Il finanziamento fornito da Slippery Rock University. Vorremmo ringraziare T. Boron III (Slippery Rock University) e C. Haney (University of Pennsylvania) per le loro intuizioni.

1. L&#39;idrolisi del Complesso Ni-Schiff-Base <ol><li> Sciogliere 1 mmoli del complesso Ni-PBP-Schiff-base in 40 ml di N, N-dimetilformammide (DMF) sotto agitazione in un pallone da 250 ml a fondo tondo a temperatura ambiente. </li><li> Aggiungere 60 ml di soluzione 0,2 M EDTA acquosa, a pH 4,5. </li><li> Utilizzando una barra di agitazione magnetica e mescolare piastra, agitare la soluzione combinata notte. Come il complesso Schiff-base viene idrolizzato, il colore si sposterà da un rosso intenso al bianco. </li><li> Dopo il completamento della reazione, come indicato dall&#39;assenza di qualsiasi colorazione rossa, trasferire la reazione in un imbuto separatore da 250 ml. </li><li> Aggiungere 50 mL di diclorometano, tappare l&#39;imbuto separatore, e mescolare. Drenare il lavaggio organico in un becher rifiuti. Ripetere questo processo tre volte per rimuovere PBP e ogni complesso Ni-PBP-Schiff-base residua. Raccogliere lo strato acquoso residuo in un pallone a fondo rotondo da 250 mL. </li></ol> 2. Fmoc Protezione dei idrolizzato Amino Acid <ol><li&gt; Regolare lo strato acquoso isolata dal passaggio 1.5 sopra descritto a pH 7 con bicarbonato di sodio solido. Controllare periodicamente pH utilizzando strisce reattive pH. </li><li> Aggiungere 168 mg di bicarbonato di sodio (2,00 mmol, 2 equiv) alla soluzione e mescolare con una barra di agitazione magnetica e mescolare piastra. </li><li> Sciogliere 337 mg di Fmoc N -hydroxysuccinimide estere (1,00 mmoli, 1 equivalente) in una quantità minima di diossano (circa 4 o 5 mL) in una fiala 10 mL. Trasferire questa soluzione alla soluzione acquosa e agitazione per una notte. </li><li> Dopo aver lasciato la reazione di agitazione per una notte, acidificare la soluzione risultante a pH 2 con acido cloridrico 1M. Controllare periodicamente pH utilizzando strisce reattive pH. </li><li> Trasferire la reazione in un imbuto separatore da 250 ml e si aggiungono 50 mL di acetato di etile. Chiudere l&#39;imbuto separatore, mescolare bene, e raccogliere lo strato organico in un pallone Erlenmeyer da 250 mL. Ripetere questa operazione altre due volte, combinando gli estratti organici. Essiccare gli estratti organici combinati con circa 3 g di magnesio sulfate. </li><li> Concentrare gli estratti organici combinati utilizzando un evaporatore rotante per permettersi l&#39;aminoacido Fmoc-protetto greggio. </li></ol>

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Il protocollo descritto sopra è utile nella sua capacità di facilitare l&#39;isolamento di una dorsale amminoacido da un complesso Ni-Schiff-base in condizioni di pH blande e successiva protezione Fmoc di questo aminoacido isolato attraverso due passaggi critici. Il primo passo consiste nel mescolare una soluzione in DMF / acqua contenente EDTA per facilitare il distacco del aminoacido dal complesso. Residui sottoprodotti organici complessi o possono essere facilmente rimossi con estrazione. Il secondo passo di questo...

