Can the PCR fail to amplify high loads of target?

Hello, I did the PCR (long-range, target ~5 Kb) that is shown in the attached file. The lanes are: 1. ladder 2. target (plasmid purified from E. coli after transfection), 50 ng/uL corresponding to...

01 February 2020 3,375 3 View

Is it possible to get the list of bacteriophages against a given species of bacteria?

Hello, from this website (http://phage.org/names/2000/) it is possible to determine the genera targeted by a family of bacteriophages, for instance the phage species DS96 , H24 , M35 , P3 , P9 ,...

06 July 2019 6,924 7 View

How to calculate the phase of a split CDS?

I am trying generate a custom general feature format (GFF) file but I need to calculate the phase of the Coding Sequence (CDS) for split ORFs, that is ORFs that have multiple CDS; for instance I...

09 October 2018 2,753 0 View

BWA-MEM memory use is really 5 GB?

07 August 2018 6,581 0 View

Where can I publish code?

Hello, is there a journal that publishes computer code for bioinformatics purposes but it is not so much high end (no Oxford or Nature class to be clear). The code I have written is not mind...

02 March 2018 3,695 0 View

Set up of Ligation mediated PCR (LM-PCR)

Dear all, I am working at using ligation-mediated PCR (LM-PCR) to amplify DNA of unknown origin; at the moment I am testing the system using amplicons, which should have the terminal adenine at...

04 May 2017 8,592 3 View

How to set up a ligation mediated PCR?

03 April 2017 304 14 View

What journals in the medical/microbiology area allow to publish without asking fees but also fulfil the open-access requirements of the universities?

10 November 2016 8,485 3 View

Are the any works on the structure of mRNA obtained by NMR or X-ray?

06 July 2016 9,375 2 View

What is the actual size of a DNA nucleotide?

06 July 2016 9,815 0 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

Have someone successfully used the ER alpha (Santa Cruz sc-8002) antibody in immunostaining ?

Santa Cruz now recommends this new antibody (F-10) but I can't find a publication using this reference. I'm working on human et non human primate hypothalamus and so far, it doesn't work. Is...

02 March 2021 10,003 2 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

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 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

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View

Does anyone use antinuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples?

I am looking for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples. Any suggestions highly appreciated. Thank you.

28 February 2021 6,512 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

Anyone know of a good progesterone antibody?

I am looking for a good progesterone antibody to quantify levels of progesterone in zebrafish. Applications would be ELISA, and immunohistochemistry.

28 February 2021 5,929 2 View

Will a 10xHis-tag prevent anti-MBP from binding to MBP?

I have a protein with a 10xHis-MBP tag on the N-terminus. I'm fairly certain I am expressing my protein, but I'm not getting a signal on my western blot. Is there a possibility that the 10xHis tag...

25 February 2021 8,404 3 View