Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplates for protein crystallography.

abstract：:The use of anisotropic NMR data, such as residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) and residual chemical shift anisotropies (RCSAs), has emerged as a powerful technique for structural characterization of organic small molecules. RDCs typically report the relative orientations of different 1H-13C bonds; RCSAs report the relati...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Liu Y,Navarro-Vázquez A,Gil RR,Griesinger C,Martin GE,Williamson RT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key challenge of modern biology is to uncover the functional role of the protein entities that compose cellular proteomes. To this end, the availability of reliable three-dimensional atomic models of proteins is often crucial. This protocol presents a community-wide web-based method using RaptorX (http://raptorx.uch...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Källberg M,Wang H,Wang S,Peng J,Wang Z,Lu H,Xu J

更新日期：2012-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of the cellular participants in tissue immune responses is crucial to understanding infection, cancer, autoimmunity, allergy, graft rejection and other immunological processes. Previous reports indicate that leukocytes in lung vasculature fail to be completely removed by perfusion. Several studies sug...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Anderson KG,Mayer-Barber K,Sung H,Beura L,James BR,Taylor JJ,Qunaj L,Griffith TS,Vezys V,Barber DL,Masopust D

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:Single-cell electroporation allows transfection of plasmid DNA or macromolecules into individual living cells using modified patch electrodes and common electrophysiological equipment. This protocol is optimized for rapid in vivo electroporation of Xenopus laevis tadpole brains with DNA, dextrans, morpholinos and comb...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Bestman JE,Ewald RC,Chiu SL,Cline HT

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Cell proliferation may be measured in vivo by quantifying DNA synthesis with isotopically labeled deoxyribonucleotide precursors. Deuterium-labeled glucose is one such precursor which, because it achieves high levels of enrichment for a short period, is well suited to the study of rapidly dividing cells, in contrast t...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Macallan DC,Asquith B,Zhang Y,de Lara C,Ghattas H,Defoiche J,Beverley PC

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:An optimized procedure for the efficient preparation of 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone (Pseudomonas quinolone signal or PQS) and a diverse range of structurally related 2-alkyl-4-quinolones with biological activity is presented. The two-step synthesis begins with the formation of α-chloro ketones by the coupling o...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hodgkinson JT,Galloway WR,Welch M,Spring DR

更新日期：2012-05-24 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：:By determining protein-protein interactions in normal, diseased and infected cells, we can improve our understanding of cellular systems and their reaction to various perturbations. In this protocol, we discuss how to use data obtained in affinity purification-mass spectrometry (AP-MS) experiments to generate meaningf...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Morris JH,Knudsen GM,Verschueren E,Johnson JR,Cimermancic P,Greninger AL,Pico AR

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:This protocol describes the efficient, generally applicable Ullmann coupling reaction of bromaminic acid with alkyl- or aryl-amines in phosphate buffer under microwave irradiation using elemental copper as a catalyst. The reaction leads to a number of biologically active compounds. As a prototypical example, the synth...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Baqi Y,Müller CE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few decades, marine natural products bioprospecting has yielded a considerable number of drug candidates. Two marine natural products have recently been admitted as new drugs: Prialt (also known as ziconotide) as a potent analgesic for severe chronic pain and Yondelis (known also as trabectedin or E-743) a...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Ebada SS,Edrada RA,Lin W,Proksch P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mouse embryo hindbrain is a robust and adaptable model for studying sprouting angiogenesis. It permits the spatiotemporal analysis of organ vascularization in normal mice and in mouse strains with genetic mutations that result in late embryonic or perinatal lethality. Unlike postnatal models such as retinal angiog...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Fantin A,Vieira JM,Plein A,Maden CH,Ruhrberg C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important area of proteomics involves the need for quantification, whether relative or absolute. Many methods now exist for relative quantification, but to support biomarker proteomics and systems biology, absolute quantification rather than relative quantification is required. Absolute quantification usually invol...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Pratt JM,Simpson DM,Doherty MK,Rivers J,Gaskell SJ,Beynon RJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we describe a simple protocol for the design and construction of a laser-guided direct writing (LGDW) system able to micropattern the self-assembly of liver sinusoid-like structures with micrometer resolution in vitro. To the best of our knowledge, LGDW is the only technique able to pattern cells "on the fly" wi...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Nahmias Y,Odde DJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi apparatus undergoes extensive disassembly during mitosis and reassembly in post-mitotic daughter cells. This process has been mimicked in vitro by treating Golgi membranes with mitotic and interphase cytosol. To determine the minimal machinery that controls the morphological change, we have developed a defin...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Tang D,Xiang Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Fluorescent microspheres are commonly used to assess bone blood supply in large animals, but the technique is not widely used in smaller mammals, as traditional methods such as reference blood sampling, ventilation and catheterization are not easily applied. This protocol describes a viable alternative for measuring b...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Serrat MA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forebrain γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) interneurons have crucial roles in high-order brain function via modulating network activities and plasticity, and they are implicated in many psychiatric disorders. Availability of enriched functional human forebrain GABA interneurons, especially those from people affected by GABA...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Liu Y,Liu H,Sauvey C,Yao L,Zarnowska ED,Zhang SC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 400,000 people each year suffer adverse effects following bites from venomous snakes. However, snake venom is also a rich source of bioactive molecules with known or potential therapeutic applications. Manually 'milking' snakes is the most common method to obtain venom. Safer alternative methods to produce v...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Puschhof J,Post Y,Beumer J,Kerkkamp HM,Bittenbinder M,Vonk FJ,Casewell NR,Richardson MK,Clevers H

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic interplay between intracellular organelles requires a particular functional apposition of membrane structures. The organelles involved come into close contact, but do not fuse, thereby giving rise to notable microdomains; these microdomains allow rapid communication between the organelles. Plasma membrane-asso...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Suski JM,Lebiedzinska M,Wojtala A,Duszynski J,Giorgi C,Pinton P,Wieckowski MR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To uncover the function of and interplay between the mammalian cytosine modifications 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), new techniques and advances in current technology are needed. To this end, we have developed oxidative bisulfite sequencing (oxBS-seq), which can quantitatively locate 5mC an...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Booth MJ,Ost TW,Beraldi D,Bell NM,Branco MR,Reik W,Balasubramanian S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ mRNA hybridization is one of the most powerful techniques for analyzing patterns of gene expression. However, its usefulness is limited in complex plant tissues by the need to fix, embed and section samples before localizing the desired mRNA. Here we present a robust whole-mount in situ hybridization method th...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Rozier F,Mirabet V,Vernoux T,Das P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is a protein modifier that is post-translationally coupled to thousands of lysines in more than a thousand proteins. An understanding of which lysines are modified by SUMO is critical in unraveling its function as a master regulator of all nuclear processes, as well as its invo...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hendriks IA,Vertegaal AC

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:The bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay is a powerful tool for visualizing and identifying protein interactions in living cells. This assay is based on the principle of protein-fragment complementation, using two nonfluorescent fragments derived from fluorescent proteins. When two fragments are broug...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Shyu YJ,Hiatt SM,Duren HM,Ellis RE,Kerppola TK,Hu CD

更新日期：2008-01-01 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