Protein-aptamer gel electrophoresis help, please??

Hi, I have problems with running gel electrophoresis. I have tried agarose gel electrophoresis and native PAGE. I have two proteins, which have molecular weights of ~30kDa and ~180kDa and two...

03 March 2021 4,275 4 View

Is iron oxide (rust) a problem in DNA extractions?

Hello, I just started extracting DNA from some spiders, using 5-mm ball bearings to grind the specimens in a tissue mill. I had ordered the ball bearings on Amazon, and thought it was a good idea...

21 July 2020 2,271 6 View

Comparing two variables to one variable- is this possible in SPSS?

In a quantitative study, three variables-- I am comparing two variables (self-concept & well being) with another variable (intent to leave profession). I am predicting to see a positive...

05 May 2020 6,362 3 View

Is there a human gut microbiome database that shows normal variability as well as pathological vs normal ranges for specific microbes?

When a diagnostic lab furnishes normal ranges for certain microbes, is there any place to compare their ranges to what scientists are discovering is normal variability or adaptations? Is there a...

29 December 2019 4,771 2 View

Is it imperative in psychology research to state the null hypothesis?

I have had feedback from a reviewer that I need to restate my hypotheses as null hypotheses. My supervisor disagrees with this suggestion. Having done a bit of digging, I found Szucs &...

12 December 2019 1,447 4 View

How to fit data with binomial distribution?

Hello researchers, Which program or software works best to fit data with binomial distribution? Many thanks, Neena

15 November 2019 6,609 3 View

Stereochemistry Check for Peptides?

Hello researchers, Is PROCHECK the correct tool to check the stereochemical quality of small peptides? My peptide of interest: polypeptide with 16 alanine residues. Many thanks, Neena

28 October 2019 4,653 2 View

I have a GST tagged fusion protein in soluble phase will it have folded?

Normally this protein EIF4E is expressed untagged and expresses in inclusion bodies that are refolded through dialysis, but its very long winded and likes to precipitate during dialysis resulting...

11 June 2019 622 3 View

I am in the process of recruiting participants for my PhD using IPA and am now re-thinking the data collection design. Can you give me any advice?

28 April 2019 8,737 4 View

Approx. how much IL10 do activated T cells secrete after 48 hours in culture?

My students are culturing mixed mouse splenocytes in culture for 48 hours with anti-CD3/28. We are then going to analyse for the presence of Tregs and measure IL10 secretion by ELISA. In order to...

20 March 2019 5,857 3 View

How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

Estemeed colleagues, I found some issues regarding the quantification of the data for TNBS assay. There are different protocols on how to perform that but it is clear to me the "fil rouge" that...

02 March 2021 2,616 1 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View