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Immunoaffinity Based Extraction of Ubiquitinylated Peptides: A Technique to Selectively Extract Ubiquitin Tagged Peptides from Purified Peptide Fractions
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2023
This video describes a method to extract and purify ubiquitinylated peptides containing remnant di-glycine peptides from a complex peptide mixture. The presented method may help in identifying original ubiquitination sites in the protein.
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Measuring Immune-Induced Inhibition of Seedling Growth
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This video demonstrates the seedling growth inhibition assay in the Arabidopsis thaliana plant. The impact of increased concentration of immune peptide elicitor on seedling growth is determined.
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A High Throughput MHC II Binding Assay for Quantitative Analysis of Peptide Epitopes
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2014
Biochemical assays with recombinant human MHC II molecules can provide rapid, quantitative insights into immunogenic epitope identification, deletion, or design. Here, a peptide-MHC II binding assay scaled to 384-well plates is described. This cost effective format should prove useful in the fields of protein deimmunization and vaccine design and development.
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What is the Immune System?
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2019
Overview The immune system comprises diverse biological structures and processes that protect the body from disease. These processes can be classified into innate and adaptive immunity. To work effectively, the immune system needs to detect pathogens by distinguishing the body’s own structures from foreign elements. If this determination fails, autoimmune diseases occur in which the immune system reacts against the body’s own tissue. The Innate Immune System Acts Fast and Non-specifically
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Peptide Purification: An RP-HPLC-based Technique to Extract Peptides from Digested Protein Lysates
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2023
In this video, we demonstrate reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography to purify peptides from a digested protein lysate mixture. These purified peptides are then lyophilized and stored for downstream applications. Analysis of peptides can help understand the mechanics involved in cellular signaling and cancer.
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Following administration, antigen-presenting cells can process peptides or display them on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. T cells recognize the resulting peptide-MHC presentation, directing the response toward the selected antigenic fragment. This mechanism makes peptide choice central to studying antigen-specific cellular immunity and interpreting immune responses in infection research.
Isolated peptides may trigger weaker immune recognition than complete proteins, so adjuvants and optimized delivery systems are used to strengthen the response. These components do not replace antigen selection; they help make the chosen peptide more effectively stimulatory to the immune system. Their inclusion matters when researchers evaluate how strongly a selected peptide induces immune recognition.
An appropriately designed peptide can activate peptide-specific T cells and support antibody production by B cells, but these outcomes represent distinct arms of adaptive immunity. Researchers can therefore examine whether a candidate primarily elicits cellular recognition, supports a humoral response, or contributes to both. This distinction helps assess the immune potential of selected antigen fragments.
A study begins by administering the selected peptide with an adjuvant or delivery system, when used, and then examining the resulting antigen-specific response. Investigators can assess whether peptide-specific T cells are activated, whether antibody production is supported, and which epitopes produce useful recognition. These outcomes guide interpretation of cellular and humoral immunity.
Researchers use this approach to identify which fragments of a larger target antigen are recognized by the immune system. Epitope mapping can reveal candidates for targeted vaccine development, while evaluations of cellular and humoral responses show how each candidate performs. In infection research, these findings connect antigen selection with pathogen-focused immune recognition.
Peptide immunization supports investigations of what follows the initial antigen-specific response. Researchers can examine immune memory and ask whether targeted recognition is associated with antigen-specific protection against a pathogen. The approach links molecularly defined antigen fragments with broader questions about response durability and protective relevance, keeping the selected peptide at the center of the experiment.