Is there a mouse Factor H Like-1 (FHL-1) ortholog to the human FHL-1?

I am looking to see if FHL-1 exists in mouse as well. In humans there is the CFH and then a naturally occuring truncated form with just teh first 7 CCPs (FHL-1). Do mice have this truncated form...

04 May 2017 1,450 0 View

What is the function of veronal buffered saline (VBS) as the diluting buffer in decay accelerating assays?

I had never heard of VBS until I was looking into how to perform a decay accelerating assay to look at CFH function. In this assay that is the buffer the reaction takes place in, as opposed to PBS...

01 February 2016 2,299 3 View

How can I measure decay accelerating activity of CFH?

I would like to measure the function of CFH as a decay accelerator, but all the protocols I am reading are using a machine to do so. Is there a way to do it by hand? Possibly just mixing together...

01 February 2016 207 1 View

Where can I find an anti-PDGFRb human specific antibody (that doesn't cross react with monkey)?

09 October 2015 6,783 5 View

What is the best kit or assay to detect complement factor H function?

I am looking for a kit, or well described assay to determine the functionality of complement factor H. I have seen brief protocols involving incubating different amounts of factor H with Facto I...

09 October 2015 8,830 6 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

Can linear DNA be used as template for site-directed mutagenesis?

Is it possible to induce site-directed substitution mutation by quick-change method on linear dsDNA? or it has to be cloned in some vector? If yes, should it be treated with the Dpn1 enzyme...

03 March 2021 401 4 View

Does anyone have a recommendation for yeast reporter gene plasmid/protocol?

Hi, could anyone recommend a plasmid and/or protocol for reporter gene assay in S. cerevisiae? I want to assess the effect of growth conditions on a transcription factor, so I want to clone it`s...

01 March 2021 210 1 View

Expression cloning by using cDNA,do I need to modify the cDNA first?

I am going to have a expression cloning of mammalian gene by using shuttle plasmid to transforming the E.coli However I don't know I should only inserting the Coding sequence ,or I can...

28 February 2021 5,440 3 View

Difficulty in cloning of 1kb gene into vector?

I am facing difficulties in cloning a 1kb gene into a vector (pJIT163). I have my gene on interest (GOI) in pUC57 and want to clone in pJIT163 using SalI and BamHI restriction sites. I am getting...

25 February 2021 3,221 7 View

What's the concentration recommend for recombinant protein use in western blotting?

I'm currently working having problem with the concentration for recombinant protein use in western blot, the one been used is Recombinant Human CD19 Fc Chimera Protein-rndsystem which does not...

24 February 2021 8,514 3 View

Why are Sanger Sequencing reads interrupted in some edited clones?

I have a Crispr/Cas9 edited bulk population and I can briefly check the indel ratios in the bulk population using Sanger sequencing. After cloning single cells, I wanted to check the indel types...

18 February 2021 8,198 6 View

Will SARS-CoV-2 Spike be broken into S1 and S2 by denaturing conditions?

Hello, I am performing a western blot of my SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentiviral particles. I denature my virus by adding concentrated virus to 2X Laemmli buffer at 1:1, then boiling for...

17 February 2021 4,844 4 View

Hi, can anybody help me with the suggestions how can I amplify a stress induced gene of 1107 bp?

I am trying to amplify the TGA1 (Transcription factor 1 ) of Arabidopsis ,which is 1107 bp. I have treated the plants with Salycylic solution over night and extracted the RNA and make cDNA. I...

17 February 2021 7,802 2 View

Alternatives to traditional cloning of insert into backbone (dsDNA)?

Hi, I am stuck with a cloning experiment: The insert & backbone(bb) share one compatible end at 3' end(NotI) and one incompatible end at 5' end (XbaI for insert; HindIII for backbone). So i...

16 February 2021 1,664 3 View