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Determination of gene expression patterns using high-throughput RNA in situ hybridization to whole-mount Drosophila embryos - pp605 - 618
Richard Weiszmann, Ann S Hammonds & Susan E Celniker
Published online: 09 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.55
Abstract - Determination of gene expression patterns using high-throughput RNA : in situ: hybridization to whole-mount : Drosophila: embryos | Full Text - Determination of gene expression patterns using high-throughput RNA in situ hybridization to whole-mount Drosophila embryos | PDF (457 KB) - Determination of gene expression patterns using high-throughput RNA in situ hybridization to whole-mount Drosophila embryos
Subject Categories: Cell and developmental biology | Genetic analysis | Immunological techniques | Model organisms
A general protocol for the crystallization of membrane proteins for X-ray structural investigation - pp619 - 637
Zachary E R Newby, Joseph D O'Connell III, Franz Gruswitz, Franklin A Hays, William E C Harries, Ian M Harwood, Joseph D Ho, John K Lee, David F Savage, Larry J W Miercke & Robert M Stroud
Published online: 09 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.27
Abstract - A general protocol for the crystallization of membrane proteins for X-ray structural investigation | Full Text - A general protocol for the crystallization of membrane proteins for X-ray structural investigation | PDF (701 KB) - A general protocol for the crystallization of membrane proteins for X-ray structural investigation | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Isolation, purification and separation | Recombinant technology | Structural analysis
See also: Protocol by Caffrey & Cherezov
A protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Brachypodium distachyon community standard line Bd21 - pp638 - 649
Sílvia C Alves, Barbara Worland, Vera Thole, John W Snape, Michael W Bevan & Philippe Vain
Published online: 09 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.30
Abstract - A protocol for : Agrobacterium: -mediated transformation of : Brachypodium distachyon: community standard line Bd21 | Full Text - A protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Brachypodium distachyon community standard line Bd21 | PDF (622 KB) - A protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Brachypodium distachyon community standard line Bd21
Subject Categories: Model organisms | Plant biology
See also: Protocol by Thole et al.
A protocol for efficiently retrieving and characterizing flanking sequence tags (FSTs) in Brachypodium distachyon T-DNA insertional mutants - pp650 - 661
Vera Thole, Sílvia C Alves, Barbara Worland, Michael W Bevan & Philippe Vain
Published online: 09 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.32
Abstract - A protocol for efficiently retrieving and characterizing flanking sequence tags (FSTs) in : Brachypodium distachyon: T-DNA insertional mutants | Full Text - A protocol for efficiently retrieving and characterizing flanking sequence tags (FSTs) in Brachypodium distachyon T-DNA insertional mutants | PDF (724 KB) - A protocol for efficiently retrieving and characterizing flanking sequence tags (FSTs) in Brachypodium distachyon T-DNA insertional mutants
Subject Categories: Genetic analysis | Nucleic acid based molecular biology | Plant biology
See also: Protocol by Alves et al.
A protocol for the culture and differentiation of highly polarized human retinal pigment epithelial cells - pp662 - 673
Shozo Sonoda, Christine Spee, Ernesto Barron, Stephen J Ryan, Ram Kannan & David R Hinton
Published online: 16 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.33
Abstract - A protocol for the culture and differentiation of highly polarized human retinal pigment epithelial cells | Full Text - A protocol for the culture and differentiation of highly polarized human retinal pigment epithelial cells | PDF (1,132 KB) - A protocol for the culture and differentiation of highly polarized human retinal pigment epithelial cells
Subject Categories: Cell and tissue culture | Detection and probing | Isolation, purification and separation
Optimization of immunoprecipitation–western blot analysis in detecting GW182-associated components of GW/P bodies - pp674 - 685
Joanna J Moser, Edward K L Chan & Marvin J Fritzler
Published online: 16 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.34
Abstract - Optimization of immunoprecipitation-western blot analysis in detecting GW182-associated components of GW/P bodies | Full Text - Optimization of immunoprecipitation–western blot analysis in detecting GW182-associated components of GW/P bodies | PDF (392 KB) - Optimization of immunoprecipitation–western blot analysis in detecting GW182-associated components of GW/P bodies
Subject Categories: Cell and tissue culture | Detection and probing | Isolation, purification and separation
Monitoring detergent-mediated solubilization and reconstitution of lipid membranes by isothermal titration calorimetry - pp686 - 697
Heiko Heerklotz, Alekos D Tsamaloukas & Sandro Keller
Published online: 16 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.35
Abstract - Monitoring detergent-mediated solubilization and reconstitution of lipid membranes by isothermal titration calorimetry | Full Text - Monitoring detergent-mediated solubilization and reconstitution of lipid membranes by isothermal titration calorimetry | PDF (396 KB) - Monitoring detergent-mediated solubilization and reconstitution of lipid membranes by isothermal titration calorimetry
Subject Categories: Biochemistry and protein analysis | Spectroscopy and structural analysis
A practical guide to the MaxQuant computational platform for SILAC-based quantitative proteomics - pp698 - 705
Jürgen Cox, Ivan Matic, Maximiliane Hilger, Nagarjuna Nagaraj, Matthias Selbach, Jesper V Olsen & Matthias Mann
Published online: 16 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.36
Abstract - A practical guide to the MaxQuant computational platform for SILAC-based quantitative proteomics | Full Text - A practical guide to the MaxQuant computational platform for SILAC-based quantitative proteomics | PDF (467 KB) - A practical guide to the MaxQuant computational platform for SILAC-based quantitative proteomics
Subject Categories: Biochemistry and protein analysis | Computational and theoretical biology | Genomics and proteomics | Spectroscopy and structural analysis
Crystallizing membrane proteins using lipidic mesophases - pp706 - 731
Martin Caffrey & Vadim Cherezov
Published online: 23 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.31
Abstract - Crystallizing membrane proteins using lipidic mesophases | Full Text - Crystallizing membrane proteins using lipidic mesophases | PDF (1,930 KB) - Crystallizing membrane proteins using lipidic mesophases
Subject Categories: Biochemistry and protein analysis | Spectroscopy and structural analysis
See also: Protocol by Newby et al.