amminoacidi non naturali catene laterali cuscinetto (di SAU) che variano da quelli dei venti naturali amminoacidi presenti in natura hanno trovato utilità in un&#39;ampia gamma di applicazioni. Sintesi di questi SAU, tuttavia, può essere difficile a seconda della struttura delle catene laterali e la stereochimica della spina dorsale aminoacido. Attivazione del legame CH di glicina nel contesto di un complesso Schiff-base di nichel è stato utilizzato per produrre una varietà di derivati di amminoacidi compreso α, acidi p-diammino 1 e il cuscinetto di SAU fluorurato 2 o eterociclici catene laterali. 3 Dopo aggiunta di innaturali catene laterali, funzionalizzati SAU sono tipicamente rimossi dal complesso Schiff-base riflusso in acido cloridrico 4 e vengono successivamente isolato con cromatografia a scambio ionico. Mentre in genere efficace, questo protocollo genera unacidi mino che possono essere adatti per l&#39;uso nella sintesi peptidica in fase solida (SPSS). La natura del SPPS richiede la presenza di gruppi acido-labile catena laterale protezione e la natura fortemente acida di condizioni tipiche Ni-Schiff-base decomposizione impedisce isolamento di SAU con questi gruppi protettivi intatte. A nostra conoscenza, solo un metodo di decomposizione alternativa &#39;stato segnalato: impiego di acido etilendiamminotetraacetico (EDTA) e idrazina a temperature elevate, 5 condizioni che si può non essere adatto per qualche catena laterale gruppi protettivi come phthalimides. <img alt="Figura 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/55677/55677fig1.jpg" /> Figura 1: Sintesi di Ni-PBP-Gly da Ni 2+, PBP e glicina (Gly). <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55677/55677fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">Si prega di cliccare qui per vedere una versione più grande di questa figura.</a> </a&gt; Qui, riportiamo un metodo per idrolisi di un complesso Ni-Schiff-base, Ni-PBP-Gly (Figura 1). Questo complesso, derivato da Ni 2+, glicina, e piridina-2-carbossilico (2-benzoil-fenil) -ammide (PBP), 6 ha dimostrato di essere una piattaforma utile per la sintesi di una varietà di SAU ed è facilmente accessibili mediante la via sintetica a due fasi. 7 Sintesi di questo complesso è letteratura precedented resa elevata. 6 I nostri risultati descritti qui di seguito dimostrano l&#39;applicabilità delle condizioni di idrolisi utilizzando EDTA a leggermente acida a condizioni di pH neutro adeguati per l&#39;utilizzo con cuscinetto acido-labile catena laterale di SAU gruppi protettivi. A seguito di idrolisi, la soluzione acquosa risultante può essere isolato e sottoposto immediatamente alle condizioni di protezione Fmoc standard per permettere un aminoacido Fmoc-protetto (Figura 2). Figura 2: Idrolisi e Fmoc-protezione di un amminoacido Isolato da Ni-PBP-Gly. Condizioni di reazione: i. EDTA (12 equiv), pH 4,5; ii. Etile acetato e lavata aggiustamento a pH 7; iii. Fmoc-OSu (1 equiv), NaHCO 3 (2 equiv). <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55677/55677fig2large.jpg" target="_blank">Si prega di cliccare qui per vedere una versione più grande di questa figura.</a>

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			<td>Synthesized from published protocol</td>
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			<td>DMF</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>D119-4</td>
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			<td>EDTA</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>S311-100</td>
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			<td>Dichloromethane</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC610050040</td>
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			<td>Sodium Bicarbonate</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>S233-500</td>
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			<td>Fmoc-OSu</td>
			<td>Chem-Impex</td>
			<td>&#34;00147&#34;</td>
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			<td>Dioxane</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>D111-500</td>
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			<td>Hydrochloric Acid</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>A144-500</td>
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			<td>Ethyl Acetate</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC610060040</td>
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			<td>Magnesium Sulfate</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>M65-500</td>
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			<td>ZEOPrep 60ECO Silica Gel</td>
			<td>ZEOChem</td>
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			<td>Hexanes</td>
			<td>Fisher</td>
			<td>3200250.650.443</td>
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			<td>Chromatography Column</td>
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			<td>pH Test Strips</td>
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			<td>Rotary Evaporator</td>
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			<td>250 mL Separatory Funnel</td>
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			<td>250 mL Round Bottom Flask</td>
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			<td>Stir Bar</td>
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			<td>Stir Plate</td>
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hydrolysis of a ni-schiff-base complex using conditions suitable for retention of acid-labile protecting groups

