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Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Issue 50, April 2011
April 2011: This Month in JoVE
Date Published: April 11, 2011 | doi:10.3791/3342 | Section: JoVE Editorial
Keywords: This Month in JoVE,
Monitoring Dynamic Changes In Mitochondrial Calcium Levels During Apoptosis Using A Genetically Encoded Calcium Sensor
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Date Published: April 1, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2579 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Ratiometric pericam, mitochondria, calcium, apoptosis, staurosporine, live cell imaging
Evisceration of Mouse Vitreous and Retina for Proteomic Analyses
1Omics Laboratory, University of Iowa, 2Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, 3Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Date Published: April 3, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2795 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, mouse, vitreous, retina, proteomics, superoxide dismutase
Collecting Variable-concentration Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Datasets in Order to Determine Binding Mechanisms
Department of Chemistry, McGill University
Date Published: April 7, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2529 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Biochemistry, ITC, global fitting, cooperativity, binding model, ligand
Microarray Analysis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Vermont Genetics Network, The University of Vermont
Date Published: April 7, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2585 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Basic Protocols, cRNA, microarray, cDNA, pellet paint
RNAi Interference by dsRNA Injection into Drosophila Embryos
Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University
Date Published: April 11, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2477 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Developmental Biology, RNAi, dsRNA, Injection, Trachea, Development, Drosophila, Tubular
Flow Cytometry Purification of Mouse Meiotic Cells
1Genome Plasticity Laboratory, Department of Cancer Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 2Flow Cytometry Core, The Scripps Research Institute
Date Published: April 15, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2602 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, meiosis, mouse, FACS, purification, testis
Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Date Published: April 15, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2643 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Fluorescence, imaging, compartmentalized signaling, subcellular localization, signal transduction
Efficient Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Mediated Transformation of the Moss Physcomitrella patens
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute- WPI
Date Published: April 19, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2560 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Plant Biology, Transformation, Physcomitrella patens, polyethylene glycol, protoplasts
Isolation and Culture of Cells from the Nephrogenic Zone of the Embryonic Mouse Kidney
1Department of Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, 2Molecular Medicine and Gene Therapy, Lund University Hospital
Date Published: April 22, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2555 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Kidney development, nephrogenesis, nephrogenic zone, nephron progenitor cells, cortical stroma
Modified Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell based Assay for Quantifying Cardiogenic Induction Efficiency
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 3Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 4Research Medicine, Veterans Administration TVHS
Date Published: April 22, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2656 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Embryonic stem cells (ES) cells, embryonic bodies (EB), signaling pathways, modulators, 96-round bottom well microtiter plates and hanging droplets.
Associated Chromosome Trap for Identifying Long-range DNA Interactions
Medical Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Stanford University School of Medicine
Date Published: April 23, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2621 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Molecular Biology, Associated chromosomal Trap, DNA long-range interaction, nuclear architecture, gene regulation
Modified Annexin V/Propidium Iodide Apoptosis Assay For Accurate Assessment of Cell Death
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 2Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Sciences, University of Alberta
Date Published: April 24, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2597 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Apoptosis, cell death, propidium iodide, Annexin V, necrosis, immunology
Detection of Post-translational Modifications on Native Intact Nucleosomes by ELISA
1Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, 2Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 3Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut
Date Published: April 26, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2593 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Chromatin, Nucleosome, Epigenetics, ELISA, Histone, Modification, Methylation, Acetylation
Lipid Vesicle-mediated Affinity Chromatography using Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting (LIMACS): a Novel Method to Analyze Protein-lipid Interaction
Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Georgia Health Sciences University
Date Published: April 26, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2657 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, ceramide, phosphatidylserine, lipid-protein interaction, atypical PKC
Lineage Labeling of Zebrafish Cells with Laser Uncagable Fluorescein Dextran
1Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 2Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University
Date Published: April 28, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2672 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Developmental Biology, zebrafish, lineage labeling, caged fluorescein, transgene
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay for Tissue-specific Genes using Early-stage Mouse Embryos
Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Date Published: April 29, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2677 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Developmental Biology, Myogenesis, Chromatin, Gene Regulation, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Embryo, Mouse
Characterization of the Isolated, Ventilated, and Instrumented Mouse Lung Perfused with Pulsatile Flow
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Date Published: April 29, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2690 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Medicine, ex-vivo, mouse, lung, pulmonary vascular impedance, characteristic impedance
iCLIP - Transcriptome-wide Mapping of Protein-RNA Interactions with Individual Nucleotide Resolution
1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council - MRC, 2European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL Heidelberg, 3Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, 4Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Date Published: April 30, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2638 | Section: JoVE General
Keywords: Cellular Biology, RNA biochemistry, transcriptome, systems biology, RNA-binding protein
Live-imaging of PKC Translocation in Sf9 Cells and in Aplysia Sensory Neurons
Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University
Date Published: April 6, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2516 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, PKC, translocation, live-imaging, confocal microscopy, Sf9 cells, Aplysia, microinjection of plasmid DNA, neurons
Time-lapse Live Imaging of Clonally Related Neural Progenitor Cells in the Developing Zebrafish Forebrain
