Can you provide the shelf life for Pierce Biotin Quantitation Kit (28005)?
Pierce Biotin Quantitation Kit is covered under our general 1-year warranty and is guaranteed to be fully functional for 12 months from the date of shipment, if stored as recommended (4 degrees C). Please see section 8.1 of our Terms & Conditions of Sale (https://www.thermofisher.com/content/dam/LifeTech/Documents/PDFs/Terms-and-Conditions-of-Sale.pdf).
How can I determine the degree of protein labeling?
To quantitate biotin, we offer two kits as follows:
Biotin Quantitation Kit (Cat. No. 28005): With this kit, a solution containing the biotinylated protein is added to a mixture of HABA reagent (4’-hydroxyazobenzene-2-carboxylic acid and avidin. Because of its higher affinity for avidin, biotin displaces the HABA and the absorbance at 500nm decreases proportionally.
Fluorescence Biotin Quantitation kit (Cat. No. 46610): This microplate-based biotin assay is easy to perform by adding the supplied fluorescent reporter to the biotinylated samples and diluted biocytin standards. The avidin fluoresces when the weakly interacting HABA (4’-hydroxyazobenzene-2-carboxylic acid) is displaced by the biotin. The amount of biotin is determined by comparing the sample's fluorescence to the biocytin standard curve. This assay requires must less sample volume than the microplate colorimetric HABA assay and is much more sensitive
To determine the dye-to-protein ratio after fluorophore conjugation, absorbance readings of the protein:dye conjugate are taken and the molar ratio can then be calculated. Please go to this Tech Tip (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0031-Calc-FP-ratios.pdf")for more information
Buoyancy-activated cell sorting using targeted biotinylated albumin microbubbles.
Authors:Liou YR, Wang YH, Lee CY, Li PC
Journal:
PubMed ID:25993512
'Cell analysis often requires the isolation of certain cell types. Various isolation methods have been applied to cell sorting, including fluorescence-activated cell sorting and magnetic-activated cell sorting. However, these conventional approaches involve exerting mechanical forces on the cells, thus risking cell damage. In this study we applied a novel isolation ... More
A general protocol for the generation of Nanobodies for structural biology.
Authors:Pardon E, Laeremans T, Triest S, Rasmussen SG, Wohlkönig A, Ruf A, Muyldermans S, Hol WG, Kobilka BK, Steyaert J
Journal:
PubMed ID:24577359
There is growing interest in using antibodies as auxiliary tools to crystallize proteins. Here we describe a general protocol for the generation of Nanobodies to be used as crystallization chaperones for the structural investigation of diverse conformational states of flexible (membrane) proteins and complexes thereof. Our technology has a competitive ... More
Development of a novel, guinea pig-specific IFN-? ELISPOT assay and characterization of guinea pig cytomegalovirus GP83-specific cellular immune responses following immunization with a modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-vectored GP83 vaccine.
The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) provides a useful animal model for studying the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases, and for preclinical evaluation of vaccines. However, guinea pig models are limited by the lack of immunological reagents required for characterization and quantification of antigen-specific T cell responses. To address this deficiency, ... More
Engineering selective competitors for the discrimination of highly conserved protein-protein interaction modules.
Authors:Rimbault C, Maruthi K, Breillat C, Genuer C, Crespillo S, Puente-Muñoz V, Chamma I, Gauthereau I, Antoine S, Thibaut C, Tai FWJ, Dartigues B, Grillo-Bosch D, Claverol S, Poujol C, Choquet D, Mackereth CD, Sainlos M
Journal:Nat Commun
PubMed ID:31586061
'Designing highly specific modulators of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) is especially challenging in the context of multiple paralogs and conserved interaction surfaces. In this case, direct generation of selective and competitive inhibitors is hindered by high similarity within the evolutionary-related protein interfaces. We report here a strategy that uses a semi-rational ... More
A Monoclonal-Monoclonal Antibody Based Capture ELISA for Abrin.