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1. 준비 GST - 융합 단백질 <ol><li> BamH1/EcoR1 pGEX3x 벡터로 subcloned rhotekin Rho 구속력을 도메인 (RBD)의 첫 번째 N - 터미널 90 아미노산을 포함하는 JM109 관할 세균의 글리세롤 주식이 만들어집니다. 고효율을 보장하기 위해 다음 단계는 각 실험에 대해 수행되어야합니다. 우리의 경험에서 갓 GST - RBD는 강력하고 정확한 GTPase 활성화 분석의 열쇠입니다 준비. </li><li> LB의 A 50 ML에 글리세롤 주식의 (대략, 해동하지 않음) 50 μL 추가 잡고 37 ° C 하룻밤 성장. </li><li> 500 ML LB - A에 1시 10분을 희석 1 H.위한 성장 </li><li> 2 시간에 대한 IPTG 0.1 밀리미터와 GST 단백질 생산을 유도. </li><li> 5000에서 원심 분리기 병 및 원심 분리기, Sorval GSA3 로터에 균일하게 배포 RPM 4 ° C 20 분. </li><li> 원심 분리기 병에 Resuspend 펠렛, 용해 완충액 10 ML *. * 박테리아 용해 완충액 : 20 % 자당, 10 % 글리세롤, 50 MM 트리스 산도 8.0, 0.2 MM 2 S 2 O 5, 2 MM MgCl 2, 2 MM의 DTT 나는 신선한 PMSF, benzamide, aprotinin과 류펩틴을 추가합니다. </li><li> 2-3 분 (이 sonicator의 종류에 따라 다릅니다. 우리는 마르크 6 세트 피셔 소닉 Dismembranator 모델 500, 50 %의 사이클을 사용) Sonicate. </li><li> 4 원심 분리기, Sorvall SS34, 20 분 10,000 RPM ° C. 이 시점에서 작은 나누어지는는 제거 할 수 있습니다 SDS - PAGE에 의해 실행합니다. 겔은 쿠매시 자국이있을 수 있으며, 밴드 46 KDA에서 명확해야합니다. </li><li> 뜨는 제거 50 % glutatione - 세파 로스 4B 슬러리 1 ML를 추가합니다. </li><li> 4 30 분 품어 ° C를 회전. 용해 완충액 3 번 씻으십시오. </li><li> GST - 생선 버퍼와 50 %의 슬러리 (약 1 ML)로 GST-RBD/glutatione-Sepharose 비즈를 Resuspend **. ** GST - 피시 버퍼 : 10 % 글리세롤, 50 MM 트리스 산도 7.4, 100 MM NaCl는, 1 % NP - 4, 2 MM MgCl 2, 신선한 PMSF, benzamide, aprotinin과 류펩틴 추가 </li></ol> 2. GST - 융합은 분석을 내리다 <ol><li> 50-10 X 10 6 세포 / 분석을 사용 </li><li> 일단 얼음 차가운 PBS에서 얼음에 접시를 유지 (우리가 얼음 가득한 평면 유리 접시를 사용)와 0.5 ML GST - 물고기 버퍼 lyse 세포를 씻으십시오. </li><li> 얼음에 5 분 품어, 고무 경찰이나 평면 scrapper를 사용하여 수확 세포는 튜브를 microfuge 4에서 20,000 RPM 5 분 원심 분리기로 전송 ° C. </li><li> 신선한 microfuge 튜브에 뜨는 전송합니다. 총 Rho (예 : GDP + GTP 바운드) 결정 50 μL를 가져가라. </li><li> 0.5 ML의 GST-RBD/glutatione-Sepharose 비즈를 추가하고 4 회전 하룻밤 ° C, 알을 품다. </li><li> GST - 생선 버퍼와 배의 씻으십시오. </li><li> 40 μL 2X - Laemelli 샘플 버퍼에 Resuspend 비즈 이 시점에서 2.4 촬영한 총 Rho 단백질 나누어지는의 농도는 결정 30 μg는 해당 인증 샘플로 젤에서 실행할 수 있도록 준비한다. </li><li> 종기 샘플은 90 ° C에서 5 분, 짧게 원심 분리기 및 뜨는 (예 : 구슬을 피하) 부하를 가지고 12 잘 40~20% 기울기 SDS - PAGE 젤에서 실행됩니다. </li><li> 100 W.의 Towbin 버퍼와 상수가 현재 사용하는 멤브레인로 전송, 아니 높은 150 볼트에서 젤을 실행 </li><li> RhoC - specfic 항체와 함께 5 % 우유 / TBST 솔루션과 프로브와 멤브레인를 차단합니다. </li></ol> 3. 대표 결과 좋은 결과는 약 22 KDA에서 단일 밴드를 생산한다. 나쁜 결과는 여러 개의 밴드 혹은 높은 배경을 생산하고 있습니다. 이것은 단백질 저하, 샘플 불완전 세척 또는 오래된 GST - RBD의 사용을 나타내는 것입니다. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2083/2083fig1.jpg" alt="그림 1" /> 그림 1. RhoC GTPase의 다른 레벨을 표현하는 세 가지 세포 라인은 활성 및 총 RhoC 활성 및 총 RhoC 높은 수준의 여부 RhoC의 낮은 수준을 보여주는 표시됩니다. 얼룩 그런 다음 옷을 벗긴 채 총 RhoC 단백질에 대한로드 컨트롤 역할을하는 집 지키는 유전자 굴지으로 항체와 reprobed했다. <img src="/files/ftp_upload/2083/2083fig2.jpg" alt="그림 2" /> 그림 2. 여러 밴드 또는 단백질 저하, 샘플의 불완전한 세척 또는 오래된 GST - RBD의 사용으로 높은 배경 결과입니다.

