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Inkjet printing of electrochemical sensors using a highly loaded mildly edge‐oxidized graphene nanosheet (EOGN) ink is presented. An ink with 30 mg/mL EOGNs is formulated in a mixture of N‐methyl pyrrolidone and propylene glycol with only 30 min of sonicat ...

The specific and covalent labeling of fusion proteins with synthetic mols. opens up new ways to study protein function in the living cell. Here the authors present a novel method that allows for the specific and exclusive extracellular labeling of proteins on the surfaces of live cells with a large variety of synthetic mols. including fluorophores, protein ligands, or quantum dots. The approach is based on the specific labeling of fusion proteins of acyl carrier protein with synthetic mols. through post-tra

Characterizing the movement, interactions, and chem. microenvironment of a protein inside the living cell is crucial to a detailed understanding of its function. Most strategies aimed at realizing this objective are based on genetically fusing the protein of interest to a reporter protein that monitors changes in the environment of the coupled protein. Examples include fusions with fluorescent proteins, the yeast two-hybrid system, and split ubiquitin. However, these techniques have various limitations, and

Using transient expression, high amounts (>20 mg/mL) of secreted anti-human Rhesus-D IgG1 were produced in a suspension-adapted HEK293 EBNA cell line (Meissner et al., Biotechnol Bioeng 75: 197-203, 2001). Time of harvest was 3 days after transfection. For the estimation of transfection efficiencies, we routinely co-transfected EGFP reporter DNA. At higher reporter plasmid concentrations, >2% of total transfecting plasmid DNA, a substantial reduction of recombinant antibody synthesis, was observed. This phe

In this study, a citrate-modified photo-Fenton process was successfully applied to decontaminate a Chlorella vulgaris microalgae culture spiked with the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus (5 individuals mL−1). The applied treatment (1 mg L−1 Fe2+, 20 mg L−1 H ...

Microalgae produce renewable biomass at high efficiency by using photosynthesis to capture the greenhouse gas CO2 from the atmosphere and releasing O2. Chlorella vulgaris is one of the most frequently cultivated unicellular green microalgae of commercial r ...

The human estrogen receptor alpha (ER!) mediates the proliferative action of hormones in breast cancer cells by regulating the expression of target genes to control cellular functions. Current methodologies do not permit a real-time assessment of these pro ...

A reporter assay was developed to detect and quantify nonsense codon suppression by chem. aminoacylated tRNAs in mammalian cells. It is based on the cellular expression of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) as a reporter for the site-specific amino acid incorporation in its sequence using an orthogonal suppressor tRNA derived from Escherichia coli. Suppression of an engineered amber codon at position 64 in the EGFP run-off transcript could be achieved by the incorporation of a leucine via an in v

We report here the generation of mutants of the human O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (hAGT) for the efficient in vivo labeling of fusion proteins with synthetic reporter mols. Libraries of hAGT were displayed on phage, and mutants capable of efficiently reacting with the inhibitor O6-benzylguanine were selected based on their ability to irreversibly transfer the benzyl group to a reactive cysteine residue. Using synthetic O6-benzylguanine derivs., the selected mutant proteins allow for a highly effici

A general method for the specific and covalent labeling of fusion proteins in vivo is described. The approach is based on the unusual mechanism of the human DNA repair protein O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyl-transferase, which irreversibly transfers an alkyl group from O6-alkylguanine-DNA to one of its cysteine residues. Labeling is possible in bacterial as well as eukaryotic cells and is independent of the nature of the label, thereby opening up new ways to study proteins in vivo. [on SciFinder (R)]

Understanding cellular signaling mediated by cell surface receptors is key to modern biomedical research and drug development. The discovery of a growing no. of potential mol. targets and therapeutic compds. requires downscaling and accelerated functional ...