Date Published: April 6, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2594 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Live imaging, electroporation, confocal microscopy, neural progenitor cells, forebrain, zebrafish
Mechanical Manipulation of Neurons to Control Axonal Development
Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Date Published: April 10, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2509 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Axon, neuron, tension, force, growth cone
Studying the Neural Basis of Adaptive Locomotor Behavior in Insects
Zoological Institute, University of Cologne
Date Published: April 13, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2629 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, issue 50, insect, walking, turning, optomotor response
Electrophysiology of Scorpion Peg Sensilla
Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma
Date Published: April 13, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2642 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Electrophysiology, sensory neurobiology, extracellular, tip-recording, mineral oil, Scorpion, Peg Sensilla
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) of Fluorescence Tagged Proteins in Dendritic Spines of Cultured Hippocampal Neurons
Date Published: April 16, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2568 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Spine, FRAP, hippocampal neurons, live cell imaging, protein mobility
Transfection of Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells by in vivo Electroporation
1Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, 2Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Date Published: April 17, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2678 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Retinotopy, Eye Segregation, Superior Colliculus, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Visual Development, Retinal Ganglion Cell, Retina, Electroporation
Physiological, Morphological and Neurochemical Characterization of Neurons Modulated by Movement
Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland
Date Published: April 21, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2650 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, neurophysiology, sensory neuron, motor control, proprioception, neurotransmitter, sensorimotor integration, rat
Migratory Behavior of Cells Generated in Ganglionic Eminence Cultures
1Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University, 2Neuroscience Program, Uniformed Services University
Date Published: April 21, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2583 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, migration kinetics, corticogenesis, 3D culture, time-lapse imaging
Transcriptome Analysis of Single Cells
1Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, 2The Penn Genome Frontiers Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Date Published: April 25, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2634 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, single-cell, transcriptome, aRNA amplification, RT-PCR, molecular biology, gene expression
An Optic Nerve Crush Injury Murine Model to Study Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival
1National Eye Institute, NIH, 2Ophthalmology Department, The Second Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Date Published: April 25, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2685 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, optic nerve crush injury, retinal ganglion cell, glaucoma, optic neuropathy, retrograde labeling
Dissection and Imaging of Active Zones in the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction
Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Date Published: April 27, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2676 | Section: JoVE Neuroscience
Keywords: Neuroscience, Neuromuscular junction (NMJ), Drosophila, active zone, dissection, larva, Bruchpilot (Brp), NC82
Derivation of Thymic Lymphoma T-cell Lines from Atm-/- and p53-/- Mice
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Date Published: April 3, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2598 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, mouse, thymic lymphoma, Atm, p53, T-cell lines
Intravital Microscopy of the Inguinal Lymph Node
1Interdisciplinary Science, University of Northern British Columbia, 2Northern Medical Program, University of Northern British Columbia
Date Published: April 4, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2551 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, Intravital vital microscopy, lymph node, arteriole, vasculature, cellular trafficking, immune response
Quantitative Analyses of all Influenza Type A Viral Hemagglutinins and Neuraminidases using Universal Antibodies in Simple Slot Blot Assays
1Centre for Vaccine Evaluation, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, HPFB, Health canada, 2National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, The State Food and Drug Administration, Beijing, 3Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 4Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, 5National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada
Date Published: April 4, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2784 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, Virology, influenza, hemagglutinin, neuraminidase, quantification, universal antibody
Quantitative Assessment of Immune Cells in the Injured Spinal Cord Tissue by Flow Cytometry: a Novel Use for a Cell Purification Method
1Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, 2Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of California, 3Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California, 4Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, 5Section of Molecular Biology, University of California, 6Reeve-Irvine Research Center, University of California
Date Published: April 9, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2698 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, spinal cord injury, cellular inflammation, neuroinflammation, OptiPrep, central nervous system, neutrophils, macrophages, microglia, T-cells, flow cytometry
HLA-Ig Based Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells for Efficient ex vivo Expansion of Human CTL
1Immunology Graduate Program, Johns Hopkins University, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, 3Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, 4Institute of Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Date Published: April 11, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2801 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, immunotherapy, adoptive T cell therapy, CD8+ T cells, HLA-A2-Ig, CMV, aAPC, DC
Using Bioluminescent Imaging to Investigate Synergism Between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Influenza A Virus in Infant Mice
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, 2Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 3The Centre for Dynamic Imaging, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research
Date Published: April 14, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2357 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Infection, Bioluminescent imaging, influenza A virus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, mice, intranasal infection, otitis media, co-infections
A Calcium Bioluminescence Assay for Functional Analysis of Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) G Protein-coupled Receptors
1Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University (TAMU), 2Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Date Published: April 20, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2732 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, Aequorin calcium reporter, coelenterazine, G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), CHO-K1 cells, mammalian cell culture, neuropeptide SAR studies (SAR= structure-activity relationships), receptor-neuropeptide interaction, bioluminescence, drug discovery, semi-throughput screening in plates
Particle Agglutination Method for Poliovirus Identification
1Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 2New Product Design Department, Fujirebio Inc.