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절차의 가장 중요한 단계는 신선한 GST - RBD의 생성이다. 이 단계에주의하지 않으면 실패에 대한 주요 이유입니다. GST - RBD (1.2)의 세대에서 세포 lysate (2.5)와 함께 밤새 배양하기위한 모든 단계는, 하루에 수행되어야합니다. 또 다른 중요한 단계는 세포 lysates을 생산하기에 충분한 세포가있다는 것을 확실하게하는 것입니다. 세포의 낮은 수준에 존재하는 경향이 RhoC GTPase에서 볼 때 이것은 특히 중?...

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rhoc gtpase activation assay

RhoC GTPase RhoA GTPase가에 91%의 상동 있습니다. 때문에 세포에 그 유행의 RhoA GTPase 많은 시약 및 기술이 개발되었습니다. 그러나, RhoC GTPase는 상대적으로 낮은 수준에서 전이성 암세포에 표시됩니다. 따라서, 몇 가지 RhoC 특정 시약이 개발되었습니다. 우리는 RhoC GTPase를 감지 Rho 활성화 분석을 적응있다. 이 기술은 활성 RhoC의 GTPase를 빼내 GST - Rho 바인딩 도메인 융합 단백질을 활용합니다. 또한, 우리는 전체의 수준 (GTP와 GDP 바운드) RhoC의 GTPase을 결정하기 위해 분석의 시작 부분에서 총 단백질을 수확 수 있습니다. 이것은 세포에 적극적으로 대 총 RhoC GTPase의 결정을 허용합니다. 이 절차의 여러 상업적인 버전은 그러나 개발되었습니다, 상업 키트 RhoA GTPase에 최적화되어 있으며, 일반적으로 RhoC GTPase를 위해 잘 작동하지 않습니다. 분석의 부품은 RhoC 특정 항체의 개발뿐만 아니라 수정되었습니다.

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RhoC GTPase Activation Assay

이 프로토콜은 세포 내에서 활성 RhoC GTPase의 수준을 결정하기 위해 분석 아래로 끌어을 활용합니다.

RhoC GTPase 활성화 분석

RhoC GTPase has 91% homology to RhoA GTPase.  Because of its prevalence in cells, many reagents and techniques for RhoA GTPase have been developed.  ...

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12.3K 조회수.  University of Delaware. 이 프로토콜은 세포 내에서 활성 RhoC GTPase의 수준을 결정하기 위해 분석 아래로 끌어을 활용합니다.

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Interview: Glycolipid Antigen Presentation by CD1d and the Therapeutic Potential of NKT cell Activation

Natural Killer T cells (NKT) are critical determinants of the immune response to cancer, regulation of autioimmune disease, clearance of infectious agents, and the development of artheriosclerotic plaques.   In this interview, Mitch Kronenberg discusses his laboratory's efforts to understand the mechanism through which NKT cells are activated by glycolipid antigens.  Central to these studies is CD1d - the antigen presenting molecule that presents glycolipids to NKT cells.  The advent of CD1d tetramer technology, a technique developed by the Kronenberg lab, is critical for the sorting and identification of subsets of specific glycolipid-reactive T cells.  Mitch explains how glycolipid agonists are being used as therapeutic agents to activate NKT cells in cancer patients and how CD1d tetramers can be used to assess the state of the NKT cell population in vivo following glycolipid agonist therapy.  Current status of ongoing clinical trials using these agonists are discussed as well as Mitch's prediction for areas in the field of immunology that will have emerging importance in the near future.