aminoacidi non naturali, aminoacidi contenenti funzionalità in catena laterale non comunemente visto in natura, sono sempre trovati in sequenze peptidiche sintetiche. Sintesi di alcuni aminoacidi non naturali spesso include l&#39;uso di un precursore costituito da una base di Schiff-stabilizzato da un catione nichel. Unnatural catene laterali possono essere installati su un backbone aminoacido che si trova in questo complesso Schiff-base. L&#39;amminoacido non naturale risultante può essere isolato da questo complesso mediante idrolisi della Schiff-base, tipicamente impiegando riflusso in soluzione fortemente acida. Queste condizioni fortemente acide possono rimuovere l&#39;acido-labile catena laterale gruppi protettori necessario per gli amminoacidi non naturali da utilizzare nella sintesi peptidica in fase solida di micro-onde. In questo lavoro, presentiamo un&#39;idrolisi efficiente e successiva protezione Fmoc di un amminoacido isolato da un complesso di base Ni-Schiff. condizioni di idrolisi presentati in questo lavoro sono adatti per la conservazione di s acido-labileide-catena gruppi protettori e può essere adattabili ad una varietà di substrati amminoacidi innaturali.

Abbiamo ipotizzato che la rimozione del Ni 2+ dal complesso Ni-PBP-Gly potrebbe consentire un&#39;idrolisi acquosa efficiente del Schiff-base senza la necessità di condizioni di pH dure. Come EDTA è un agente chelante poco costoso e ben studiato, 10 ipotizziamo che l&#39;aggiunta di EDTA ad una soluzione di Ni-PBP-Gly faciliterebbe chelazione di ioni Ni 2+, promuovendo così idrolisi del complesso. <p class="jove_content" fo:keep-togeth...

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Hydrolysis of a Ni-Schiff-Base Complex Using Conditions Suitable for Retention of Acid-labile Protecting Groups

Qui, presentiamo un&#39;idrolisi efficiente e successiva protezione Fmoc di un amminoacido isolato da un complesso Ni-Schiff-base. condizioni di idrolisi qui presentati sono adatti per l&#39;uso quando è richiesta la ritenzione di gruppi protettivi acido-labile catena laterale. Questa tecnica può essere adattabile ad una varietà di substrati amminoacidi innaturali.

Idrolisi di un Ni-Schiff-Base complessi utilizzando le condizioni adatte per la conservazione di acido-labile gruppi protettori

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9.6K Views.  Slippery Rock University.  Qui, presentiamo un'idrolisi efficiente e successiva protezione Fmoc di un amminoacido isolato da un complesso Ni-Schiff-base. condizioni di idrolisi qui presentati sono adatti per l'uso quando è richiesta la ritenzione di gruppi protettivi acido-labile catena laterale. Questa tecnica può essere adattabile ad una varietà di substrati amminoacidi innaturali. 

Video: Hydrolysis of a Ni-Schiff-Base Complex Using Conditions Suitable for Retention of Acid-labile Protecting Groups

