How to find/predict transcription factors for a putative promoter of the gene of my interest?

Dear All, Based on ORCA conserved regions, CpG islands, and histone methylation, I predict a putative promotor for my gene of interest with one of my colleague's help. I need to find/predict...

21 February 2020 3,035 3 View

ABAQUS Explicit Time step is too small?

Hi, I am having an issue with ABAQUS timestep been too small for explicit analysis. It has reached 10e-12 and is constant. Is there any way the timestep can be increased for faster...

19 July 2019 1,119 1 View

Sangar sequencing failure?

I performed a PCR with a gradient of temperatures and ran the gel electrophoresis. There were bands present at each of the temperatures (lets say 59 and 55 degrees) I received the sangar...

31 January 2019 1,065 11 View

Good protocol for Mouse ESC electroporation?

Dear all, Would you kindly share with me a good protocol for mouse embryonic stem cells electroporation using Neon Transfection System? What parameters and plasmid concentrations that I should...

20 January 2019 9,045 9 View

CFD Thermal analysis

Hi everyone, I want to model the heat transfer of a ceramic block placed inside an oven. I have tried with a transient thermal study in ANSYS. Will a CFD study considering thermal properties like...

18 April 2017 1,982 1 View

Relationship between Resource capabilities and perceived service quality

I have two samples with different sizes in my project. One sample measure three variables (Competitive position , agility position and dynamic position). The other samples measures one variable...

01 January 1970 8,081 3 View

CMV and T7 Promoters

Hi all, What is the advantage of using the combination of CMV and T7 promoters in mammalian cells to drive the expression? Origene Rc201776 (https://www.origene.com/drawmapbysku?SKU=RC201776)...

01 January 1970 8,092 4 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

Dapi fluorescence protocol for colon cell lines ?

28 February 2021 2,534 2 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 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

Has anyone had luck using cell lines other than HEK 293 (such as COS1) to package lentivirus?

I am looking to package lentivirus in endothelial cells but I am opposed to using 293 cells due to personal ethics regarding the source. I have done some reading and saw that COS1, COS7, & CHO...

25 February 2021 3,030 1 View

Unknown debris sheets observed in cell culture flasks?

Hi, We culture neural progenitor cells in T175 culture flasks coated with PLO-Laminin. We have successfully grown these cells with our protocol for months. Recently, we observed large sheets...

25 February 2021 3,443 4 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View