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Visualizing the Effect of pH on Solubilization of the Influenza A Viral Core
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2026
Source: Stauffer, S. et al., In Vitro Disassembly of Influenza A Virus Capsids by Gradient Centrifugation. J. Vis. Exp. (2016)This video demonstrates the effect of pH on the solubilization of influenza A viral cores. Gel electrophoresis and protein staining reveal the progressive disassembly of the core structure under acidic conditions.
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Separating Protein with SDS-PAGE
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2023
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Poly-Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, or SDS-PAGE, is a widely-used technique for separating mixtures of proteins based on their size and nothing else. SDS, an anionic detergent, is used to produce an even charge across the length of proteins that have been linearized. By first loading them into a gel made of polyacrylamide and then applying an electric field to the gel, SDS-coated proteins are then separated. The electric field acts as the driving force, drawing the SDS...
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SDS-PAGE
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2023
Gel electrophoresis is a method that separates biological macromolecules like nucleic acids or proteins by forcing them to pass through a gel matrix under an electric field. A variation of gel electrophoresis, termed polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), is commonly used for separating proteins according to their molecular size by passing them through a polyacrylamide gel. Because of the varying charges associated with amino acid side chains, PAGE can be used to separate intact proteins...
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Expression, Detergent Solubilization, and Purification of a Membrane Transporter, the MexB Multidrug Resistance Protein
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2010
In this protocol we demonstrate the expression, solubilization, and purification of a recombinantly expressed membrane protein, MexB, as a soluble protein detergent complex. MexB is a multidrug resistance membrane transporter from the opportunistic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Standardized SDS-PAGE Workflow for Personalized Protein Corona Profiling in Early Cancer Detection
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2025
This protocol standardizes SDS-PAGE analysis for personalized protein corona profiling on nanoparticles, enabling reproducible, scalable, and low-cost detection of cancer-specific signatures. Designed for early diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, it offers a practical, REASSURED-aligned alternative to complex proteomic methods in both research and clinical settings.
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SDS associates with hydrophobic regions, disrupts native folding, and gives proteins a strong, generally uniform negative charge. This reduces differences caused by each protein’s original shape and charge, so migration during SDS-PAGE reflects size-related behavior more consistently. The resulting denatured preparation is therefore suited to comparative detection rather than analysis of intact native complexes or conformations.
SDS disrupts lipid bilayers, allowing proteins embedded in or associated with membranes to enter the extract. This matters in neural material because membrane-associated and cytoskeletal proteins are important targets. More complete release can broaden the molecular representation of brain tissue or cultured neural-cell samples, supporting assessment of proteins that might otherwise remain linked to cellular structures.
By unfolding proteins and minimizing differences caused by native structure, SDS treatment makes band patterns more suitable for comparing detected protein levels across samples. It does not preserve native complexes or conformational states, so a Western blot after treatment should be interpreted as detection of separated protein species rather than evidence about their original assembly or three-dimensional arrangement.
A typical workflow begins with brain tissue or cultured neural cells, followed by SDS-based extraction to disrupt membranes and release proteins. The resulting preparation is separated by SDS-PAGE, where proteins resolve for analysis, and selected proteins are then detected by Western blotting. This sequence connects sample solubilization with molecular measurement of neural proteins.
In neuroscience, this approach supports examination of neuronal signaling proteins, synaptic components, cytoskeletal proteins, and markers associated with neurodegenerative disease. Applying the same extraction principle to brain tissue or cultured neural cells can help researchers compare molecular features between samples. Its value lies in recovering diverse protein classes before electrophoretic separation and antibody-based detection.
The method improves recovery of proteins associated with membranes and cytoskeletal structures, rather than restricting analysis to readily soluble cellular proteins. After separation and Western blotting, researchers can evaluate the presence or relative detection of selected neural proteins in the prepared sample. Thus, SDS treatment expands the protein populations available for molecular analysis of nervous-system material.