Implementation of a 4Pi-SMS super-resolution microscope.

abstract：:Recombineering is an efficient method of in vivo genetic engineering applicable to chromosomal as well as episomal replicons in Escherichia coli. This method circumvents the need for most standard in vitro cloning techniques. Recombineering allows construction of DNA molecules with precise junctions without constraint...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Sharan SK,Thomason LC,Kuznetsov SG,Court DL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This protocol is used to produce stably transformed tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) NT1 cell lines, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated DNA delivery of a binary vector containing a gene encoding hepatitis B surface antigen and a gene encoding the kanamycin selection marker. The NT1 cultures, at the appropriate stage ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Mayo KJ,Gonzales BJ,Mason HS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudo-afferent cervical lymph-duct cannulation in a sheep model allows large amounts of lymph cells to be collected under physiological conditions, carrying immune signaling information from the head tissues, including oro-nasal mucosae. Importantly, large quantities of dendritic cells (DCs) of several subtypes are o...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Schwartz-Cornil I,Epardaud M,Bonneau M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) enables label-free spatial mapping of hundreds of biomolecules in tissue sections. This capability provides valuable information on tissue heterogeneity that is difficult to obtain using population-averaged assays. Despite substantial developments in both instrumentation and methodology...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Yin R,Burnum-Johnson KE,Sun X,Dey SK,Laskin J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on colonic cells in the lamina propria (LP) of mice are important for understanding the cellular and immune responses in the gut, especially in inflammatory bowel diseases (such as morbus crohn and colitis ulcerosa). This protocol details a method to isolate LP cells and characterize freshly isolated cells by ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Weigmann B,Tubbe I,Seidel D,Nicolaev A,Becker C,Neurath MF

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：:This protocol describes procedures for performing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy analysis by three different methods: acceptor photobleaching, sensitized emission and spectral imaging. We also discuss anisotropy and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy-based FRET techniques. By using the ...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Broussard JA,Rappaz B,Webb DJ,Brown CM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentiviral vectors derived from the human immunodeficiency type 1 virus (HIV-1 LV) are among the finest tools available today for the genetic modification of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDCs). However, this process is largely inefficient because MDDCs show a strong resistance to HIV-1 transduction. Here w...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Berger G,Durand S,Goujon C,Nguyen XN,Cordeil S,Darlix JL,Cimarelli A

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:Here we describe a protocol for advanced CUBIC (Clear, Unobstructed Brain/Body Imaging Cocktails and Computational analysis). The CUBIC protocol enables simple and efficient organ clearing, rapid imaging by light-sheet microscopy and quantitative imaging analysis of multiple samples. The organ or body is cleared by im...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Susaki EA,Tainaka K,Perrin D,Yukinaga H,Kuno A,Ueda HR

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：: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：:This protocol describes a method to obtain spatially resolved proteomic maps of specific compartments within living mammalian cells. An engineered peroxidase, APEX2, is genetically targeted to a cellular region of interest. Upon the addition of hydrogen peroxide for 1 min to cells preloaded with a biotin-phenol substr...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Hung V,Udeshi ND,Lam SS,Loh KH,Cox KJ,Pedram K,Carr SA,Ting AY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We outline current in vitro and in vivo models for experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and provide a detailed protocol of our standardized in vivo PVR model. PVR is the leading cause of failed surgical procedures for the correction of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The pathogenesis of this multifact...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Agrawal RN,He S,Spee C,Cui JZ,Ryan SJ,Hinton DR

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Stabilized α-helices and nonpeptidic helix mimetics have emerged as powerful molecular scaffolds for the discovery of protein-protein interaction inhibitors. Protein-protein interactions often involve large contact areas, which are often difficult for small molecules to target with high specificity. The hypothesis beh...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Patgiri A,Menzenski MZ,Mahon AB,Arora PS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous access catheters used in clinics are prone to biofilm contamination, contributing to chronic and nosocomial infections. Although several animal models for studying device-associated biofilms were previously described, only a few detailed protocols are currently available. Here we provide a protocol using totall...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Chauhan A,Ghigo JM,Beloin C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomic analysis is a powerful method for gaining a global, unbiased understanding of cellular signaling. Its accuracy and comprehensiveness stands or falls with the quality and choice of the applied phosphopeptide prefractionation strategy. This protocol covers a powerful but simple a...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Zarei M,Sprenger A,Rackiewicz M,Dengjel J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of an azobenzene amino acid (aa) for use as a photo-inducible conformational switch in polypeptides is described. The compound can be easily incorporated into an aa sequence by solid-phase peptide synthesis using standard 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl methods. A reversible conformational change of the pepti...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Aemissegger A,Hilvert D

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The adeno-associated virus (AAV) is one of the most promising viral vectors for human gene therapy. As with any potential therapeutic system, a thorough understanding of it at the in vitro and in vivo levels is required. Over the years, numerous methods have been developed to better characterize AAV vectors. These met...

journal_title：Nature protocols

authors： Grieger JC,Choi VW,Samulski RJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00