Natural Killer T cells (NKT) are critical determinants of the immune response to cancer, regulation of autioimmunity, clearance of infection, and the development of artheriosclerotic plaques. In this interview, Mitch Kronenberg discusses his laboratory's efforts to understand the mechanism through which NKT cells are activated by glycolipid antigens.

CD1d에 의해 Glycolipid의 항원 프레 젠 테이션 및 NKT 세포 활성화의 치료 가능성 : 인터뷰

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Recordings of Neural Circuit Activation in Freely Behaving Animals

The relationship between patterns of neural activity and corresponding behavioral expression is difficult to establish in unrestrained animals. Traditional non-invasive methods require at least partially restrained research subjects, and they only allow identification of large numbers of simultaneously activated neurons. On the other hand, small ensembles of neurons or individual neurons can only be measured using single-cell recordings obtained from largely reduced preparations. Since the expression of natural behavior is limited in restrained and dissected animals, the underlying neural mechanisms that control such behavior are difficult to identify. 
Here, I present a non-invasive physiological technique that allows measuring neural circuit activation in freely behaving animals. Using a pair of wire electrodes inside a water-filled chamber, the bath electrodes record neural and muscular field potentials generated by juvenile crayfish during natural or experimentally evoked escape responses. The primary escape responses of crayfish are mediated by three different types of tail-flips which move the animals away from the point of stimulation. Each type of tail-flip is controlled by its own neural circuit; the two fastest and most powerful escape responses require activation of different sets of large &#8220;command&#8221; neurons. In combination with behavioral observations, the bath electrode recordings allow unambiguous identification of these neurons and the associated neural circuits. Thus activity of neural circuitry underlying naturally occurring behavior can be measured in unrestrained animals and in different behavioral contexts.

Non-invasive measurements of neural activity patterns in freely behaving animals are obtained by combining neurophysiological recordings with high speed videography.

자유롭게 동물 행동의 신경 회로 활성화의 기록

The relationship between patterns of neural activity and corresponding behavioral expression is difficult to establish in unrestrained animals. ...

Aortic Ring Assay

Angiogenesis, the sprouting of blood vessels from preexisting vasculature is associated with both natural and pathological processes. Various angiogenesis assays involve the study of individual endothelial cells in culture conditions (1). The aortic ring assay is an angiogenesis model that is based on organ culture. In this assay, angiogenic vessels grow from a segment of the aorta (modified from (2)). Briefly, mouse thoracic aorta is excised, the fat layer and adventitia are removed, and rings approximately 1 mm in length are prepared. Individual rings are then embedded in a small solid dome of basement matrix extract (BME), cast inside individual wells of a 48-well plate. Angiogenic factors and inhibitors of angiogenesis can be directly added to the rings, and a mixed co-culture of aortic rings and other cell types can be employed for the study of paracrine angiogenic effects. Sprouting is observed by inspection under a stereomicroscope over a period of 6-12 days. Due to the large variation caused by the irregularities in the aortic segments, experimentation in 6-plicates is strongly advised. Neovessel outgrowth is monitored throughout the experiment and imaged using phase microscopy, and supernatants are collected for measurement of relevant angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors, cell death markers and nitrite.

Angiogenesis, the sprouting of blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is associated with both natural and pathological processes. Here we demonstrate an aortic ring assay that allows angiogenic potentiators and inhibitors to be directly added to aortic rings in culture. Sprouting and neovessel outgrowth can be determined by inspecting the aortic rings over a period of 6-12 days.

대동맥 링 분석

Angiogenesis, the sprouting of blood vessels from preexisting vasculature is associated with both natural and pathological processes. Various angiogenesis ...

