| Expression, Purification and Crystallization of the Herpesvirus Nuclear Egress Complex (NEC)
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2016-07-20
[Abstract] The protocol describes the production and crystallization of the soluble form of the nuclear egress complex (NEC) from Herpes simplex virus 1 and Pseudorabies virus. The NEC is a heterodimer that consists of conserved proteins UL31 and UL34. NEC oligomerization deforms the inner nuclear membrane around the capsid in infected cells, thereby mediating capsid budding into the perinuclear space during nuclear egress. We have successfully developed a protocol for large-scale preparation of highly pure NEC from two different viruses in a prokaryotic expression system, which enabled us to crystallize these viral protein complexes and determine their structures. This procedure may be adapted to purify and crystallize other soluble protein complexes.
[摘要] 该协议描述了来自单纯疱疹病毒1和伪狂犬病病毒的核出口复合物（NEC）的可溶形式的产生和结晶。 NEC是由保守蛋白UL31和UL34组成的异源二聚体。 NEC低聚使受感染细胞中的衣壳周围的内核膜变形，从而在核出口期间介导衣壳发芽进入核周空间。 我们已经成功地开发了一个协议，从大规模制备高纯度NEC从两种不同的病毒在原核表达系统，这使我们能够结晶这些病毒蛋白复合物和确定其结构。 该程序可适于纯化和结晶其它可溶性蛋白质复合物。
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| Cytokine-stimulated Phosphoflow of PBMC Using CyTOF Mass Cytometry
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2015-06-05
[Abstract] Phosphorylation of tyrosine, serine, and threonine residues is critical for the control of protein activity involved in various cellular events. An assortment of kinases and phosphatases regulate intracellular protein phosphorylation in many different cell signaling pathways. These pathways include T and B cell signaling, regulating growth and cell cycle control, plus cytokine, chemokine, and stress responses. Phosphoflow assays combine phosphoprotein-specific antibodies with the power of flow cytometry to enhance phosphoprotein study. In our assay, peripheral blood mononuclear cells are stimulated by cytokines, fixed, surface-stained with a cocktail of antibodies labeled with MAXPAR (brand name) metal-chelating polymers and permeabilized with methanol. They are then stained with ...
[摘要] 酪氨酸，丝氨酸和苏氨酸残基的磷酸化对于控制参与各种细胞事件的蛋白质活性是至关重要的。各种激酶和磷酸酶调节许多不同细胞信号传导途径中的细胞内蛋白磷酸化。这些途径包括T和B细胞信号传导，调节生长和细胞周期控制，加上细胞因子，趋化因子和应激反应。 Phosphoflow测定结合磷蛋白特异性抗体与流式细胞术的力量，以增强磷蛋白研究。在我们的测定中，外周血单核细胞被细胞因子刺激，固定，用用MAXPAR（商品名）金属螯合聚合物标记并用甲醇透化的抗体的混合物表面染色。然后用细胞内磷酸特异性抗体染色。
我们使用CyTOF TM 质谱仪获取ICP-MS（电感耦合等离子体质谱）数据。选择的当前质量窗口大约是AW 103-203，其包括用于大多数抗体标记的镧系元素，以及用于DNA嵌入剂的铱和铑。使用FlowJo软件的双计数信号数据的后续分析允许基于每个质量通道中的双计数信号来分析细胞类型。确定每种细胞类型的百分比，并报告为父细胞类型的百分比。报道中值以定量响应刺激的每种蛋白质的磷酸化水平。比较样品之间的磷酸化水平可以提供对免疫系统状态的了解。
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| Phenotyping of Live Human PBMC using CyTOFTM Mass Cytometry
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2015-01-20
[Abstract] Single-cell analysis has become an method of importance in immunology. Fluorescence flow cytometry has been a major player. However, due to issues such as autofluorescence and emission spillover between different fluorophores, alternative techniques are being developed. In recent years, mass cytometry has emerged, wherein antibodies labeled with metal ions are detected by ICP-MS. In order for a cell to be seen, a metal in the mass window must be present; there is no analogous parameter to forward or side scatter. The current mass window selected is approximately AW 103-196, which includes the lanthanides used for most antibody labeling, as well as iridium and rhodium for DNA intercalators.
In this protocol, we use a cocktail of antibodies labeled with MAXPAR metal-chelating ...
[摘要] 单细胞分析已成为免疫学中重要的一种方法。荧光流式细胞仪一直是主要的参与者。然而，由于诸如自身荧光和不同荧光团之间的发射溢出的问题，正在开发替代技术。近年来，已经出现了大量细胞计数，其中用金属离子标记的抗体通过ICP-MS检测。为了看到电池，必须存在质量窗口中的金属;没有与前向或侧向散射的类似参数。选择的当前质量窗口大约是AW 103-196，其包括用于大多数抗体标记的镧系元素，以及用于DNA嵌入剂的铱和铑。在本方案中，我们使用用MAXPAR金属标记的抗体混合物螯合聚合物对先前冷冻保存的表面染色活的PBMC。许多这些标记取自标准荧光表型组（Maecker等人，2012）。不使用细胞内抗体。我们使用CyTOF TM （通过飞行时间细胞计数）质谱仪获取ICP-MS数据。使用FlowJo软件的双计数信号数据的后续分析允许基于每个质量通道中的双计数信号来分析细胞类型。确定每种细胞类型的百分比，并报告为父细胞类型的百分比。
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