abstract：:Optical imaging of reporter molecules such as firefly luciferase has become a popular method of tracking and visualizing cells in living animals. Many biological processes involve ubiquitin ligases, which target specific proteins for destruction under specific sets of conditions. Importantly, the motifs recognized by ...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Zhang GJ,Kaelin WG Jr

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In budding yeast and higher eukaryotic genomes, there are, respectively, 50 and up to 400 or more distinct genes that encode for ubiquitin-ligases, and approximately 15-90 genes that encode for ubiquitin isopeptidases (TM and RJD, Semple et al., 2003). This puts ubiquitylation on par with phosphorylation as the most c...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Mayor T,Deshaies RJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent modification of proteins with ubiquitin plays an important role in a wide array of cellular processes (Hershko and Ciechanover, 1998; Pickart, 2004). For this reason an increasing number of investigators in diverse research fields are confronted with the question whether their favorite proteins are ubiquitina...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Kaiser P,Tagwerker C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dicer is a multidomain ribonuclease that processes double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) to 21-nt small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) during RNA interference and excises microRNAs (miRNAs) from precursor hairpins. PAZ and PIWI domain (PPD) proteins, also involved in RNAi and miRNA function, are the best-characterized proteins kno...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Kolb FA,Zhang H,Jaronczyk K,Tahbaz N,Hobman TC,Filipowicz W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work demonstrates that RNA interference (RNAi) can coordinate protein expression. Inhibitory RNAs are expressed naturally in cells as microRNAs (miRNAs) or introduced into cells as small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Both types of small RNAs can be used at the bench to silence mRNA expression. For many researchers...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Davidson BL,Harper SQ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of a Lys48-linked polyubiquitin chain is required for destruction of targeted proteins by the 26S proteasome, whereas formation of a Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chain is required for modulation of protein-protein interaction, enzyme activity, and intracellular localization. In addition, monoubiquitination pla...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Fujimuro M,Yokosawa H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex RNA structures regulate many biological processes but are often too large for structure determination by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods. We determined the solution structure of domain II of the hepatitis C viral internal ribosome entry site (HCV IRES), a 25-kDa RNA, using a novel NMR approach. Conven...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Lukavsky PJ,Puglisi JD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In structural proteomics, it is necessary to efficiently screen in a high-throughput manner for the presence of stable structures in proteins that can be subjected to subsequent structure determination by X-ray or NMR spectroscopy. Here we illustrate that the (1)H chemical distribution in a protein as detected by (1)H...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Hoffmann B,Eichmüller C,Steinhauser O,Konrat R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that HIV-1 accumulates and replicates actively within lymphoid tissues, any strategy that will decrease viral stores in these tissues might be beneficial to the infected host. Follicular dendritic cells (FDC), B lymphocytes, antigen-presenting cells like macrophages, and activated CD4(+) T cells are abunda...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Désormeaux A,Bergeron MG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ-specific delivery of biofunctional agents is thought to enhance their activity and to reduce their side effects. Liposomes have been used as drug carriers in cancer chemotherapy, since they accumulate passively in tumor tissues due to an enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. In addition, modification...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Asai T,Oku N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PRA2 was found to interact with the ER-localized protein VAMP-associated protein of 33 kDa or VAP-33 by a yeast two-hybrid screen. We describe here the purification of PRA2 and VAP-33 as well as an in vitro pull-down procedure to verify the interaction. PRA2 was found to form a large sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-insol...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Gougeon PY,Ngsee JK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rab7, a member of the Rab family of small G proteins, has been shown to regulate late endocytic traffic and lysosome biogenesis, but the exact roles and the mode of actions of Rab7 are still undetermined. Accumulating evidence suggests that each Rab protein has multiple target proteins and works together with them to ...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Mizuno K,Sakane A,Sasaki T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain cellular homeostasis, the levels of transmembrane receptors found on the plasma membrane must be tightly regulated. Endocytosis of activated receptors and the eventual degradation of these transmembrane proteins in the lysosome serve a vital role in maintaining the plasma membrane receptor levels as well a...