Protein Complex Affinity Capture from Cryomilled Mammalian Cells

Affinity capture is an effective technique for isolating endogenous protein complexes for further study. When used in conjunction with an antibody, this technique is also frequently referred to as immunoprecipitation. Affinity capture can be applied in a bench-scale and in a high-throughput context. When coupled with protein mass spectrometry, affinity capture has proven to be a workhorse of interactome analysis. Although there are potentially many ways to execute the numerous steps involved, the following protocols implement our favored methods. Two features are distinctive: the use of cryomilled cell powder to produce cell extracts, and antibody-coupled paramagnetic beads as the affinity medium. In many cases, we have obtained superior results to those obtained with more conventional affinity capture practices. Cryomilling avoids numerous problems associated with other forms of cell breakage. It provides efficient breakage of the material, while avoiding denaturation issues associated with heating or foaming. It retains the native protein concentration up to the point of extraction, mitigating macromolecular dissociation. It reduces the time extracted proteins spend in solution, limiting deleterious enzymatic activities, and it may reduce the non-specific adsorption of proteins by the affinity medium. Micron-scale magnetic affinity media have become more commonplace over the last several years, increasingly replacing the traditional agarose- and Sepharose-based media. Primary benefits of magnetic media include typically lower non-specific protein adsorption; no size exclusion limit because protein complex binding occurs on the bead surface rather than within pores; and ease of manipulation and handling using magnets.

Here we describe protocols to disrupt mammalian cells by solid-state milling at a cryogenic temperature, produce a cell extract from the resulting cell powder, and isolate protein complexes of interest by affinity capture upon antibody-coupled micron-scale paramagnetic beads.

Proteine ​​Complesso affinità Acquisizione da cellule di mammifero Cryomilled

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A Method for Measuring Metabolism in Sorted Subpopulations of Complex Cell Communities Using Stable Isotope Tracing

Mammalian cell types exhibit specialized metabolism, and there is ample evidence that various co-existing cell types engage in metabolic cooperation. Moreover, even cultures of a single cell type may contain cells in distinct metabolic states, such as resting or cycling cells. Methods for measuring metabolic activities of such subpopulations are valuable tools for understanding cellular metabolism. Complex cell populations are most commonly separated using a cell sorter, and subpopulations isolated by this method can be analyzed by metabolomics methods. However, a problem with this approach is that the cell sorting procedure subjects cells to stresses that may distort their metabolism.
To overcome these issues, we reasoned that the mass isotopomer distributions (MIDs) of metabolites from cells cultured with stable isotope-labeled nutrients are likely to be more stable than absolute metabolite concentrations, because MIDs are formed over longer time scales and should be less affected by short-term exposure to cell sorting conditions. Here, we describe a method based on this principle, combining cell sorting with liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). The procedure involves analyzing three types of samples: (1) metabolite extracts obtained directly from the complex population; (2) extracts of "mock sorted" cells passed through the cell sorter instrument without gating any specific population; and (3) extracts of the actual sorted populations. The mock sorted cells are compared against direct extraction to verify that MIDs are indeed not altered by the cell sorting procedure itself, prior to analyzing the actual sorted populations. We show example results from HeLa cells sorted according to cell cycle phase, revealing changes in nucleotide metabolism.

This article describes a method for studying cellular metabolism in complex communities of multiple cell types, using a combination of stable isotope tracing, cell sorting to isolate specific cell types, and mass spectrometry.

Un metodo per misurare il metabolismo in Ordinati sottopopolazioni di cellule Comunità complessi utilizzando Stable Isotope Tracing

Mammalian cell types exhibit specialized metabolism, and there is ample evidence that various co-existing cell types engage in metabolic cooperation. ...

Preparation of Giant Vesicles Encapsulating Microspheres by Centrifugation of a Water-in-oil Emulsion

The constructive biology and the synthetic biology approach to creating artificial life involve the bottom-up assembly of biological or nonbiological materials. Such approaches have received considerable attention in research on the boundary between living and nonliving matter and have been used to construct artificial cells over the past two decades. In particular, Giant Vesicles (GVs) have often been used as artificial cell membranes. In this paper, we describe the preparation of GVs encapsulating highly packed microspheres as a model of cells containing highly condensed biomolecules. The GVs were prepared by means of a simple water-in-oil emulsion centrifugation method. Specifically, a homogenizer was used to emulsify an aqueous solution containing the materials to be encapsulated and an oil containing dissolved phospholipids, and the resulting emulsion was layered carefully on the surface of another aqueous solution. The layered system was then centrifuged to generate the GVs. This powerful method was used to encapsulate materials ranging from small molecules to microspheres.

