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Frozen competent yeast cells that can be transformed with high efficiency using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method - pp1 - 4
R Daniel Gietz & Robert H Schiestl
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.17
Abstract - Frozen competent yeast cells that can be transformed with high efficiency using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | Full Text - Frozen competent yeast cells that can be transformed with high efficiency using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | PDF (124 KB) - Frozen competent yeast cells that can be transformed with high efficiency using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method
See also: Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl
Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method - pp5 - 8
R Daniel Gietz & Robert H Schiestl
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.16
Abstract - Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | Full Text - Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | PDF (115 KB) - Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method
See also: Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl
Serial sectioning and electron microscopy of large tissue volumes for 3D analysis and reconstruction: a case study of the calyx of Held - pp9 - 22
Brian K Hoffpauir, Brian A Pope & George A Spirou
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.9
Abstract - Serial sectioning and electron microscopy of large tissue volumes for 3D analysis and reconstruction: a case study of the calyx of Held | Full Text - Serial sectioning and electron microscopy of large tissue volumes for 3D analysis and reconstruction: a case study of the calyx of Held | PDF (655 KB) - Serial sectioning and electron microscopy of large tissue volumes for 3D analysis and reconstruction: a case study of the calyx of Held | Supplementary information
A convenient, high-throughput assay for measuring the relative cell permeability of synthetic compounds - pp23 - 30
Peng Yu, Bo Liu & Thomas Kodadek
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.1
Abstract - A convenient, high-throughput assay for measuring the relative cell permeability of synthetic compounds | Full Text - A convenient, high-throughput assay for measuring the relative cell permeability of synthetic compounds | PDF (267 KB) - A convenient, high-throughput assay for measuring the relative cell permeability of synthetic compounds
High-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method - pp31 - 34
R Daniel Gietz & Robert H Schiestl
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.13
Abstract - High-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | Full Text - High-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | PDF (123 KB) - High-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method
See also: Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl
Quick and easy yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method - pp35 - 37
R Daniel Gietz & Robert H Schiestl
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.14
Abstract - Quick and easy yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | Full Text - Quick and easy yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | PDF (110 KB) - Quick and easy yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method
See also: Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl
Large-scale high-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method - pp38 - 41
R Daniel Gietz & Robert H Schiestl
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.15
Abstract - Large-scale high-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | Full Text - Large-scale high-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method | PDF (123 KB) - Large-scale high-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method
See also: Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl | Protocol by Gietz & Schiestl
Synthesis of TOAC spin-labeled proteins and reconstitution in lipid membranes - pp42 - 49
Christine B Karim, Zhiwen Zhang & David D Thomas
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.2
Abstract - Synthesis of TOAC spin-labeled proteins and reconstitution in lipid membranes | Full Text - Synthesis of TOAC spin-labeled proteins and reconstitution in lipid membranes | PDF (248 KB) - Synthesis of TOAC spin-labeled proteins and reconstitution in lipid membranes
Anti-primer quenching-based real-time PCR for simplex or multiplex DNA quantification and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping - pp50 - 58
Jin Li & G Mike Makrigiorgos
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.11
Abstract - Anti-primer quenching-based real-time PCR for simplex or multiplex DNA quantification and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping | Full Text - Anti-primer quenching-based real-time PCR for simplex or multiplex DNA quantification and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping | PDF (215 KB) - Anti-primer quenching-based real-time PCR for simplex or multiplex DNA quantification and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping
Simultaneous mutation scanning and genotyping by high-resolution DNA melting analysis - pp59 - 66
Jesse Montgomery, Carl T Wittwer, Robert Palais & Luming Zhou
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.10
Abstract - Simultaneous mutation scanning and genotyping by high-resolution DNA melting analysis | Full Text - Simultaneous mutation scanning and genotyping by high-resolution DNA melting analysis | PDF (376 KB) - Simultaneous mutation scanning and genotyping by high-resolution DNA melting analysis
In vivo models of proliferative vitreoretinopathy - pp67 - 77
Rajat N Agrawal, Shikun He, Christine Spee, Jing Z Cui, Stephen J Ryan & David R Hinton
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.4
