Mass spectrometry-based proteomics sample preparation
Harvested HUVECs, approximately 5 million cells each, were pelleted and frozen at -80C. The sample pellet was lysed according to the Filter Aided Sample Preparation (FASP) protocol.59 Lysis buffer used in the FASP was changed to 6% SDS, 150 mM DT...
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as important regulators of diverse cellular processes, but their roles in the developing immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we analysed lncRNA expression during human B-cell development by array-based expression profiling of eleven distinct...
Altered Ca2+ handling has both immediate physiological effects and long-term genomic effects on vascular smooth muscle function. Previously we have shown that elevation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) or store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOCCs) results in phosphoryla...
The Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) Trial is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term use of pegylated inte...
The emergence of anti-estrogen resistance in breast cancer is an important clinical phenomenon affecting long-term survival in this disease. Identifying factors that convey cell survival in this setting may guide improvements in treatment. Estrogen (E2) can induce apoptosis in breast cancer cells th...
BACKGROUND: One-third of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients show no response to infliximab (IFX) induction therapy, and approximately half of patients responding become unresponsive over time. Thus, identification of potential treatment response biomarkers are of great cl...
Mononuclear cells were isolated from the sternal bone marrow and prepared for multiparametric flow cytometry using an optimized and validated protocol. B-cell subsets of PreBI, PreBII, Immature, Naive, Memory and Plasma cells were isolated and a al of 38 gene expression profiles were generated using...
Synchronized C. elegans cultures were prepared using standard techniques (http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~kimlab/index_methods.html). Live young adult worms were split between NG plates pre-seeded with the non-pathogenic E. coli strain OP50 or the Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate PA14 and incubated...