TARDIS, a targeted RNA directional sequencing method for rare RNA discovery.

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：:This protocol describes a simple but robust microfluidic assay combining three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) cell culture. The microfluidic platform comprises hydrogel-incorporating chambers between surface-accessible microchannels. By using this platform, well-defined biochemical and biophysical stimuli c...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Shin Y,Han S,Jeon JS,Yamamoto K,Zervantonakis IK,Sudo R,Kamm RD,Chung S

更新日期：2012-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a simple silver staining method used to visualize DNA fragments and other organic molecules with unsurpassed detail following traditional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Sensitivity rivals radioisotopic methods and DNA in the picogram range can be reliably detected. The described pro...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Bassam BJ,Gresshoff PM

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Prediction of protein-protein interactions at the structural level on the proteome scale is important because it allows prediction of protein function, helps drug discovery and takes steps toward genome-wide structural systems biology. We provide a protocol (termed PRISM, protein interactions by structural matching) f...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Tuncbag N,Gursoy A,Nussinov R,Keskin O

更新日期：2011-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-mediated gene transfection into mammalian cells has recently emerged as a powerful alternative to more traditional transfection techniques. In particular, the use of a femtosecond-pulsed laser operating in the near-infrared (NIR) region has been proven to provide single-cell selectivity, localized delivery, low ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Antkowiak M,Torres-Mapa ML,Stevenson DJ,Dholakia K,Gunn-Moore FJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：: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：:The glycocalyx comprises glycosylated proteins and lipids and fcorms the outermost layer of cells. It is involved in fundamental inter- and intracellular processes, including non-self-cell and self-cell recognition, cell signaling, cellular structure maintenance, and immune protection. Characterization of the glycocal...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Li Q,Xie Y,Wong M,Barboza M,Lebrilla CB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomeres have emerged as crucial cellular elements in aging and various diseases including cancer. To measure the average length of telomere repeats in cells, we describe our protocols that use fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with labeled peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes specific for telomere repeats in com...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Baerlocher GM,Vulto I,de Jong G,Lansdorp PM

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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 pig has emerged as an important large animal model in biomedical and pharmaceutical research. We describe a protocol for high-efficiency germline transgenesis and sustained transgene expression in pigs by using the Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system. The protocol is based on co-injection of a plasmid encoding ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Ivics Z,Garrels W,Mátés L,Yau TY,Bashir S,Zidek V,Landa V,Geurts A,Pravenec M,Rülicke T,Kues WA,Izsvák Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：: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：:Brachypodium distachyon is emerging as a new model system for bridging research into temperate cereal crops, such as wheat and barley, and for promoting research in novel biomass grasses. Here, we provide an adapter ligation PCR protocol that allows the large-scale characterization of T-DNA insertions into the genome ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Thole V,Alves SC,Worland B,Bevan MW,Vain P

更新日期：2009-01-01 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 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：:In the past decade, Drosophila has emerged as an ideal model organism for studying the genetic components of sleep as well as its regulation and functions. In fruit flies, sleep can be conveniently estimated by measuring the locomotor activity of the flies using techniques and instruments adapted from the field of cir...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Gilestro GF

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

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：:Herein we describe a protocol that uses hollow-fiber flow field-flow fractionation (FFF) coupled with multiangle light scattering (MALS) for hydrodynamic size-based separation and characterization of complex protein aggregates. The fractionation method, which requires 1.5 h to run, was successfully modified from the a...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Tanase M,Zolla V,Clement CC,Borghi F,Urbanska AM,Rodriguez-Navarro JA,Roda B,Zattoni A,Reschiglian P,Cuervo AM,Santambrogio L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:In most organisms, one crossover (CO) event inhibits the chances of another nearby event. The term used to describe this phenomenon is 'CO interference'. Here, we describe a protocol for quickly generating large data sets that are amenable to CO interference analysis in the flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. We em...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Berchowitz LE,Copenhaver GP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol describes a method for converting short single-stranded and double-stranded DNA into libraries compatible with high-throughput sequencing using Illumina technology. This method has primarily been developed to improve sequence retrieval from ancient DNA, but it is also applicable to the sequencing of shor...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Gansauge MT,Meyer M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ErmineJ is software for the analysis of functionally interesting patterns in large gene lists drawn from gene expression profiling data or other high-throughput genomics studies. It can be used by biologists with no bioinformatics background to conduct sophisticated analyses of gene sets with multiple methods. It allo...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Gillis J,Mistry M,Pavlidis P

更新日期：2010-06-01 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 an optimized method for direct in vitro monitoring of homo- and heterotypic axon-axon interactions involved in the developmental assembly of neural circuits. The assay exploits a classical example of heterotypic axonal interactions by modeling the sequential extension of spinal motor and somato...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Wang L,Marquardt T

更新日期：2012-01-26 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：:In this protocol, we describe cryoimmunolabeling methods for the subcellular localization of proteins and certain lipids. The methods start with chemical fixation of cells and tissue in formaldehyde (FA) and/or glutaraldehyde (GA), sometimes supplemented with acrolein. Cell and tissue blocks are then immersed in 2.3 M...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Slot JW,Geuze HJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 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