Am currently using xCELLIgence assay to look at the adhesion of cells when treated with different drugs but the AI of the control varies why is it?

The controls in different cradles of the xcelligence setup varies much . But this trend was seen especially in the cradle number 2 in two different experiments. What could be the reason for...

01 November 2018 5,518 2 View

In migration assays what is the significance of using carbonated transwell inserts?

I have to measure the cell invasion and migration using a traditional boyden chamber style fixed endpoint transwell assay, while going through the previous research papers, I have seen that the...

06 September 2018 3,242 2 View

What is the best western blot method for brain tissue sample?

I am performing Western blot using brain tissue sample. However, I am not getting the bands. Can anyone suggest or share the best western blot method for brain tissue sample. Thank you

22 December 2013 7,897 2 View

Can anyone suggest any possible methods for synthesizing a core shell hybrid nanostructures with cobalt oxide nanoparticles and carbon nanodots?

The cobalt oxide nanoparticles that I synthesized are in the range of 3-5 nm and the carbon nanoparticles are of the size range less than 10 nm. Can anyone suggest how to synthesize a small-sized...

01 January 1970 5,623 5 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

Problem with shRNA transfection. Why are only two plates getting contaminated instead of all?

I transfected my LNCaP-WT cells with 3 shRNA plus their NTC two weeks ago and split two puromycin selected cell plates on Friday last week(Feb 26). I checked for GFP in the cells, and they all...

28 February 2021 4,949 3 View

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

Why is the efficiency of viral mRNA electroporation in PBMC low?

Hello, I have been struggling with the electroporation of PBMC with HIV-I mRNA. Although the quality of the RNA generated is good, and the handling of the cells in meticulous, the frequency of...

27 February 2021 9,233 3 View

What is the best concentration of cDNA to be used for qPCR?

I have synthesised cDNA from 500ng/ul of RNA. The concentration of the cDNA Is about 5000ng/ul. Should I dilute my cDNA or just use it as it is for my qPCR? I usually use 2ul of cDNA for a 20ul...

24 February 2021 8,618 3 View

Recommendations on homogenizers for RNA isolation?

I will be performing RNA isolation with frozen lung biopsy samples and am in the market for a tissue homogenizer. I am wanting a homogenizer that will fit in a 1.5ml tube. I was looking at the...

24 February 2021 3,623 3 View

RNA-seq DEGs downstream analysis and reporting in literature?

I used EdgeR to get the list of DEGs (differentially expressed genes) from my liver RNA-seq experiment. I have done the gene overrepresentation and GSEA based pathway analysis. I am currently...

23 February 2021 8,969 1 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

How does the injection volume impact LLOQ and ULOQ in regression analysis (LC-MSMS)?

Hello, I have run into an issue that has sparkled a debate at work: is the LLOQ/ULOQ impacted by injection volume under the following circumstances: 1) Same dilution factor of all samples 2)...

23 February 2021 9,159 3 View

RNA degraded after good nanodrop readings?

23 February 2021 8,850 2 View