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Establishment of human tumor xenografts in immunodeficient mice - pp247 - 250
Christopher L Morton & Peter J Houghton
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.25
Abstract - Establishment of human tumor xenografts in immunodeficient mice | Full Text - Establishment of human tumor xenografts in immunodeficient mice | PDF (111 KB) - Establishment of human tumor xenografts in immunodeficient mice
Synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity - pp251 - 258
Darcy C Burns, Fuzhong Zhang & G Andrew Woolley
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.21
Abstract - Synthesis of 3,3[prime]-bis(sulfonato)-4,4[prime]-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity | Full Text - Synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity | PDF (283 KB) - Synthesis of 3,3'-bis(sulfonato)-4,4'-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene and cysteine cross-linking for photo-control of protein conformation and activity
Isolation of intact vacuoles from Arabidopsis rosette leaf–derived protoplasts - pp259 - 262
Stéphanie Robert, Jan Zouhar, Clay Carter & Natasha Raikhel
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.26
Abstract - Isolation of intact vacuoles from Arabidopsis rosette leaf-derived protoplasts | Full Text - Isolation of intact vacuoles from Arabidopsis rosette leaf–derived protoplasts | PDF (152 KB) - Isolation of intact vacuoles from Arabidopsis rosette leaf–derived protoplasts
In vivo imaging of single axons in the mouse spinal cord - pp263 - 268
Thomas Misgeld, Ivana Nikic & Martin Kerschensteiner
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.24
Abstract - In vivo: imaging of single axons in the mouse spinal cord | Full Text - In vivo imaging of single axons in the mouse spinal cord | PDF (328 KB) - In vivo imaging of single axons in the mouse spinal cord
Virus and prokaryote enumeration from planktonic aquatic environments by epifluorescence microscopy with SYBR Green I - pp269 - 276
Anand Patel, Rachel T Noble, Joshua A Steele, Michael S Schwalbach, Ian Hewson & Jed A Fuhrman
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.6
Abstract - Virus and prokaryote enumeration from planktonic aquatic environments by epifluorescence microscopy with SYBR Green I | Full Text - Virus and prokaryote enumeration from planktonic aquatic environments by epifluorescence microscopy with SYBR Green I | PDF (294 KB) - Virus and prokaryote enumeration from planktonic aquatic environments by epifluorescence microscopy with SYBR Green I
The parallel rod floor test: a measure of ataxia in mice - pp277 - 281
Helen M Kamens & John C Crabbe
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.19
Abstract - The parallel rod floor test: a measure of ataxia in mice | Full Text - The parallel rod floor test: a measure of ataxia in mice | PDF (164 KB) - The parallel rod floor test: a measure of ataxia in mice
See also: Protocol by Walf & Frye
Synthesis of N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[*I]iodobenzoate: a radio-iodination agent for labeling internalizing proteins and peptides - pp282 - 286
Ganesan Vaidyanathan & Michael R Zalutsky
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.20
Abstract - Synthesis of : N: -succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[: [ast]: I]iodobenzoate: a radio-iodination agent for labeling internalizing proteins and peptides | Full Text - Synthesis of N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[*I]iodobenzoate: a radio-iodination agent for labeling internalizing proteins and peptides | PDF (179 KB) - Synthesis of N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[*I]iodobenzoate: a radio-iodination agent for labeling internalizing proteins and peptides
Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured filroblasts - pp287 - 295
Christian Frezza, Sara Cipolat & Luca Scorrano
Published online: 22 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.478
Abstract - Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured filroblasts | Full Text - Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured filroblasts | PDF (301 KB) - Organelle isolation: functional mitochondria from mouse liver, muscle and cultured filroblasts
Piezo-actuated mouse intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) - pp296 - 304
Naoko Yoshida & Anthony CF Perry
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.7
Abstract - Piezo-actuated mouse intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) | Full Text - Piezo-actuated mouse intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) | PDF (467 KB) - Piezo-actuated mouse intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) | Supplementary information
Synthesis and site-specific incorporation of a simple fluorescent pyrimidine - pp305 - 316
Nicholas J Greco & Yitzhak Tor