Giant vesicles containing highly packed micrometer-sized components are useful cell models. The water-in-oil emulsion centrifugation method is a simple, powerful tool for the preparation of giant vesicles with encapsulated materials.

Preparazione di giganti Vescicole Encapsulating microsfere mediante centrifugazione di una emulsione acqua-in-olio

The constructive biology and the synthetic biology approach to creating artificial life involve the bottom-up assembly of biological or nonbiological ...

A Modified Yeast-one Hybrid System for Heteromeric Protein Complex-DNA Interaction Studies

Over the years, the yeast one-hybrid assay has proven to be an important technique for the identification and validation of physical interactions between proteins such as transcription factors (TFs) and their DNA target. The method presented here utilizes the underlying concept of the Y1H but is modified further to study and validate protein complexes binding to their target DNA. Hence, it is referred to as the modified yeast one-hybrid (Y1.5H) assay. This assay is cost effective and can be easily performed in a regular laboratory setting. Albeit using a heterologous system, the described method could be a valuable tool to test and validate the heteromeric protein complex binding to their DNA target(s) for functional genomics in any system of study, especially plant genomics.

The modified yeast one-hybrid assay described here is an extension of the classical yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assay to study and validate the heteromeric protein complex-DNA interaction in a heterologous system for any functional genomics study.

Un lievito modificato - un sistema ibrido per studi di interazione tra DNA e proteine ​​eteromeriche

Over the years, the yeast one-hybrid assay has proven to be an important technique for the identification and validation of physical interactions between ...

Biochemical and Structural Characterization of the Carbohydrate Transport Substrate-binding-protein SP0092

Development of new antimicrobials and vaccines for Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) are necessary to halt the rapid rise in multiple resistant strains. Carbohydrate substrate binding proteins (SBPs) represent viable targets for the development of protein-based vaccines and new antimicrobials because of their extracellular localization and the centrality of carbohydrate import for pneumococcal metabolism, respectively. Described here is a rationalized integrated protocol to carry out a comprehensive characterization of SP0092, which can be extended to other carbohydrate SBPs from the pneumococcus and other bacteria. This procedure can aid the structure-based design of inhibitors for this class of proteins. Presented in the first part of this manuscript are protocols for biochemical analysis by thermal shift assay, multi angle light scattering (MALS), and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), which optimize the stability and homogeneity of the sample directed to crystallization trials and so enhance the probability of success. The second part of this procedure describes the characterization of the SBP crystals using a tunable wavelength anomalous diffraction synchrotron beamline, and data collection protocols for measuring data that can be used to resolve the crystallized protein structure.

A streamlined protocol for performing an extensive biochemical and structural characterization of a carbohydrate substrate binding protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae is presented.

Caratterizzazione biochimica e strutturale del carboidrato trasporto substrato-proteina-SP0092

Development of new antimicrobials and vaccines for Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) are necessary to halt the rapid rise in multiple resistant ...

Toeprinting Analysis of Translation Initiation Complex Formation on Mammalian mRNAs

Translation initiation is the rate-limiting step of protein synthesis and represents a key point at which cells regulate their protein output. Regulation of protein synthesis is the key to cellular stress-response, and dysregulation is central to many disease states, such as cancer. For instance, although cellular stress leads to the inhibition of global translation by attenuating cap-dependent initiation, certain stress-response proteins are selectively translated in a cap-independent manner. Discreet RNA regulatory elements, such as cellular internal ribosome entry sites (IRESes), allow for the translation of these specific mRNAs. Identification of such mRNAs, and the characterization of their regulatory mechanisms, have been a key area in molecular biology. Toeprinting is a method for the study of RNA structure and function as it pertains to translation initiation. The goal of toeprinting is to assess the ability of in vitro transcribed RNA to form stable complexes with ribosomes under a variety of conditions, in order to determine which sequences, structural elements, or accessory factors are involved in ribosome binding&#8212;a pre-cursor for efficient translation initiation. Alongside other techniques, such as western analysis and polysome profiling, toeprinting allows for a robust characterization of mechanisms for the regulation of translation initiation.

