Water Substrates
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Identification of Kinase-substrate Pairs Using High Throughput Screening
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2015
Protein phosphorylation is a central feature of how cells interpret and respond to information in their extracellular milieu. Here, we present a high throughput screening protocol using kinases purified from mammalian cells to rapidly identify kinases that phosphorylate a substrate(s) of interest.
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Water Quality Analysis via Indicator Organisms
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba -The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Luisa Ikner Water quality analysis monitors anthropogenic influences such as pollutants, nutrients, pathogens, and any other constituent that can impact the water’s integrity as a resource. Fecal contamination contributes microbial pathogens that threaten plant, animal, and human health with disease or illness. Increasing water demands and strict quality standards require that water...
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Substrate Oxidation Assay in Cultured Cells: An In Vitro Assay to Quantify Substrate Oxidation in Cells by Measuring Radioactive Signals from Trapped CO2
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2025
This video demonstrates a quantification technique for CO2 released during substrate oxidation using 14C-radiolabeled substrates. The released 14CO2 is trapped in an alkaline solution and quantified by a scintillation counter. The oxidation of different substrates varies between tissues and reflects the pathophysiological condition of the tissue.
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Substrate Generation for Endonucleases of CRISPR/Cas Systems
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2012
CRISPR/Cas systems mediate adaptive immunity in Bacteria and Archaea. Many Cas proteins are proposed to act as endoribonucleases acting on crRNA precursors of varying length. Here we illustrate three different approaches to generate pre-crRNA substrates for the biochemical analysis of Cas endonuclease activity.
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Defining Substrate Specificities for Lipase and Phospholipase Candidates
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2016
Many predicted (phospho)lipases are poorly characterized with regard to their substrate specificities and physiological functions. Here we provide a protocol to optimize enzyme activities, search for natural substrates, and propose physiological functions for these enzymes.
FAQs
Particle size changes the spaces between substrate materials, which affects how water moves through or across an aquatic habitat. These physical differences also influence oxygen exchange and nutrient retention, linking substrate structure to chemical conditions experienced by organisms. Consequently, comparing substrate particle sizes can help explain why biological communities differ among habitats.
Surface texture and arrangement create attachment and shelter opportunities that differ across aquatic settings. Stable surfaces can support organisms that attach, while other substrate configurations provide spaces for burrowing. These physical options influence where organisms live and how communities are structured, making substrate form relevant to habitat assessment.
Stability affects whether materials remain in place or are rearranged by water movement. That persistence can determine whether attached organisms retain a surface, whether burrowing spaces remain available, and whether shelter persists. Examining stability therefore helps connect physical habitat conditions with biological presence and community patterns.
A biological assessment can compare particle size, surface texture, stability, and arrangement across sites. Linking those observations with aquatic communities helps researchers characterize habitat quality and evaluate how environmental conditions shape ecosystem function. The same analysis can also clarify how substrate properties influence microbial, plant, and animal attachment, burrowing, or shelter.
Aquatic restoration and aquaculture can use water substrate analysis to evaluate the physical foundation available to organisms in managed or recovering habitats. Examining substrate properties helps relate habitat conditions to organism attachment, burrowing, and shelter. This information can support comparisons among settings and guide understanding of how ecosystem function responds to environmental conditions.
Laboratory studies can use substrate materials to examine colonization, decomposition, and organism–environment interactions under controlled research conditions. Observing these processes helps investigators connect physical substrate characteristics with biological activity. Such experiments provide a focused way to study how organisms occupy materials and how substrate-associated processes contribute to aquatic ecosystem function.