| Structural Analysis of Target Protein by Substituted Cysteine Accessibility Method
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2018-09-05
[Abstract] Substituted Cysteine Accessibility Method (SCAM) is a biochemical approach to investigate the water accessibility or the spatial distance of particular cysteine residues substituted in the target protein. Protein topology and structure can be annotated by labeling with methanethiosulfonate reagents that specifically react with the cysteine residues facing the hydrophilic environment, even within the transmembrane domain. Cysteine crosslinking experiments provide us with information about the distance between two cysteine residues. The combination of these methods enables us to obtain information about the structural changes of the target protein. Here, we describe the detailed protocol for structural analysis using SCAM.
[摘要] 取代半胱氨酸可及性方法（SCAM）是一种生物化学方法，用于研究目标蛋白中取代的特定半胱氨酸残基的水可及性或空间距离。蛋白质拓扑和结构可以通过用甲硫代磺酸盐试剂标记来注释，所述甲硫基磺酸盐试剂特异性地与面向亲水环境的半胱氨酸残基反应，甚至在跨膜结构域内。半胱氨酸交联实验为我们提供了关于两个半胱氨酸残基之间距离的信息。这些方法的组合使我们能够获得有关靶蛋白结构变化的信息。在这里，我们描述了使用SCAM进行结构分析的详细协议。
【背景】结构分析提供了关于靶蛋白功能的关键信息。 X射线晶体学和核磁共振已被用作生物学领域中的高分辨率蛋白质结构分析方法。然而，这些方法需要以非常高的浓度从膜中提取的纯化蛋白质用于膜蛋白的结构分析。取代半胱氨酸可及性方法（SCAM）是一种生化方法，用于分析目标蛋白中取代的特定半胱氨酸残基的水可及性和空间距离。使用特异性地与面向亲水环境的半胱氨酸残基反应的甲硫代磺酸盐（MTS）试剂，我们可以注释目标蛋白的拓扑结构和结构。由于标记试剂 N - 生物素氨基乙基甲硫基磺酸盐（MTSEA-生物素）对质膜是不可渗透的（Seal et ...
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| Generation of Chemically Induced Liver Progenitors (CLiPs) from Rat Adult Hepatocytes
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2018-01-20
[Abstract] Primary mature hepatocytes (MHs) or their progenitor cells are candidate cell sources for cell transplantation therapy in severe liver diseases. However, stable culture of these cells or generation of equivalent cells from pluripotent stem cells has been limited. Using a cocktail of small molecules that we previously found useful in stable culture of multiple types of stem/progenitor cells, we recently established a novel method to generate bipotent liver progenitor cells, named chemically induced liver progenitors (CLiPs), from adult rat MHs. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for the induction of rat CLiPs. We first describe the method to isolate primary rat MHs and then describe how to induce CLiPs from these MHs. In addition, we describe a method to evaluate the bipotentiality of ...
[摘要] 原代成熟肝细胞（MH）或其祖细胞是重症肝病中细胞移植治疗的候选细胞来源。然而，这些细胞的稳定培养或多能干细胞的等效细胞的产生受到限制。我们使用先前在多种类型的干/祖细胞稳定培养中发现有用的小分子混合物，最近建立了一种从成年大鼠MHs产生双能肝脏祖细胞（命名为化学诱导肝祖细胞（CLiPs））的新方法。在这里，我们描述了诱导大鼠CLiPs的详细方案。我们首先描述分离原代鼠MH的方法，然后描述如何从这些MH中诱导CLiPs。另外，我们描述了一种评估产生的CLiPs分化成肝细胞和胆管上皮细胞的双能性的方法。我们还介绍了如何通过长期的文化和详细的示例数据建立稳定的CLiP。可以在2周内产生初级CLiPs，并且可以在2.5-4个月内建立经历10次传代的稳定的CLiPs，批次间变异性。
【背景】对于实现肝病再生医学的新型细胞来源有着强烈的需求。目前唯一的治疗终末期肝病的方法是肝移植，但是由于供者短缺，其应用受到限制。最近，我们小组提出了一种产生能够在体外稳定地扩增的新型LPC的方法，并且可以以广泛的效率重新繁殖慢性肝炎动物模型的损伤肝脏（Katsuda等人， / ...
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| Purification of Flagellin from Acidovorax avenae and Analysis of Plant Immune Responses Induced by the Purified Flagellin
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2016-08-20
[Abstract] Plants sense potential pathogens by recognizing conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that cause PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) including the generation of reactive oxygen species, callose deposition, and expression of several PTI-related genes. Acidovorax avenae is a Gam-negative bacterium that causes a seedling disease characterized by the deposition of brown stripes on the sheaths of infected plants. We previously reported that flagellin isolated from the rice avirulent A. avenae N1141 strain induces PTI, while flagellin isolated from the rice virulent A. avenae K1 strain does not induce PTI. To examine the molecular mechanism of specific PTI induction by N1141 flagellin, highly purified flagellin from N1141 or K1 strains is required. Here, ...
[摘要] 植物通过识别引起PAMP触发的免疫（PTI）的保守的病原体相关分子模式（PAMP）来感测潜在的病原体，包括活性氧的产生，胼lose质沉积和几个PTI相关基因的表达。 酸性弧菌是一种革兰氏阴性细菌，其导致幼苗疾病，其特征在于在感染的植物的鞘上沉积棕色条纹。 我们以前报告了从无毒力的大米中分离的鞭毛蛋白。 avenae N1141菌株诱导PTI，而从水稻毒力分离的鞭毛蛋白。 avenae K1株不诱导PTI。 为了检查N1141鞭毛蛋白的特异性PTI诱导的分子机制，需要来自N1141或K1菌株的高度纯化的鞭毛蛋白。 在这里，我们描述了一种高质量的纯化方法。 avenae鞭毛蛋白，并用于PTI诱导研究。
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