Is it possible to do a Phalloidin staining for Actin on RFP transfected cells?

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Knockdown efficiency reflected in PCR but not western blot?

Hi, I am doing siRNA of a particular gene of interest. however, after several attempts, western blot is not showing evidence of this knockdown, I have tried different antibodies and also longer...

02 March 2019 4,551 4 View

What is the best method for quantifying phalloidin staining?

I did a phalloidin staining for f-actin, Is it possible to quantify the f-actin stretches between two different staining and how?

03 April 2018 9,087 0 View

What is the best way to seed cells on acrylamide coated coverslips?

i am trying to seed cells on coverslip coated with gels (acrylamide based hydrogels) My main obstacle is my cells aren't settling down as expected so they can grow instead they keep floating, or...

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Any advice on Ethidium Bromide and Calcenin staining for cells seeded on coverslip?

I am trying to stain cells seeded on hydrogel coverslip with EtBr and Calcenin in 2D culture. Any suggestion on the best protocol to follow would be greatly appreciated.

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Why does my citrate buffer turn milky during immunohistochemistry?

For my IHC protocol, I am staining for beta-catenin in ovarian sections during antigen retrieval. My samples are heated in citrate buffer for 45 mins. I have also read that signs to show that your...

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Why Do TDS and EC Increase with Larger Wastewater Volumes, While BOD and COD Decrease?

I have carried out MFC experiments on three different volumes, 50, 500 and 1000 mL of wastewater. Results after MFC treatment shows that TDS and EC are more in larger volumes of water i.e. TDS and...

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Could it be a cell culture contamination?

Hello everyone! I observed in my culture (htert-RPE1 cells) an orange- red particle at the bottom of the dish. It is visible to the naked eye as a very very small red dot. Could it be a...

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Is there any way to quantify bacterial and fungal cells in their mixed culture?

I am working in fungal fermentation of soybean meal and there is bacterial growth in them at times. I am trying to quantify fungal cell counts and bacterial cells; but I haven't been able to do at...

07 August 2024 7,535 4 View

Do I need specific antibodies to stain for a fusion protein?

I am staining some brain sections stored in cryoprotectant that express a Histone H2B- GFP fusion protein that were generated ~10 years ago. I know I need to enhance signal with an anti-GFP...

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How to normalize and take the significance of the MTT OD values with 3 replicates for the same cell-line?

Hi, I have a question about normalizing the MTT OD values for doing the statistical analysis. So, if we have 3 different plates and we call them 3 different replicates, so, first we would...

07 August 2024 8,106 4 View

Why activated CAR-Jurkat cell could not kill targets?

Previously when I co-coluture anti-CD19(FMC63) CAR-Jurkat with Raji with E:T=5:1, Jurkat can eliminate Raji in 24h. However, when I test another CAR construct, although I can dectect totally CD69...

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How to determine positive-stained cells in FACS? Use isotype or unstained control?

To compare positive and negative cell populations in flow cytometry, should I compare unstained cells with antibody stained cells? Or with the isotype control? Most papers show comparison with...

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Can I multiplex a mouse monoclonal and rat primary for IHC (mouse brain tissue)?

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone has experience with multiplexing a mouse monoclonal primary and a rat primary. I'm trying to multiplex by incubating them in the same well but was told by a...

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How to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen?

I have tried several times to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. I tried most available protocols. I used different dissociation media (HBSS with Ca...

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How to Add Missing Water Molecules in Protein-Membrane Simulations?

I have protein-membrane simulations (PDB, PSF, DCD) and have noticed that water molecules near the protein are not visible in the simulations. How can I fix this issue? Is there a way to place the...

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