Abstract - In vivo: models of proliferative vitreoretinopathy | Full Text - In vivo models of proliferative vitreoretinopathy | PDF (384 KB) - In vivo models of proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Photochemical determination of different DNA structures - pp78 - 87
Yan Xu, Ryu Tashiro & Hiroshi Sugiyama
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.467
Abstract - Photochemical determination of different DNA structures | Full Text - Photochemical determination of different DNA structures | PDF (678 KB) - Photochemical determination of different DNA structures
BAC 'landing' on chromosomes of Brachypodium distachyon for comparative genome alignment - pp88 - 98
Glyn Jenkins & Robert Hasterok
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.490
Abstract - BAC 'landing' on chromosomes of : Brachypodium distachyon: for comparative genome alignment | Full Text - BAC 'landing' on chromosomes of Brachypodium distachyon for comparative genome alignment | PDF (382 KB) - BAC 'landing' on chromosomes of Brachypodium distachyon for comparative genome alignment | Supplementary information
Human and rat adult Schwann cell cultures: fast and efficient enrichment and highly effective non-viral transfection protocol - pp99 - 104
Kirsten Haastert, Christina Mauritz, Sukhada Chaturvedi & Claudia Grothe
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.486
Abstract - Human and rat adult Schwann cell cultures: fast and efficient enrichment and highly effective non-viral transfection protocol | Full Text - Human and rat adult Schwann cell cultures: fast and efficient enrichment and highly effective non-viral transfection protocol | PDF (337 KB) - Human and rat adult Schwann cell cultures: fast and efficient enrichment and highly effective non-viral transfection protocol
A method to enable the investigation of murine bronchial immune cells, their cytokines and mediators - pp105 - 112
Joachim H Maxeiner, Roman Karwot, Michael Hausding, Kerstin A Sauer, Petra Scholtes & Susetta Finotto
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.8
Abstract - A method to enable the investigation of murine bronchial immune cells, their cytokines and mediators | Full Text - A method to enable the investigation of murine bronchial immune cells, their cytokines and mediators | PDF (394 KB) - A method to enable the investigation of murine bronchial immune cells, their cytokines and mediators
L-Proline-catalyzed enantioselective one-pot cross-Mannich reaction of aldehydes - pp113 - 118
Yujiro Hayashi, Tatsuya Urushima, Wataru Tsuboi & Mitsuru Shoji
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.472
Abstract - L: -Proline-catalyzed enantioselective one-pot cross-Mannich reaction of aldehydes | Full Text - L-Proline-catalyzed enantioselective one-pot cross-Mannich reaction of aldehydes | PDF (167 KB) - L-Proline-catalyzed enantioselective one-pot cross-Mannich reaction of aldehydes | Supplementary information
Detection of non-covalent protein interactions by 'intensity fading' MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: applications to proteases and protease inhibitors - pp119 - 130
Oscar Yanes, Josep Villanueva, Enrique Querol & Francesc X Aviles
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.487
Abstract - Detection of non-covalent protein interactions by 'intensity fading' MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: applications to proteases and protease inhibitors | Full Text - Detection of non-covalent protein interactions by 'intensity fading' MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: applications to proteases and protease inhibitors | PDF (549 KB) - Detection of non-covalent protein interactions by 'intensity fading' MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: applications to proteases and protease inhibitors
A primary culture technique of adult retina for regeneration studies on adult CNS neurons - pp131 - 140
Alexandra Kretz, Julia K Marticke, Caroline J Happold, Christian Schmeer & Stefan Isenmann
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.12
Abstract - A primary culture technique of adult retina for regeneration studies on adult CNS neurons | Full Text - A primary culture technique of adult retina for regeneration studies on adult CNS neurons | PDF (371 KB) - A primary culture technique of adult retina for regeneration studies on adult CNS neurons
See also: Protocol by Aemissegger & Hilvert | Protocol by Malin et al.
Protocol for the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease - pp141 - 151
Vernice Jackson-Lewis & Serge Przedborski
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.342
Abstract - Protocol for the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease | Full Text - Protocol for the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease | PDF (295 KB) - Protocol for the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease | Supplementary information
Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity - pp152 - 160
Sacha A Malin, Brian M Davis & Derek C Molliver
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.461
Abstract - Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity | Full Text - Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity | PDF (308 KB) - Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity
See also: Protocol by Kretz et al. | Protocol by Aemissegger & Hilvert
Synthesis and application of an azobenzene amino acid as a light-switchable turn element in polypeptides - pp161 - 167
Andreas Aemissegger & Donald Hilvert
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.488
Abstract - Synthesis and application of an azobenzene amino acid as a light-switchable turn element in polypeptides | Full Text - Synthesis and application of an azobenzene amino acid as a light-switchable turn element in polypeptides | PDF (182 KB) - Synthesis and application of an azobenzene amino acid as a light-switchable turn element in polypeptides
See also: Protocol by Kretz et al. | Protocol by Malin et al.