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Davies BA,Carney DS,Horazdovsky BF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slp4-a/granuphilin-a is a member of the synaptotagmin-like protein (Slp) family and consists of an N-terminal Slp homology domain (SHD) and C-terminal tandem C2 domains. Slp4-a is specifically localized on secretory granules in some endocrine and exocrine cells through its SHD, and it attenuates Ca(2+)-dependent dense...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Fukuda M,Kanno E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (GDI) is a central regulator of Rab GTPase family members. GDI recycles Rab proteins from the membrane and sequesters the inactive GDP-bound form of Rab in the cytosol for use in multiple rounds of transport. The balance between the membrane-bound form of Rab and the cytosolic...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Chen CY,Sakisaka T,Balch WE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that Rab34/Rah participates in the promotion of macropinosome formation. Here we describe procedures for the analyses of intracellular localization and some functional properties of Rab34. Rab34 lacks a consensus sequence of the fourth motif for GTP/GDP binding and GTPase activities. Indeed, GTPase assay...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Sun P,Endo T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an in vitro method to measure how Rab4 and other regulatory proteins affect microtubule-based organelle motility. The protocols utilize small-volume, disposable "microchambers" designed for epifluorescence, confocal, or other microscope platforms and into which microtubules, organelles, and primary and fluo...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Murray JW,Wolkoff AW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet photodissociation time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is described as a method for determination of peptide ion primary structure. Monoisotopic selection and bond-specific activation, combined with the rapidity of TOF MS analysis, render this technique invaluable to the rapidly expanding field of p...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Morgan JW,Hettick JM,Russell DH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubulin is known to form high-affinity complexes with certain G proteins. The formation of such complexes allows tubulin to activate Galpha and fosters a system whereby elements of the cytoskeleton can influence G-protein signaling. This article describes the interaction between tubulin and G proteins and discusses me...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Rasenick MM,Donati RJ,Popova JS,Yu JZ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterodimeric complexes between individual members of the R7 subfamily of regulators of G-protein signaling proteins and the Gbeta5 isoform of the heterotrimeric G-protein beta subunit family are strongly expressed in the cell nucleus in neurons and brain, as well as in the cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Native and re...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Simonds WF,Woodard GE,Zhang JH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS proteins) are a diverse family of proteins that act to negatively regulate signaling by heterotrimeric G proteins; however, recent data have implied additional functions for RGS proteins. Previously, we employed the yeast two-hybrid system and identified the microtubule-destabili...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Nixon AB,Casey PJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described procedures for collecting, processing, and analyzing kinetic data obtained by photobleaching microscopy of GFP-tagged chromatin proteins in nuclei of cultured living cells. These procedures are useful for characterizing the in vivo binding of chromatin proteins to their natural template--unperturbed,...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Phair RD,Gorski SA,Misteli T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given recent efforts to determine the sequence information on thousands of genes in the human genome, the current challenge is to identify the functions of these genes, including those encoding the regulator of G-protein signaling protein gene superfamily, and to establish their roles in particular signaling pathways ...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Wang Q,Liu M,Kozasa T,Rothestein JD,Sternweis PC,Neubig RR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) domains bind directly to GTP-bound Galpha subunits and accelerate their intrinsic GTPase activity by up to several thousandfold. The selectivity of RGS proteins for individual Galpha subunits has been illustrated. Thus, the expression of RGS proteins can be used to inhibit signal...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Hains MD,Siderovski DP,Harden TK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IF-liposomes are formed by a unique process that involves fusing small liposomes into interdigitated lipid sheets, using either ethanol or hydrostatic pressure. The interdigitation-fusion method requires liposome formulations with lipids that form the L beta I phase. Preparing ethanol-induced IF-liposomes is simple an...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Ahl PL,Perkins WR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell wall precursors that have been modified at their peptide moiety were incorporated into the living bacterial cell wall. Using chemically synthesized bacterial cell wall precursors, a variety of compounds could be attached to the bacterial surface. Escherichia coli took the modified precursors into the cell wall af...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Sadamoto R,Niikura K,Monde K,Nishimura S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic ligand regulable system for gene transfer and expression has been developed in our laboratory based on mechanistic studies of steriod hormone receptor and transcriptional regulation. This gene switch system possesses most of the important features that are required for application of the system in biologic...