Isolation and In vitro Activation of Caenorhabditis elegans Sperm

Males and hermaphrodites are the two naturally found sexual forms in the nematode C. elegans. The amoeboid sperm are produced by both males and hermaphrodites. In the earlier phase of gametogenesis, the germ cells of hermaphrodites differentiate into limited number of sperm - around 300 - and are stored in a small 'bag' called the spermatheca. Later on, hermaphrodites continually produce oocytes1. In contrast, males produce exclusively sperm throughout their adulthood. The males produce so much sperm that it accounts for &gt;50% of the total cells in a typical adult worm2. Therefore, isolating sperm from males is easier than from that of hermaphrodites.
Only a small proportion of males are naturally generated due to spontaneous non-disjunction of X chromosome3. Crossing hermaphrodites with males or more conveniently, the introduction of mutations to give rise to Him (High Incidence of Males) phenotype are some of strategies through which one can enrich the male population3.
Males can be easily distinguished from hermaphrodites by observing the tail morphology4. Hermaphrodite's tail is pointed, whereas male tail is rounded with mating structures.
Cutting the tail releases vast number of spermatids stored inside the male reproductive tract. Dissection is performed under a stereo microscope using 27 gauge needles. Since spermatids are not physically connected with any other cells, hydraulic pressure expels internal contents of male body, including spermatids2.
Males are directly dissected on a small drop of 'Sperm Medium'. Spermatids are sensitive to alteration in the pH. Hence, HEPES, a compound with good buffering capacity is used in sperm media. Glucose and other salts present in sperm media help maintain osmotic pressure to maintain the integrity of sperm.
Post-meiotic differentiation of spermatids into spermatozoa is termed spermiogenesis or sperm activation. Shakes5, and Nelson6 previously showed that round spermatids can be induced to differentiate into spermatozoa by adding various activating compounds including Pronase E. Here we demonstrate in vitro spermiogenesis of C. elegans spermatids using Pronase E.
Successful spermiogenesis is pre-requisite for fertility and hence the mutants defective in spermiogenesis are sterile. Hitherto several mutants have been shown to be defective specifically in spermiogenesis process7. Abnormality found during in vitro activation of novel Spe (Spermatogenesis defective) mutants would help us discover additional players participating in this event.

Isolation and In vitro Activation of Caenorhabditis elegans Sperm

A protocol for isolating and activating spermatids from male C. elegans is described here. Cutting the posterior end of male releases spermatids. The spermatids can be activated by addition of protease.

분리 및 체외에서</em의> 활성화 Caenorhabditis 엘레간스 정자

Males and hermaphrodites are the two naturally found sexual forms in the nematode C. elegans. The amoeboid sperm are produced by both males and ...

Activation of Apoptosis by Cytoplasmic Microinjection of Cytochrome c

Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a conserved and highly regulated pathway by which cells die1. Apoptosis can be triggered when cells encounter a wide range of cytotoxic stresses. These insults initiate signaling cascades that ultimately cause the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial intermembrane space to the cytoplasm2. The release of cytochrome c from mitochondria is a key event that triggers the rapid activation of caspases, the key cellular proteases which ultimately execute cell death3-4.
The pathway of apoptosis is regulated at points upstream and downstream of cytochrome c release from mitochondria5. In order to study the post-mitochondrial regulation of caspase activation, many investigators have turned to direct cytoplasmic microinjection of holocytochrome c (heme-attached) protein into cells6-9. Cytochrome c is normally localized to the mitochondria where attachment of a heme group is necessary to enable it to activate apoptosis10-11. Therefore, to directly activate caspases, it is necessary to inject the holocytochrome c protein instead of its cDNA, because while the expression of cytochrome c from cDNA constructs will result in mitochondrial targeting and heme attachment, it will be sequestered from cytosolic caspases. Thus, the direct cytosolic microinjection of purified heme-attached cytochrome c protein is a useful tool to mimic mitochondrial cytochrome c release and apoptosis without the use of toxic insults which cause cellular and mitochondrial damage.
In this article, we describe a method for the microinjection of cytochrome c protein into cells, using mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and primary sympathetic neurons as examples. While this protocol focuses on the injection of cytochrome c for investigations of apoptosis, the techniques shown here can also be easily adapted for microinjection of other proteins of interest.

Activation of Apoptosis by Cytoplasmic Microinjection of Cytochrome c

In this protocol, we describe the direct cytoplasmic microinjection of cytochrome c protein into fibroblasts and primary sympathetic neurons. This technique allows for the introduction of cytochrome c protein into the cytoplasm of cells and mimics the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, which occurs during apoptosis.

시토크롬의 세포질 Microinjection 의한 Apoptosis의 활성화 C</em

Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a conserved and highly regulated pathway by which cells die1.  Apoptosis can be triggered when cells encounter a ...

