Signal Transduction Protocols

ISBN-13: 9781617374487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 327 str.

Robert C. Dickson; Michael D. Mendenhall

Opis

In 1995, Signal Transduction Protocols, edited by David A. Kendall and Stephen J. Hill, was published in the Methods in Molecular Biology series. This second edition represents an update to that previous work with an emp- sis on new methodologies that have developed in the last few years. The goal, then and now, is to provide procedures written by experts with first-hand ex- rience in a detail that goes far beyond what is generally encountered in the methods section of most journals and thus actually permits a particular p- cedure to be replicated. In addition, we have had as a secondary goal the id- tification of protocols for the assay of general classes of signal transduction components that, ideally, can be adapted to the assay of any member of that class. The ability to do this has resulted in large part from the use of affini- based assays, the ease with which specific proteins can be specifically tagged, and an explosion in the availability of highly specific antibodies from comm- cial sources, especially antibodies raised against signaling proteins of human origin. The number of available approaches is, fortunately for those working in signaling research, far too great to fit within the confines of this volume, so hard choices as to what to include had to be made."

Recenzje

Reviews of the first edition:
...this well-organized volume is clearly among the most viable protocol books published in this field and will turn out to be a helpful tool for many laboratories.-FEBS Letters

Spis treści

Making Protein Immunoprecipitates Elaine A. Elion and Yunmei Wang Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Cellular Function Maofu Fu, Chenguang Wang, Xueping Zhang, and Richard G. Pestell Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis for the Identification of Signaling Targets Yukihito Kabuyama, Kirsi K. Polvinen, Katheryn A. Resing, and Natalie G. Ahn A High-Throughput Mammalian Cell-Based Transient Transfection Assay Daniel J. Noonan, Kenneth Henry, and Michelle L. Twaroski Determining Protein Half-Lives Pengbo Zhou Assaying Protein Kinase Activity Jan Brábek and Steven K. Hanks Comparative Phosphorylation Site Mapping From Gel-Derived Proteins Using a Multidimensional ES/MS-Based Approach Francesca Zappacosta, Michael J. Huddleston, and Roland S. Annan Studies of Calmodulin-Dependent Regulation Paul C. Brandt and Thomas C. Vanaman Measurement of Protein-DNA Interactions In Vivo by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Hogune Im, Jeffrey A. Grass, Kirby D. Johnson, Meghan E. Boyer, Jing Wu, and Emery H. Bresnick Characterization of Protein-DNA Association In Vivo by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Laurent Kuras Nonradioactive Methods for Detecting Activation of Ras-Related Small G Proteins Douglas A. Andres Nucleocytoplasmic Glycosylation, O-GlcNAc: Identification and Site Mapping Natasha Elizabeth Zachara, Win Den Cheung, and Gerald Warren Hart Techniques in Protein Methylation Jaeho Lee, Donghang Cheng, and Mark T. Bedford Assaying Lipid Phosphate Phosphatase Activities Gil-Soo Han and George M. Carman Assaying Phosphoinositide Phosphatases Gregory S. Taylor and Jack E. Dixon Assaying Phospholipase A2 Activity Christina C. Leslie and Michael H. Gelb Measurement and Immunofluorescence of Cellular Phosphoinositides Hiroko Hama,Javad Torabinejad, Glenn D. Prestwich, and Daryll B. DeWald Measuring Dynamic Changes in cAMP Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Sandrine Evellin, Marco Mongillo, Anna Terrin, Valentina Lissandron, and Manuela Zaccolo In Vivo Detection of Protein-Protein Interaction in Plant Cells Using BRET Chitra Subramanian, Yao Xu, Carl Hirschie Johnson, and Albrecht G. von Arnim Revealing Protein Dynamics by Photobleaching Techniques Frank van Drogen and Matthias Peter Assaying Cytochrome c Translocation During Apoptosis Nigel J. Waterhouse, Rohan Steel, Ruth Kluck, and Joseph A. Trapani Index

Blurb

Carrying on the high standards of the much-acclaimed first edition, highly experienced investigators have extensively updated Signal Transduction Protocols with many of the new approaches that have been transforming the field. Included in this new edition are readily reproducible immunoassays, fluorescence-based assays, high-throughput methods, protein modification assays, lipid second messenger assays, and chromatin immunoprecipitation techniques. Wherever possible, protocols for the assay of general classes of signal transduction components have been identified so they can be adapted to the assay of any member of that class. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each one offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principle behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
State-of-the-art and eminently practical, Signal Transduction Protocols, 2nd ed. offers novice and experienced researchers alike an indispensable set of standardized, but readily adaptable, approaches for the assay of key signaling molecules-an invaluable tool for all laboratories newly entering the field, expanding the breadth of previous investigations, or seeking to improve an existing approach.