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J Microbiol Methods ; 69(2): 391-3, 2007 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17289191

RESUMO

Using TCA as the developing agent we have identified the hydrolysis of gelatin and casein within 3 h. When compared with conventional gelatin and casein hydrolysis techniques we have found the results of the TCA enhancement to be more rapid and sensitive than the conventional methods.


Assuntos
Bactérias/enzimologia , Caseínas/metabolismo , Gelatina/metabolismo , Gelatinases/metabolismo , Metaloendopeptidases/metabolismo , Ácido Tricloroacético/química , Hidrólise
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Acta Histochem ; 107(6): 411-20, 2006.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16414103

RESUMO

For over a decade our laboratory has developed and used a novel histochemical assay using derivatized agarose beads to examine the surface properties of various cell types. Most recently, we have used this assay to examine lectin binding ligands on two human cell types, CCL-220, a colon cancer cell line, and CRL-1459, a non-cancer colon cell line. We found that CCL-220 cells bound specific lectins better than CRL-1459, and this information was used to test for possible differential toxicity of these lectins in culture, as a possible approach in the design of more specific anti-cancer drugs. Although we have examined the validity of the bead-binding assay in sea urchin cell systems, we have not previously validated this technique for mammalian cells. Here the binding results of the bead assay are compared with conventional fluorescence assays, using lectins from three species (Triticum vulgaris, Phaseolus vulgaris, and Lens culinaris) on the two colon cell lines. These lectins were chosen because they seemed to interact with the two cell lines differently. Binding results obtained using both assays were compared for frozen, thawed and fixed; cultured and fixed; and live cells. Both qualitative and quantitative fluorescence results generally correlated with those using the bead assay. Similar results were also obtained with all of the three different cell preparation protocols. The fluorescence assay was able to detect lower lectin binding ligand levels than the bead assay, while the bead assay, because it can so rapidly detect cells with large numbers of lectin binding ligands, is ideal for initial screening studies that seek to identify cells that are rich in surface binders for specific molecules. The direct use of frozen, thawed and fixed cells allows rapid mass screening for surface molecules, without the requirement for costly and time consuming cell culture.


Assuntos
Colo/química , Neoplasias do Colo/química , Fluorometria/métodos , Histocitoquímica/métodos , Lectinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/análise , Linhagem Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Colo/patologia , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Humanos , Lectinas/análise , Ligantes , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Microesferas , Fito-Hemaglutininas/análise , Fito-Hemaglutininas/metabolismo , Lectinas de Plantas/análise , Lectinas de Plantas/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sefarose , Aglutininas do Germe de Trigo/análise , Aglutininas do Germe de Trigo/metabolismo
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J Drug Target ; 13(2): 81-7, 2005 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15823959

RESUMO

The Fv fragment of an antibody that selectively targets and penetrates skeletal muscle in vivo was produced as a fusion protein with a micro-dystrophin for use as a delivery vehicle to transport micro-dystrophin into muscle cells. Fv-micro-dystrophin was produced as a secreted protein by transient transfection of Fv-micro-dystrophin cDNA in COS-7 cells and as a non-secreted protein by permanent transfection in Pichia pastoris. Isolated Fv-micro-dystrophin was shown to be full-length by Western blot analysis. Fv-micro-dystrophin penetrated multiple cell lines in vitro, and it localized to the plasma membrane of a cell line with membrane beta-dystroglycan. In the absence of membrane beta-dystroglycan, it localized to the cytoplasm. Antibody-mediated transduction of micro-dystrophin into muscle cells is a potential therapy for dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophies.


Assuntos
Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Distrofina/metabolismo , Fragmentos de Imunoglobulinas , Linfocinas , Sinais Direcionadores de Proteínas , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Sialoglicoproteínas , Animais , Western Blotting , Linhagem Celular , Chlorocebus aethiops , Clonagem Molecular , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Distroglicanas/metabolismo , Distrofina/genética , Humanos , Mioblastos/metabolismo , Pichia/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/genética , Transfecção
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