Intracellular Refolding Assay

This protocol describes a method to measure the enzymatic activity of molecular chaperones in a cell-based system and the possible effects of compounds with inhibitory/stimulating activity. Molecular chaperones are proteins involved in regulation of protein folding1 and have a crucial role in promoting cell survival upon stress insults like heat shock2, nutrient starvation and exposure to chemicals/poisons3. For this reason chaperones are found to be involved in events like tumor development, chemioresistance of cancer cells4 as well as neurodegeneration5. Design of small molecules able to inhibit or stimulate the activity of these enzymes is therefore one of the most studied strategies for cancer therapy7 and neurodegenerative disorders9. The assay here described offers the possibility to measure the refolding activity of a particular molecular chaperone and to study the effect of compounds on its activity. In this method the gene of the molecular chaperone investigated is transfected together with an expression vector encoding for the firefly luciferase gene. It has been already described that denaturated firefly luciferase can be refolded by molecular chaperones10,11. As normalizing transfection control, a vector encoding for the renilla luciferase gene is transfected. All transfections described in this protocol are performed with X-treme Gene 11 (Roche) in HEK-293 cells. In the first step, protein synthesis is inhibited by treating the cells with cycloheximide. Thereafter protein unfolding is induced by heat shock at 45&deg;C for 30 minutes. Upon recovery at 37&deg;C, proteins are re-folded into their active conformation and the activity of the firefly luciferase is used as read-out: the more light will be produced, the more protein will have re-gained the original conformation. Non-heat shocked cells are set as reference (100% of refolded luciferase).

In this protocol a method to measure intracellular protein refolding after heat shock is described. This method can be used to study foldases like molecular chaperones and their co-factors or compounds able to influence their activity. Firefly luciferase activity is used as reporter to measure chaperone refolding activity.

세포 Refolding 분석

This protocol describes a method to measure the enzymatic activity of molecular chaperones in a cell-based system and the possible effects of compounds ...

Amide Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange &amp; MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Pak2 Activation

Amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange (H/D exchange) coupled with mass spectrometry has been widely used to analyze the interface of protein-protein interactions, protein conformational changes, protein dynamics and protein-ligand interactions. H/D exchange on the backbone amide positions has been utilized to measure the deuteration rates of the micro-regions in a protein by mass spectrometry1,2,3. The resolution of this method depends on pepsin digestion of the deuterated protein of interest into peptides that normally range from 3-20 residues. Although the resolution of H/D exchange measured by mass spectrometry is lower than the single residue resolution measured by the Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence (HSQC) method of NMR, the mass spectrometry measurement in H/D exchange is not restricted by the size of the protein4. H/D exchange is carried out in an aqueous solution which maintains protein conformation. We provide a method that utilizes the MALDI-TOF for detection2, instead of a HPLC/ESI (electrospray ionization)-MS system5,6. The MALDI-TOF provides accurate mass intensity data for the peptides of the digested protein, in this case protein kinase Pak2 (also called &gamma;-Pak). Proteolysis of Pak 2 is carried out in an offline pepsin digestion. This alternative method, when the user does not have access to a HPLC and pepsin column connected to mass spectrometry, or when the pepsin column on HPLC does not result in an optimal digestion map, for example, the heavily disulfide-bonded secreted Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2). Utilizing this method, we successfully monitored changes in the deuteration level during activation of Pak2 by caspase 3 cleavage and autophosphorylation7,8,9.

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry was successfully utilized to monitor the amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange in protein kinase Pak2 activation.

Pak2 활성화의 아미드 수소 / 중수소 교환 및 든 - TOF 질량 분광법 분석

Amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange (H/D exchange) coupled with mass spectrometry has been widely used to analyze the interface of protein-protein ...

Single-molecule Imaging of Gene Regulation In vivo Using Cotranslational Activation by Cleavage (CoTrAC)

We describe a fluorescence microscopy method, Co-Translational Activation by Cleavage (CoTrAC) to image the production of protein molecules in live cells with single-molecule precision without perturbing the protein's functionality. This method makes it possible to count the numbers of protein molecules produced in one cell during sequential, five-minute time windows. It requires a fluorescence microscope with laser excitation power density of ~0.5 to 1 kW/cm2, which is sufficiently sensitive to detect single fluorescent protein molecules in live cells. The fluorescent reporter used in this method consists of three parts: a membrane targeting sequence, a fast-maturing, yellow fluorescent protein and a protease recognition sequence. The reporter is translationally fused to the N-terminus of a protein of interest. Cells are grown on a temperature-controlled microscope stage. Every five minutes, fluorescent molecules within cells are imaged (and later counted by analyzing fluorescence images) and subsequently photobleached so that only newly translated proteins are counted in the next measurement.
Fluorescence images resulting from this method can be analyzed by detecting fluorescent spots in each image, assigning them to individual cells and then assigning cells to cell lineages. The number of proteins produced within a time window in a given cell is calculated by dividing the integrated fluorescence intensity of spots by the average intensity of single fluorescent molecules. We used this method to measure expression levels in the range of 0-45 molecules in single 5 min time windows. This method enabled us to measure noise in the expression of the &lambda; repressor CI, and has many other potential applications in systems biology.

