecular cargo and function of bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) is primarily obtained from bacteria cultured in laboratory conditions. BEVs in human body fluids have b...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Tulkens J,De Wever O,Hendrix A

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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

abstract：:RNA production using in vivo transcription by Escherichia coli allows preparation of milligram quantities of RNA for biochemical, biophysical and structural investigations. We describe here a generic protocol for the overproduction and purification of recombinant RNA using liquid chromatography. The strategy utilizes ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Ponchon L,Beauvais G,Nonin-Lecomte S,Dardel F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously produced in the cell as a consequence of aerobic metabolism, and are controlled by several antioxidant mechanisms. An accurate measurement of ROS is essential to evaluate the redox status of the cell, or the effects of molecules with the pro-oxidant or antioxidant activit...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Cossarizza A,Ferraresi R,Troiano L,Roat E,Gibellini L,Bertoncelli L,Nasi M,Pinti M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic labeling of glycans with a bioorthogonal chemical reporter such as the azide enables their visualization in cells and organisms as well as the enrichment of specific glycoprotein types for proteomic analysis. This process involves two steps. Azido sugars are fed to cells or organisms and integrated by the gl...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Laughlin ST,Bertozzi CR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of non-invasive and accurate methods to track cell fate after delivery will greatly expedite transition of embryonic stem (ES) cell therapy to the clinic. In this protocol, we describe the in vivo monitoring of stem cell survival, proliferation and migration using reporter genes. We established stable ES c...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sun N,Lee A,Wu JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00