Phylogenetic classification and identification of bacteria by mass spectrometry - pp732 - 742
Anja Freiwald & Sascha Sauer
Published online: 23 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.37
Abstract - Phylogenetic classification and identification of bacteria by mass spectrometry | Full Text - Phylogenetic classification and identification of bacteria by mass spectrometry | PDF (380 KB) - Phylogenetic classification and identification of bacteria by mass spectrometry
Subject Categories: Isolation, purification and separation | Microbiology and virology | Model organisms | Spectroscopy and structural analysis
Marker selection for genetic case–control association studies - pp743 - 752
Fredrik H Pettersson, Carl A Anderson, Geraldine M Clarke, Jeffrey C Barrett, Lon R Cardon, Andrew P Morris & Krina T Zondervan
Published online: 23 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.38
Abstract - Marker selection for genetic case-control association studies | Full Text - Marker selection for genetic case–control association studies | PDF (603 KB) - Marker selection for genetic case–control association studies | Supplementary information
Subject Category: Genetic analysis
Analysis of iron–sulfur protein maturation in eukaryotes - pp753 - 766
Antonio J Pierik, Daili J A Netz & Roland Lill
Published online: 30 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.39
Abstract - Analysis of iron-sulfur protein maturation in eukaryotes | Full Text - Analysis of iron–sulfur protein maturation in eukaryotes | PDF (478 KB) - Analysis of iron–sulfur protein maturation in eukaryotes
Subject Categories: Cell and tissue culture | Detection and probing | Isolation, purification and separation | Molecular interactions | Functional analysis
Screening individual hybridomas by microengraving to discover monoclonal antibodies - pp767 - 782
Adebola O Ogunniyi, Craig M Story, Eliseo Papa, Eduardo Guillen & J Christopher Love
Published online: 30 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.40
Abstract - Screening individual hybridomas by microengraving to discover monoclonal antibodies | Full Text - Screening individual hybridomas by microengraving to discover monoclonal antibodies | PDF (731 KB) - Screening individual hybridomas by microengraving to discover monoclonal antibodies
Subject Categories: Biochemistry and protein analysis | Immunological techniques | Isolation, purification and separation
A method for growing a biofilm under low shear at the air–liquid interface using the drip flow biofilm reactor - pp783 - 788
Darla M Goeres, Martin A Hamilton, Nicholas A Beck, Kelli Buckingham-Meyer, Jackie D Hilyard, Linda R Loetterle, Lindsey A Lorenz, Diane K Walker & Philip S Stewart
Published online: 30 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.59
Abstract - A method for growing a biofilm under low shear at the air-liquid interface using the drip flow biofilm reactor | Full Text - A method for growing a biofilm under low shear at the air–liquid interface using the drip flow biofilm reactor | PDF (346 KB) - A method for growing a biofilm under low shear at the air–liquid interface using the drip flow biofilm reactor | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Cell and tissue culture | Microbiology and virology | Model organisms
A high-throughput splinkerette-PCR method for the isolation and sequencing of retroviral insertion sites - pp789 - 798
Anthony G Uren, Harald Mikkers, Jaap Kool, Louise van der Weyden, Anders H Lund, Catherine H Wilson, Richard Rance, Jos Jonkers, Maarten van Lohuizen, Anton Berns & David J Adams
Published online: 30 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2009.64
Abstract - A high-throughput splinkerette-PCR method for the isolation and sequencing of retroviral insertion sites | Full Text - A high-throughput splinkerette-PCR method for the isolation and sequencing of retroviral insertion sites | PDF (329 KB) - A high-throughput splinkerette-PCR method for the isolation and sequencing of retroviral insertion sites | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Genetic analysis | Nucleic acid based molecular biology