High signal-to-noise Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectra of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor (5-HT3R) and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) were obtained by microscope FTIR spectroscopy using micrometer-sized, fully hydrated protein films. Because this novel procedure requires only nanogram quantities of membrane proteins, which is 4-5 orders of magnitude less than the amt. of protein typically used for conventional FTIR spectroscopy, it opens the possibility to access the structure a

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are vital for diverse biological functions, including vision, smell, and aging. They are involved in a wide range of diseases, and are among the most important targets of medicinal drugs. Tools that facilitate GPCR studi ...

The binding of the fluorescein-labeled antagonist GR-flu ([1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-3-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]-9-(3-amino- (N-fluoresceinthiocarbamoyl)propyl)-4H-carbazol-4-one]) to a purified, detergent-solubilized ligand-gated ion channel, the type-3 serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) receptor (5HT3R), was characterized by frequency-domain time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy (TRFS). Detailed understanding of how ligands interact with the homopentameric receptor was obtained. While a 1:1 stoichi

The present invention describes an adhesive tape stripping transfer method for quick and non-invasive diagnosis of skin diseases by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis. Cells from the epidermis layer of a suspicious skin area of a patient are collected us ...

Imaging samples on a surface by mass spectrometry (MS) requires the combination of MS detection with a scanning mode that enables localized desorption and ionization and/or detection of sample analytes with good spatial resolution. We have developed a new ...

The invention concerns a method for screening compound interaction with transmembrane receptors involved in cellular signal transduction, preferably with G protein coupled receptors, by adding the compound to be analyzed into a medium comprising native inv ...

We have measured fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between a fluorescent antagonist, bound to the purified detergent-solubilized serotonin type 3 receptor, and a lipophilic acceptor probe partitioned into the micelle surrounding the detergent-solubilized receptor. The exptl. obsd. FRET efficiency was evaluated on the basis of the characteristic dimensions of the receptor-micelle complex and the av. no. of acceptor mols. in such micelles. The binding site was detd. to be 5.4 +- 0.9 nm above the c

Although tremendous progress has been made in the diagnosis of melanoma, the identification of different stages of malignancy in a reliable way remains challenging. Current strategies rely on optical monitoring of the concentration and spatial distribution ...

Skin problems are often overlooked due to a lack of robust and patient-friendly monitoring tools. Herein, we report a rapid, noninvasive, and high-throughput analytical chemical methodology, aiming at real-time monitoring of skin conditions and early detec ...

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Highly Loaded Mildly Edge‐Oxidized Graphene Nanosheet Dispersions for Large‐Scale Inkjet Printing of Electrochemical Sensors

Specific Labeling of Cell Surface Proteins with Chemically Diverse Compounds

A general method for the covalent labeling of fusion proteins with small molecules in vivo

Balancing GFP reporter plasmid quantity in large-scale transient transfections for recombinant anti-human Rhesus-D IgG1 synthesis

Effective removal of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus from a Chlorella vulgaris microalgal culture by homogeneous solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH

Purification of Cellulose and Chitin Polymers and Other Value-Added Products from the Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Using a Green Biorefinery Process

Monitoring proliferative activities of hormone-like odorants in human breast cancer cells by gene transcription profiling and electrical impedance spectroscopy

Monitoring mis-acylated tRNA suppression efficiency in mammalian cells via EGFP fluorescence recovery

Directed Evolution of O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase for Efficient Labeling of Fusion Proteins with Small Molecules In Vivo

Covalent labeling of fusion proteins with chemical probes in living cells

Investigating cellular signaling reactions in single attoliter vesicles

Downscaling Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to the Micrometer and Nanogram Scale: Secondary Structure of Serotonin and Acetylcholine Receptors

The G protein coupled receptor CXCR4 designed by the QTY code becomes more hydrophilic and retains cell signaling activity

In vitro and in vivo ligand binding to the 5HT3 serotonin receptor characterised by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

Skin cell analysis

Electrostatic Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Bioanalytical procedure to detect membrane receptor activation

Mapping the Antagonist Binding Site of the Serotonin Type 3 Receptor by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

Monitoring Tyrosinase Expression in Non-metastatic and Metastatic Melanoma Tissues by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

Rapid Noninvasive Skin Monitoring by Surface Mass Recording and Data Learning