Toeprinting aims to measure the ability of in vitro transcribed RNA to form translation initiation complexes with ribosomes under a variety of conditions. This protocol describes a method for toeprinting mammalian RNA and can be used to study both cap-dependent and IRES-driven translation.

Toeprinting analisi di traduzione Iniziazione formazione complessa su mRNAs mammiferi

Translation initiation is the rate-limiting step of protein synthesis and represents a key point at which cells regulate their protein output. Regulation ...

Medium Preparation for the Cultivation of Microorganisms under Strictly Anaerobic/Anoxic Conditions

In contrast to aerobic organisms, strictly anaerobic microorganisms require the absence of oxygen and usually a low redox potential to initiate growth. As oxygen is ubiquitous in air, retaining O2-free conditions during all steps of cultivation is challenging but a prerequisite for anaerobic culturing. The protocol presented here demonstrates the successful cultivation of an anaerobic mixed culture derived from a biogas plant using a simple and inexpensive method. A precise description of the entire anoxic culturing process is given including media preparation, filling of cultivation flasks, supplementation with redox indicator and reducing agents to provide low redox potentials as well as exchanging the headspace to keep media free from oxygen. Furthermore, a detailed overview of aseptically inoculating gas tight serum flasks (by using sterile syringes and needles) and suitable incubation conditions is provided. The present protocol further deals with gas and liquid sampling for subsequent analyses regarding gas composition and volatile fatty acid concentrations using gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively, and the calculation of biogas and methane yield considering the ideal gas law.

As obligate anaerobic organisms are unable to grow upon oxygen exposure, the use of anaerobic culturing techniques is indispensable. Here, we demonstrate a simple and effective method to cultivate a mixed culture derived from a biogas plant from media preparation to gas and volatile fatty acid quantification.

Preparazione media per la coltivazione di microrganismi in condizioni rigorosamente anaerobiche/anossiche

In contrast to aerobic organisms, strictly anaerobic microorganisms require the absence of oxygen and usually a low redox potential to initiate growth. As ...

Crystallization and Structural Determination of an Enzyme:Substrate Complex by Serial Crystallography in a Versatile Microfluidic Chip

The preparation of well diffracting crystals and their handling before their X-ray analysis are two critical steps of biocrystallographic studies. We describe a versatile microfluidic chip that enables the production of crystals by the efficient method of counter-diffusion. The convection-free environment provided by the microfluidic channels is ideal for crystal growth and useful to diffuse a substrate into the active site of the crystalline enzyme. Here we applied this approach to the CCA-adding enzyme of the psychrophilic bacterium Planococcus halocryophilus in the presented example. After crystallization and substrate diffusion/soaking, the crystal structure of the enzyme:substrate complex was determined at room temperature by serial crystallography and the analysis of multiple crystals directly inside the chip. The whole procedure preserves the genuine diffraction properties of the samples because it requires no crystal handling.

A versatile microfluidic device is described that enables the crystallization of an enzyme using the counter-diffusion method, the introduction of a substrate in the crystals by soaking, and the 3D structure determination of the enzyme:substrate complex by a serial analysis of crystals inside the chip at room temperature.

Cristallizzazione e determinazione strutturale di un enzima:complesso di substrati mediante cristallografia seriale in un chip microfluidico versatile

The preparation of well diffracting crystals and their handling before their X-ray analysis are two critical steps of biocrystallographic studies. We ...