Single-molecule Imaging of Gene Regulation In vivo Using Cotranslational Activation by Cleavage CoTrAC

We describe a fluorescence microscopy method, Co-Translational Activation by Cleavage (CoTrAC), to image the production of protein molecules in live cells with single-molecule precision without perturbing the protein's functionality. This method has been used to follow the stochastic expression dynamics of a transcription factor, the &lambda; repressor CI 1.

유전자 규정의 단일 분자 이미징<em&gt; 생체에</em&gt; 절단하여 Cotranslational 인증 (CoTrAC)를 사용

We describe a fluorescence microscopy method, Co-Translational Activation by Cleavage (CoTrAC) to image the production of protein molecules in live cells ...

C. elegans Chemotaxis Assay

Many organisms use chemotaxis to seek out food sources, avoid noxious substances, and find mates. Caenorhabditis elegans has impressive chemotaxis behavior.
 The premise behind testing the response of the worms to an odorant is to place them in an area and observe the movement evoked in response to an odorant. Even with the many available assays, optimizing worm starting location relative to both the control and test areas, while minimizing the interaction of worms with each other, while maintaining a significant sample size remains a work in progress 1-10. The method described here aims to address these issues by modifying the assay developed by Bargmann et al.1. A Petri dish is divided into four quadrants, two opposite quadrants marked "Test" and two are designated "Control". Anesthetic is placed in all test and control sites. The worms are placed in the center of the plate with a circle marked around the origin to ensure that non-motile worms will be ignored. Utilizing a four-quadrant system rather than one 2 or two 1 eliminates bias in the movement of the worms, as they are equidistant from test and control samples, regardless of which side of the origin they began. This circumvents the problem of worms being forced to travel through a cluster of other worms to respond to an odorant, which can delay worms or force them to take a more circuitous route, yielding an incorrect interpretation of their intended path. This method also shows practical advantages by having a larger sample size and allowing the researcher to run the assay unattended and score the worms once the allotted time has expired.

C. elegans Chemotaxis Assay

A method of quantitatively evaluating the chemotactic response of Caenorhabditis elegans is described. A chemotactic index (CI) was employed as a way to precisely evaluate the response of worms to certain targets, and serve as a platform of comparison between strains and compounds of interest.

C. elegans의 주 화성 분석

Many organisms use chemotaxis to seek out food sources, avoid noxious substances, and find mates.  Caenorhabditis elegans has impressive chemotaxis ...

Comparing the Affinity of GTPase-binding Proteins using Competition Assays

In this protocol we demonstrate a method for comparing the competition between GTPase-binding proteins. Such an approach is important for determining the binding capabilities of GTPases for two reasons: The fact that all interactions involve the same face of the GTPases means that binding events must be considered in the context of competitors, and the fact that the bound nucleotide must also be controlled means that conventional approaches such as immunoprecipitation are unsuitable for GTPase biochemistry. The assay relies on the use of purified proteins. Purified Rac1 immobilized on beads is used as the bait protein, and can be loaded with GDP, a non-hydrolyzable version of GTP or left nucleotide free, so that the signaling stage to be investigated can be controlled. The binding proteins to be investigated are purified from mammalian cells, to allow correct folding, by means of a GFP tag. Use of the same tag on both proteins is important because not only does it allow rapid purification and elution, but also allows detection of both competitors with the same antibody during elution. This means that the relative amounts of the two bound proteins can be determined accurately.

This protocol compares the relative affinities of binding partners for Rho-family GTPases, including Rac1. In vivo, Rac1-binding proteins compete for a single binding interface, the conformation of which is dictated by a bound nucleotide. The nucleotide is both important and difficult to control experimentally, due to the high hydrolysis rate.

경쟁 분석법을 이용는 GTPase - 결합 단백질의 친화 비교

In this protocol we demonstrate a method for comparing the competition between GTPase-binding proteins. Such an approach is important for determining the ...