The tagged microarray marker (TAM) method for high-throughput detection of single nucleotide and indel polymorphisms - pp168 - 177
Runchun Jing, Viacheslav Bolshakov & Andrew J Flavell
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.408
Abstract - The tagged microarray marker (TAM) method for high-throughput detection of single nucleotide and indel polymorphisms | Full Text - The tagged microarray marker (TAM) method for high-throughput detection of single nucleotide and indel polymorphisms | PDF (377 KB) - The tagged microarray marker (TAM) method for high-throughput detection of single nucleotide and indel polymorphisms
Establishment of 3D organotypic cultures using human neonatal epidermal cells - pp178 - 186
Pradnya Gangatirkar, Sophie Paquet-Fifield, Amy Li, Ralph Rossi & Pritinder Kaur
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.448
Abstract - Establishment of 3D organotypic cultures using human neonatal epidermal cells | Full Text - Establishment of 3D organotypic cultures using human neonatal epidermal cells | PDF (311 KB) - Establishment of 3D organotypic cultures using human neonatal epidermal cells
Live-cell assay for detection of apoptosis by dual-laser flow cytometry using Hoechst 33342 and 7-amino-actinomycin D - pp187 - 190
Ingrid Schmid, Christel Uittenbogaart & Beth D Jamieson
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.458
Abstract - Live-cell assay for detection of apoptosis by dual-laser flow cytometry using Hoechst 33342 and 7-amino-actinomycin D | Full Text - Live-cell assay for detection of apoptosis by dual-laser flow cytometry using Hoechst 33342 and 7-amino-actinomycin D | PDF (181 KB) - Live-cell assay for detection of apoptosis by dual-laser flow cytometry using Hoechst 33342 and 7-amino-actinomycin D
Purification of naturally occurring peptides by reversed-phase HPLC - pp191 - 197
J Michael Conlon
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.437
Abstract - Purification of naturally occurring peptides by reversed-phase HPLC | Full Text - Purification of naturally occurring peptides by reversed-phase HPLC | PDF (237 KB) - Purification of naturally occurring peptides by reversed-phase HPLC
Purification of recombinant membrane proteins tagged with calmodulin-binding domains by affinity chromatography on calmodulin-agarose: example of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase - pp198 - 202
Nikolay B Pestov & Jan Rydström
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.456
Abstract - Purification of recombinant membrane proteins tagged with calmodulin-binding domains by affinity chromatography on calmodulin-agarose: example of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase | Full Text - Purification of recombinant membrane proteins tagged with calmodulin-binding domains by affinity chromatography on calmodulin-agarose: example of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase | PDF (186 KB) - Purification of recombinant membrane proteins tagged with calmodulin-binding domains by affinity chromatography on calmodulin-agarose: example of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase
Synthesis of azobenzene-tethered DNA for reversible photo-regulation of DNA functions: hybridization and transcription - pp203 - 212
Hiroyuki Asanuma, Xingguo Liang, Hidenori Nishioka, Daijiro Matsunaga, Mingzhe Liu & Makoto Komiyama
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.465
Abstract - Synthesis of azobenzene-tethered DNA for reversible photo-regulation of DNA functions: hybridization and transcription | Full Text - Synthesis of azobenzene-tethered DNA for reversible photo-regulation of DNA functions: hybridization and transcription | PDF (430 KB) - Synthesis of azobenzene-tethered DNA for reversible photo-regulation of DNA functions: hybridization and transcription
Metal-chelate affinity precipitation of proteins using responsive polymers - pp213 - 220
Bo Mattiasson, Ashok Kumar, Alexander E Ivanov & Igor Y Galaev
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.440
Abstract - Metal-chelate affinity precipitation of proteins using responsive polymers | Full Text - Metal-chelate affinity precipitation of proteins using responsive polymers | PDF (1,342 KB) - Metal-chelate affinity precipitation of proteins using responsive polymers
Quantification of F2-isoprostanes as a biomarker of oxidative stress - pp221 - 226
Ginger L Milne, Stephanie C Sanchez, Erik S Musiek & Jason D Morrow
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.375
Abstract - Quantification of F: 2: -isoprostanes as a biomarker of oxidative stress | Full Text - Quantification of F2-isoprostanes as a biomarker of oxidative stress | PDF (1,376 KB) - Quantification of F2-isoprostanes as a biomarker of oxidative stress
Synthesis and use of an in-solution ratiometric fluorescent viscosity sensor - pp227 - 236
Derek Fischer, Emmanuel A Theodorakis & Mark A Haidekker
Published online: 08 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.455
Abstract - Synthesis and use of an in-solution ratiometric fluorescent viscosity sensor | Full Text - Synthesis and use of an in-solution ratiometric fluorescent viscosity sensor | PDF (238 KB) - Synthesis and use of an in-solution ratiometric fluorescent viscosity sensor
Heteroduplex analysis by capillary array electrophoresis for rapid mutation detection in large multiexon genes - pp237 - 246
Eladio Velasco, Mar Infante, Mercedes Durán, Lucía Pérez-Cabornero, David J Sanz, Eva Esteban-Cardeñosa & Cristina Miner
Published online: 15 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.482
Abstract - Heteroduplex analysis by capillary array electrophoresis for rapid mutation detection in large multiexon genes | Full Text - Heteroduplex analysis by capillary array electrophoresis for rapid mutation detection in large multiexon genes | PDF (443 KB) - Heteroduplex analysis by capillary array electrophoresis for rapid mutation detection in large multiexon genes