Date Published: April 20, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2824 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, Poliovirus, identification, particle agglutination, virus receptor
Using a Pan-Viral Microarray Assay (Virochip) to Screen Clinical Samples for Viral Pathogens
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco
Date Published: April 27, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2536 | Section: JoVE Immunology and Infection
Keywords: Immunology, virus, microarray, Virochip, viral detection, genomics, clinical diagnostics, viral discovery, metagenomics, novel pathogen discovery
A Real-time Electrical Impedance Based Technique to Measure Invasion of Endothelial Cell Monolayer by Cancer Cells
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Date Published: April 1, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2792 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Cellular Biology, Invasion, HUVEC, xCELLigence, impedance, real-time, cell-index
In Vivo Canine Muscle Function Assay
1Department of Neurology and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University, 2Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 3Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Neurology and the Gene Therapy Center , University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Date Published: April 5, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2623 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, dog, muscle strength, muscle force, exercise, eccentric contraction, muscle damage, stretch
Methods for ECG Evaluation of Indicators of Cardiac Risk, and Susceptibility to Aconitine-induced Arrhythmias in Rats Following Status Epilepticus
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
Date Published: April 5, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2726 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, cardiac, seizure disorders, QTc, QTd, cardiac arrhythmias, rat
Manual Muscle Testing: A Method of Measuring Extremity Muscle Strength Applied to Critically Ill Patients
1Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 2Critical Care Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, 4Department of Rehabilitation Services, University of Maryland Medical System
Date Published: April 12, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2632 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, Muscle Strength, Critical illness, Intensive Care Units, Reproducibility of Results, Clinical Protocols.
A Method for Murine Islet Isolation and Subcapsular Kidney Transplantation
1Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, The Ohio State University, 2Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, 3Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University
Date Published: April 13, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2096 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, islet isolation, islet transplantation, diabetes, murine, pancreas
Monitoring Tumor Metastases and Osteolytic Lesions with Bioluminescence and Micro CT Imaging
Imaging Biology Research and Development, Caliper Life Sciences
Date Published: April 14, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2775 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, osteolytic lesions, micro CT, tumor, bioluminescence, in vivo, imaging, IVIS, luciferase, low dose, co-registration, 3D reconstruction
Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
1Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Aachen Medical Center
Date Published: April 18, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2074 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, Trauma, musculoskeletal, mouse, extremity, inflammation, immunosuppression, immune response.
Methods to Quantify Pharmacologically Induced Alterations in Motor Function in Human Incomplete SCI
1Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 2Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 3Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Date Published: April 18, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2148 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, spinal cord injury, spasticity, locomotion, strength, vector coding, biomechanics, reflex, serotonin, human, electromyography
Use of a Hanging Weight System for Coronary Artery Occlusion in Mice
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver
Date Published: April 19, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2526 | Section: JoVE Clinical and Translational Medicine
Keywords: Medicine, Cardioprotection, preconditioning, targeted gene deletion, murine, model, ischemia, reperfusion, heart
Elastomeric PGS Scaffolds in Arterial Tissue Engineering
1Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Date Published: April 8, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2691 | Section: JoVE Bioengineering
Keywords: Bioengineering, blood vessel, tissue engineering, bioreactor, smooth muscle cell
Measurement of Aggregate Cohesion by Tissue Surface Tensiometry
Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Date Published: April 8, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2739 | Section: JoVE Bioengineering
Keywords: Bioengineering, 3D, aggregate cohesion, tissue surface tension, parallel plate compression
Thermodynamics of Membrane Protein Folding Measured by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego - UCSD
Date Published: April 28, 2011 | doi:10.3791/2669 | Section: JoVE Bioengineering
Keywords: Bioengineering, tryptophan, peptides, Gibbs free energy, protein stability, vesicles
