There is a precipitate in my Penicillin-Streptomycin-Glutamine solution upon thaw, is this still good to use?
Yes, this is still good to use. The precipitate is due to the glutamine. The solution needs to be warmed to room temp and swirled unitl the glutamine goes back into solution.
My Penicillin-Streptomycin-Glutamine solution has a color tint, is this normal?
Yes, this is normal and will not affect the potency or application of the product. This solution is typically colorless. However, it can have a pink to yellow color tint. The coloring is a carry-over from the manufacturing process of Streptomycin - the genus that Steptomycin is isolated from (Actinomycetes Streptomyces griseus) is responsible for a wide variety of pigments.
Interaction of CED-6/GULP, an adapter protein involved in engulfment of apoptotic cells with CED-1 and CD91/low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP).
Authors:Su Hua Poo; Nakada-Tsukui Kumiko; Tosello-Trampont Annie-Carole; Li Yonghe; Bu Guojun; Henson Peter M; Ravichandran Kodimangalam S;
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:11729193
The prompt clearance of cells undergoing apoptosis is critical during embryonic development, normal tissue turnover, as well as inflammation and autoimmunity. The molecular details of the engulfment of apoptotic cells are not fully understood. ced-6 and its human homologue gulp, encode an adapter protein, whose function in engulfment is highly ... More
Protocol to generate human liver spheroids to study liver fibrosis induced by metabolic stress.
Currently, there is no effective treatment for obesity and alcohol-associated liver diseases, partially due to the lack of translational human models. Here, we present a protocol to generate 3D human liver spheroids that contain all the liver cell types and mimic âlivers in a dish.â We describe strategies to induce ... More
Metabolism of 4 beta -hydroxycholesterol in humans.
'One of the major oxysterols in the human circulation is 4 beta-hydroxycholesterol formed from cholesterol by the drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4. Deuterium-labeled 4 beta-hydroxycholesterol was injected into two healthy volunteers, and the apparent half-life was found to be 64 and 60 h, respectively. We have determined earlier the half-lives ... More
Activation of retinoic acid receptor-dependent transcription by all-trans-retinoic acid metabolites and isomers.
Authors: Idres Nadia; Marill Julie; Flexor Maria A; Chabot Guy G;
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:12070176
'We have shown that four metabolites of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) (4-oxo-, 4-OH-, 18-OH-, and 5,6-epoxy-RA) can induce maturation of NB4 promyelocytic leukemia cells (Idres, N., Benoit, G., Flexor, M. A., Lanotte, M., and Chabot, G. G. (2001) Cancer Res. 61, 700-705). To better understand the mechanism of action of ATRA ... More
Interactions between protein kinase CK2 and Pin1. Evidence for phosphorylation-dependent interactions.
Authors: Messenger Moira M; Saulnier Ronald B; Gilchrist Andrew D; Diamond Phaedra; Gorbsky Gary J; Litchfield David W;
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:11940573
'The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase Pin1 interacts in a phosphorylation-dependent manner with several proteins involved in cell cycle events. In this study, we demonstrate that Pin1 interacts with protein kinase CK2, an enzyme that generally exists in tetrameric complexes composed of two catalytic CK2 alpha and/or CK2 alpha'' subunits together with two ... More