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.464
Abstract - Synthesis and site-specific incorporation of a simple fluorescent pyrimidine | Full Text - Synthesis and site-specific incorporation of a simple fluorescent pyrimidine | PDF (325 KB) - Synthesis and site-specific incorporation of a simple fluorescent pyrimidine
Rapid preparation of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor monastrol using controlled microwave-assisted synthesis - pp317 - 321
Doris Dallinger & C Oliver Kappe
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.436
Abstract - Rapid preparation of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor monastrol using controlled microwave-assisted synthesis | Full Text - Rapid preparation of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor monastrol using controlled microwave-assisted synthesis | PDF (182 KB) - Rapid preparation of the mitotic kinesin Eg5 inhibitor monastrol using controlled microwave-assisted synthesis
The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents - pp322 - 328
Alicia A Walf & Cheryl A Frye
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.44
Abstract - The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents | Full Text - The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents | PDF (209 KB) - The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents
See also: Protocol by Kamens & Crabbe
In vitro scratch assay: a convenient and inexpensive method for analysis of cell migration in vitro - pp329 - 333
Chun-Chi Liang, Ann Y Park & Jun-Lin Guan
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.30
Abstract - In vitro: scratch assay: a convenient and inexpensive method for analysis of cell migration : in vitro | Full Text - In vitro scratch assay: a convenient and inexpensive method for analysis of cell migration in vitro | PDF (213 KB) - In vitro scratch assay: a convenient and inexpensive method for analysis of cell migration in vitro
Solid-phase extraction of N-linked glycopeptides - pp334 - 339
Yuan Tian, Yong Zhou, Sarah Elliott, Ruedi Aebersold & Hui Zhang
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.42
Abstract - Solid-phase extraction of : N: -linked glycopeptides | Full Text - Solid-phase extraction of N-linked glycopeptides | PDF (197 KB) - Solid-phase extraction of N-linked glycopeptides
Long PCR Product Sequencing (LoPPS): a shotgun-based approach to sequence long PCR products - pp340 - 346
Sébastien F Emonet, Gilda Grard, Nadège M Brisbarre, Grégory N Moureau, Sarah Temmam, Rémi N Charrel & Xavier de Lamballerie
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.453
Abstract - Long PCR Product Sequencing (LoPPS): a shotgun-based approach to sequence long PCR products | Full Text - Long PCR Product Sequencing (LoPPS): a shotgun-based approach to sequence long PCR products | PDF (266 KB) - Long PCR Product Sequencing (LoPPS): a shotgun-based approach to sequence long PCR products
Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to hepatocyte-like cells by co-culture with human liver nonparenchymal cell lines - pp347 - 356
Alejandro Soto-Gutiérrez, Nalu Navarro-Álvarez, Debiao Zhao, Jorge D Rivas-Carrillo, Jane Lebkowski, Noriaki Tanaka, Ira J Fox & Naoya Kobayashi
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.18
Abstract - Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to hepatocyte-like cells by co-culture with human liver nonparenchymal cell lines | Full Text - Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to hepatocyte-like cells by co-culture with human liver nonparenchymal cell lines | PDF (522 KB) - Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to hepatocyte-like cells by co-culture with human liver nonparenchymal cell lines | Supplementary information
DNA base mismatch detection with bulky rhodium intercalators: synthesis and applications - pp357 - 371
Brian M Zeglis & Jacqueline K Barton
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.22
Abstract - DNA base mismatch detection with bulky rhodium intercalators: synthesis and applications | Full Text - DNA base mismatch detection with bulky rhodium intercalators: synthesis and applications | PDF (641 KB) - DNA base mismatch detection with bulky rhodium intercalators: synthesis and applications
Cytogenetic harvesting of commonly used tumor cell lines - pp372 - 382
Roderick A F MacLeod, Maren Kaufmann & Hans G Drexler
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.29
Abstract - Cytogenetic harvesting of commonly used tumor cell lines | Full Text - Cytogenetic harvesting of commonly used tumor cell lines | PDF (517 KB) - Cytogenetic harvesting of commonly used tumor cell lines | Supplementary information
A generic protocol for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli using a combinatorial His6-maltose binding protein fusion tag - pp383 - 391
Sreedevi Nallamsetty & David S Waugh
