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New Amphiphiles for Manipulating Membrane Proteins
Membrane proteins perform many crucial functions in vivo but are difficult to manipulate and study because they are not soluble in simple aqueous buffers. Solubilizing membrane proteins for physical c...
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Samuel Gellman, Pil Seok Chae | P09028US02
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Use of Nanomaterials to Enrich Phosphopeptides for Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics
Proteomics is a relatively new discipline that is a large scale study of proteins. It includes systematically identifying the sequence, characterizing the structure and evaluating the function of all ...
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Song Jin, Ying Ge, Cory Nelson, Qingge Xu | P08123US02
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Real-Time Tandem Mass Spectral Data Analysis for Protein Sequence Identification
Protein characterization has become an integral part of modern biology, even inspiring a new discipline known as proteomics, or the classification of proteins based on the genome of an organism. ...
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Joshua Coon, Gheorghe Craciun, Shane Hubler | P08040US
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Polyclonal Antibodies Against Cardiovirus 2A, 2B, 2C, 3C, 3A, 3B and 3AB Proteins
Encephalomyocarditis virus, a cardiovirus, causes encephalitis and myocarditis. It is a widespread problem in swine, causing sudden death and reproductive failure and potentially leading to severe eco...
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Ann Palmenberg, Svetlana Amineva, Aleksey Aminev | P07499US
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Polyclonal Antibodies Against Equine Rhinitis A Virus 3AB, 3C and 3D Proteins
Equine rhinitis A virus, formerly known as equine rhinovirus 1, causes a respiratory disease in horses similar to the common cold in humans. No vaccines against this virus are available commercially a...
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Ann Palmenberg, Svetlana Amineva, Aleksey Aminev | P07500US
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Influenza Reporter Virus Imaged In Vivo
Currently, it is not possible to visualize the in vivo dynamics of an influenza infection. All existing models rely on proxies to measure viral replication (e.g., viral concentration in nasal washes) ...
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Andrew Mehle | P130288US01
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Phosphine Ligands Made Cheaper, Better
Enantiomers are pairs of compounds that have the same chemical formula but different spatial structures (like your left and right hand, they are non-superimposable mirror images of each other). This i...
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Jennifer Schomaker, Robert Grigg, Ryan Van Hoveln | P130268US02
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Identifying Related Peak Sets to Boost Mass Spectrometry Throughput
Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is a technique capable of identifying large numbers of proteins in complex biological samples. In the process, peptides are ionized and an initial survey scan (i.e., a...
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Joshua Coon, Michael Westphall, Derek Bailey | P120336US01
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Designing Ubiquitin Oligomers
Ubiquitin (Ub) is a small protein composed of 76 amino acids and found throughout the cells of eukaryotic organisms. It folds into a compact globular structure, often as part of a complex of proteins....
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Eric Strieter, Ellen Valkevich, Robert Guenette | P120240US02
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Increasing Secondary Metabolite Production in Fungus for Drug Development
Fungi produce a variety of chemical compounds called secondary metabolites. These compounds display a broad range of activities, including fighting off other fungi and bacteria. They also are useful f...
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Nancy Keller, Jin Woo Bok | P130203US01
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Improved Disulfide-Bond Reducing Agents
Disulfide bonds between cysteine residues are the most common crosslinking agents in proteins. Reducing these bonds is an ordinary procedure in biochemistry and biotechnology. The most commonly used r...
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Ronald Raines, John Lukesh | P110330US02
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New Amphiphiles for Manipulating Integral Membrane Proteins
Integral membrane proteins are crucial cellular components, helping to transfer material and signals through the cytoplasm or between different cell compartments. Analyzing the structures and function...
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Samuel Gellman, Pil Seok Chae, Soren Rasmussen, Brian Kobilka | P110170US02
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DNA Sequencing with Piezoelectric Nanopore
‘Nanopore sequencing’ holds the potential for sequencing a single molecule of DNA without the need for conventional tools like chemical labels or costly optical instruments. This promising...