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Ye X,Schillinger K,Burcin MM,Tsai SY,O'Malley BW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a systemically administered gene therapy vector to exhibit extended circulation lifetimes, accumulate at a distal tumor site, and enable transgene expression is unique to SPLP. The flexibility and low toxicity of SPLP as a platform technology for systemic gene therapy allows for further optimization of ...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Fenske DB,MacLachlan I,Cullis PR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide formation in ischemia-reperfusion injury can be identified and measured directly using EPR of nitroso-heme complexes comprising NO bound to either Mb or Hb-Fe2+. This article described the successful use of this method to detect and quantify the generation of NO formed independently of nitric oxide syntha...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Lepore DA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a method using polyvalent peptide display on filamentous phage that can be used to identify ligands that bind to G protein beta gamma subunits. Also described is how to construct phage that have known beta gamma binding sequences fused to the coat protein to allow a competition analysis to be perform...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Smrcka AV,Scott JK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the expression strategies described here, we have demonstrated a model system whereby the sequential signaling events involved in cell proliferation and subsequent transformation regulated by G alpha 12 can be investigated. The model system presented here can also be used to study the temporal interrelationships...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Dermott JM,Dhanasekaran N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant with the rapid development in biomedical knowledge, including the methods of molecular biology and proteomics, and the manufacture of ever more precise optical instruments, powerful lasers, and sophisticated microcomputing hardware and software, laser microdissection systems have emerged which are now ente...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Willenberg HS,Walters R,Bornstein SR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of catalysis by MnSOD using direct observation of the UV absorbance of superoxide allows determination of steady-state catalytic constants. Stabilizing superoxide in aprotic solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide permits the use of stopped-flow spectrophotometry, although significant information is lost in th...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Silverman DN,Nick HS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here the methods we have used to generate selective peptide inhibitors and activators of PKC-mediated signaling. These approaches should be applicable to any signaling event that is dependent on protein-protein interaction. Furthermore, targeting downstream enzymes in signal transduction has been notorious...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Schechtman D,Mochly-Rosen D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and isolation of the soluble catalytic domains of adenylyl cyclase have provided investigators with useful reagents for the study of these enzymes. They have permitted detailed mechanistic investigation of the actions of forskolin, Gs alpha, and the inhibitory G protein, Gi alpha. They have served a...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Hatley ME,Gilman AG,Sunahara RK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epitope tagged alpha 2-AR subtypes have been used to address a variety of cell biological questions, and the strategies used are readily applicable to all GPCR as well as other cell surface proteins. We have provided detailed protocols for successful utilization of the epitope-tagged receptor in the studies of protein...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Wozniak M,Saunders C,Schramm N,Keefer JR,Limbird LE

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The findings in this article illustrate the complexity residing in the regulation of reversible S-glutathionylation of proteins, such as GAPDH. This is clearly reflected in the design of suitable experimental approaches designed to cope with the interaction of several redox-dependent factors. Clear interactions are de...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Cotgreave IA,Gerdes R,Schuppe-Koistinen I,Lind C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we have described methods used to purify Rnt1p and study its biochemical properties. Rnt1p can be easily purified from bacteria as N-terminal His6-tagged protein and its activity may be monitored in vitro. Rnt1p cleaves the RNA by binding to a cleavage site followed by hydrolysis and product release. ...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Lamontagne B,Elela SA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the signal transduction pathways, such as those controlled by Ras, is in large part to ensure highly stringent regulation of the target genes in the nucleus, which are collectively responsible for the signal output, or phenotypes, of the cell. Understanding of the Ras effect ultimately requires the identif...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Jo H,Cho YJ,Zhang H,Liang P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a great need for practicing scientists to volunteer their time and expertise in the K-12th grade science classroom. We have found that bioluminescence is a fun and exciting way to teach basic science concepts and is an excellent tool for the volunteering scientist. We have had very positive reactions from bot...

journal_title：Methods in enzymology

authors： Hammer M,Andrade JD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00