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.50
Abstract - A generic protocol for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in : Escherichia coli: using a combinatorial His: 6: -maltose binding protein fusion tag | Full Text - A generic protocol for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli using a combinatorial His6-maltose binding protein fusion tag | PDF (249 KB) - A generic protocol for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli using a combinatorial His6-maltose binding protein fusion tag
Reverse transfection on cell arrays for high content screening microscopy - pp392 - 399
Holger Erfle, Beate Neumann, Urban Liebel, Phill Rogers, Michael Held, Thomas Walter, Jan Ellenberg & Rainer Pepperkok
Published online: 01 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2006.483
Abstract - Reverse transfection on cell arrays for high content screening microscopy | Full Text - Reverse transfection on cell arrays for high content screening microscopy | PDF (584 KB) - Reverse transfection on cell arrays for high content screening microscopy
Analysis and interpretation of quadratic models of receptive fields - pp400 - 407
Pietro Berkes & Laurenz Wiskott
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.27
Abstract - Analysis and interpretation of quadratic models of receptive fields | Full Text - Analysis and interpretation of quadratic models of receptive fields | PDF (334 KB) - Analysis and interpretation of quadratic models of receptive fields
Preparation of a copper-based fluorescent probe for nitric oxide and its use in mammalian cultured cells - pp408 - 415
Mi Hee Lim
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.43
Abstract - Preparation of a copper-based fluorescent probe for nitric oxide and its use in mammalian cultured cells | Full Text - Preparation of a copper-based fluorescent probe for nitric oxide and its use in mammalian cultured cells | PDF (215 KB) - Preparation of a copper-based fluorescent probe for nitric oxide and its use in mammalian cultured cells
Molecular PET imaging of HSV1-tk reporter gene expression using [18F]FEAU - pp416 - 423
Suren Soghomonyan, Amin Hajitou, Roberto Rangel, Martin Trepel, Renata Pasqualini, Wadih Arap, Juri G Gelovani & Mian M Alauddin
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.49
Abstract - Molecular PET imaging of : HSV1-tk: reporter gene expression using [: 18: F]FEAU | Full Text - Molecular PET imaging of HSV1-tk reporter gene expression using [18F]FEAU | PDF (267 KB) - Molecular PET imaging of HSV1-tk reporter gene expression using [18F]FEAU
Substrate activity screening (SAS): a general procedure for the preparation and screening of a fragment-based non-peptidic protease substrate library for inhibitor discovery - pp424 - 433
Andrew W Patterson, Warren J L Wood & Jonathan A Ellman
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.28
Abstract - Substrate activity screening (SAS): a general procedure for the preparation and screening of a fragment-based non-peptidic protease substrate library for inhibitor discovery | Full Text - Substrate activity screening (SAS): a general procedure for the preparation and screening of a fragment-based non-peptidic protease substrate library for inhibitor discovery | PDF (233 KB) - Substrate activity screening (SAS): a general procedure for the preparation and screening of a fragment-based non-peptidic protease substrate library for inhibitor discovery
Studying properties of neurotransmitter receptors by non-stationary noise analysis of spontaneous postsynaptic currents and agonist-evoked responses in outside-out patches - pp434 - 448
Espen Hartveit & Margaret Lin Veruki
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.47
Abstract - Studying properties of neurotransmitter receptors by non-stationary noise analysis of spontaneous postsynaptic currents and agonist-evoked responses in outside-out patches | Full Text - Studying properties of neurotransmitter receptors by non-stationary noise analysis of spontaneous postsynaptic currents and agonist-evoked responses in outside-out patches | PDF (541 KB) - Studying properties of neurotransmitter receptors by non-stationary noise analysis of spontaneous postsynaptic currents and agonist-evoked responses in outside-out patches | Supplementary information
Preparation of integrin
(v)
(3)-targeting Ab 38C2 constructs - pp449 - 456
Subhash C Sinha, Sanjib Das, Lian-Sheng Li, Richard A Lerner & Carlos F Barbas, III
Published online: 08 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.3
Abstract - Preparation of integrin [alpha](v)[beta](3)-targeting Ab 38C2 constructs | Full Text - Preparation of integrin
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(3)-targeting Ab 38C2 constructs | PDF (364 KB) - Preparation of integrin
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(3)-targeting Ab 38C2 constructs

