A good reliable cellular hypoxia assay?

I'm going to expose cells to hypoxic conditions, in order to establish the function of a synthetic promoter containing HRE's. For control sake, I want to see if cells actually developed hypoxic...

31 December 2016 6,808 4 View

IL-2 toxicity in murine model?

What are the toxic levels in I.P or I.M injections for mice? I know there is a range, and I think I even read a paper stating it plainly, but I seem to misplace it, and can't find it. Does any one...

11 December 2016 8,294 1 View

Kidney and liver function blood test in mice?

09 October 2016 2,227 1 View

Can I use a sandwich ELISA ab for WB? If so, which one? for the capture or the detection of biotin conjugated?

Read 3 answers by scientists with 3 recommendations from their colleagues to the question asked by Aner Ottolenghi on Oct 13, 2016

09 October 2016 8,833 4 View

NFkB indution with TNFa in cell lines (Jurkat)?

What are the recommended quantities and duration until induction?

08 September 2016 7,454 5 View

MHC induction with Interferon gamma (IFNg)? What are the recommended amounts, and how long does it take?

Read 5 answers by scientists to the question asked by Aner Ottolenghi on Sep 20, 2016

08 September 2016 5,312 5 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 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

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

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View