Complementation of Splicing Activity by a Galectin-3 - U1 snRNP Complex on Beads

Classic depletion-reconstitution experiments indicate that galectin-3 is a required splicing factor in nuclear extracts. The mechanism of incorporation of galectin-3 into the splicing pathway is addressed in this paper. Sedimentation of HeLa cell nuclear extracts on 12%-32% glycerol gradients yields fractions enriched in an endogenous ~10S particle that contains galectin-3 and U1 snRNP. We now describe a protocol to deplete nuclear extracts of U1 snRNP with concomitant loss of splicing activity. Splicing activity in the U1-depleted extract can be reconstituted by the galectin-3 - U1 snRNP particle trapped on agarose beads covalently coupled with anti-galectin-3 antibodies. The results indicate that the galectin-3 - U1 snRNP - pre-mRNA ternary complex is a functional E complex leading to intermediates and products of the splicing reaction and that galectin-3 enters the splicing pathway through its association with U1 snRNP. The scheme of using complexes affinity- or immuno-selected on beads to reconstitute splicing activity in extracts depleted of a specific splicing factor may be generally applicable to other systems.

This article describes the experimental procedures for (a) depletion of U1 snRNP from nuclear extracts, with concomitant loss of splicing activity; and (b) reconstitution of splicing activity in the U1-depleted extract by galectin-3 - U1 snRNP particles bound to beads covalently coupled with anti-galectin-3 antibodies.

Complementazione dell'attività di splicing da parte di un complesso snRNP Galectin-3 - U1 su perline

Classic depletion-reconstitution experiments indicate that galectin-3 is a required splicing factor in nuclear extracts. The mechanism of incorporation of ...

RIBO-seq in Bacteria: a Sample Collection and Library Preparation Protocol for NGS Sequencing

The ribosome profiling technique (RIBO-seq) is currently the most effective tool for studying the process of protein synthesis in vivo. The advantage of this method, in comparison to other approaches, is its ability to monitor translation by precisely mapping the position and number of ribosomes on a mRNA transcript.
In this article, we describe the consecutive stages of sample collection and preparation for RIBO-seq method in bacteria, highlighting the details relevant to the planning and execution of the experiment.
Since the RIBO-seq relies on intact ribosomes and related mRNAs, the key step is rapid inhibition of translation and adequate disintegration of cells. Thus, we suggest filtration and flash-freezing in liquid nitrogen for cell harvesting with an optional pretreatment with chloramphenicol to arrest translation in bacteria. For the disintegration, we propose grinding frozen cells with mortar and pestle in the presence of aluminum oxide to mechanically disrupt the cell wall. In this protocol, sucrose cushion or a sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation for monosome purification is not required. Instead, mRNA separation using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by the ribosomal footprint excision (28-30 nt band) is applied and provides satisfactory results. This largely simplifies the method as well as reduces the time and equipment requirements for the procedure. For library preparation, we recommend using the commercially available small RNA kit for Illumina sequencing from New England Biolabs, following manufacturer&#39;s guidelines with some degree of optimization.
The resulting cDNA libraries present appropriate quantity and quality required for next generation sequencing (NGS). Sequencing of the libraries prepared according to the described protocol results in 2 to 10 mln uniquely mapped reads per sample providing sufficient data for comprehensive bioinformatic analysis. The protocol we present is quick and relatively easy and can be performed with standard laboratory equipment.

Here we describe the stages of sample collection and preparation for RIBO-seq in bacteria. Sequencing of the libraries prepared according to these guidelines results in sufficient data for comprehensive bioinformatic analysis. The protocol we present is simple, uses standard laboratory equipment and takes seven days from lysis to obtaining libraries.

RIBO-seq in Bacteria: un protocollo di raccolta dei campioni e preparazione della biblioteca per il sequenziamento NGS

The ribosome profiling technique (RIBO-seq) is currently the most effective tool for studying the process of protein synthesis in vivo. The advantage of ...