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Robert Blick, Eric Stava | P130036US01
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Device Uses Air Gap for Easier Fraction Isolation
Isolating analytes from complex biological samples is one of the most crucial steps in many areas of biological research and clinical diagnostics. Paramagnetic particles (PMPs) or beads are important ...
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David Beebe, Scott Berry | P130107US01
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Assembly of Full-Length Genes from DNA Arrays
The ability to chemically synthesize single-stranded oligonucleotides has had a profound impact on research and medicine. Yet existing strategies have their limitations. One critical limitation is the...
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Lloyd Smith, Cheng-Hsien Wu | P120014US02
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Regulating Stem Cell Behavior with High Throughput Mineral Coatings
Transfection is the process of introducing nucleic acids into cells. Two main strategies are viral (utilizing viruses as vectors) and non-viral. Non-viral methods are less efficient but attractive for...
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William Murphy, Siyoung Choi, Xiaohua Yu | P110350US01
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Solubilizing and Characterizing Membrane Proteins Using Tandem Facial Amphiphiles
Membrane proteins play crucial roles in biology but are difficult to handle and analyze because of their physical properties. The structures of these proteins display extensive nonpolar surfaces, whic...
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Samuel Gellman, Pil Seok Chae | P110057US02
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Phospho-Specific Antibody to Study Circadian Rhythm Gene PER2
Circadian rhythms refer to the 24-hour cycles of biological processes that promote daily functioning. The synchronization of an organism’s internal clock to external cues like light and darkness is ...
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Randal Tibbetts, Naval Shanware | P130048US01
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Cost-Effective Isobaric Tandem Mass Tags for High Throughput Quantitative Proteomics and Peptidomics
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a vital tool for identifying and tallying the different proteins, peptides and other molecules in a sample. To determine relative abundance, reagent tags are used to label th...
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Lingjun Li, Feng Xiang, Tyler Greer, Dustin Frost, Zhidan Liang | P110257US02
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Low-Waste and Contamination Device for Isolating Cells from a Biological Sample
For diagnosis and research it often is necessary to isolate a subset of cells from a sample that contains bodily fluids, contaminants, tissue and other types of cells. For example, determining a pati...
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David Beebe, Scott Berry, David Guckenberger, Ben Casavant | P120222US01
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Bacteria Modified to Secrete Biologically Active Protein for Large-Scale Production
E. coli is the most common prokaryote used to produce protein. The expressed protein generally accumulates in the cytoplasm. While this approach is useful for some proteins, not all protei...
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Sydnor Withers III, Miguel Dominguez, Matthew DeLisa, Charles Haitjema | P100362US02
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More Efficient Ethanol Production from Mixed Sugars Using Spathaspora Yeast
Ethanol obtained from the fermentation of grains and sugars is being blended with gasoline to bolster dwindling petroleum supplies. The alcohol increases combustion efficiency and octane value, and ca...
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Thomas Jeffries, Tanya Long, Yi-Kai Su, Laura Willis | P110227US02
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GFAbs – GFP-Based Biosensors with the Binding Properties of Antibodies
Antibodies are used widely in biological and medical research to bind to and help isolate molecules of interest. However, the reduced stability and production yields of antibody fragments freque...
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Eric Shusta, Tej Pavoor | P09101US03
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Investigating Cell-Surface Interactions via Chemical Array
How and why precursor cells differentiate into tissue-specific cell types involves a complex interplay of signals and remains a rich topic of investigation. Outside of the body, for example, certain s...
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William Murphy, Justin Koepsel | P120126US01
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Robust Substrates Expand the Utility of Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging for Analysis of Biomolecular Interactions
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) imaging has demonstrated its ability to monitor interactions between biological moieties in real time without the aid of chemical labels such as fluorophores and radioi...
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Lloyd Smith, Matthew Lockett, Michael Shortreed, Robert Corn, Stephen Weibel, Bin Sun, Robert Hamers | P07133US