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J. Exp. Bot. 60, 1409-25. A strong effect of growth medium and organ type on the identification of QTLs for phytate and mineral concentrations in three Arabidopsis thaliana RIL populations. 2009

Ghandilyan, A., Ilk, N., Hanhart, C., Mbengue, M., Barboza, L., Schat, H., Koornneef, M., El-Lithy, M., Vreugdenhil, D., Reymond, M. and Aarts, M.G.

Notes: Mineral accumulation was studied in Arabidopsis thaliana comparing loci involved with growing in soil versus hydroponics. An F2 population derived from a cross between Landsberg erecta (Ler; maternal parent) and Eringsboda-1 (Eri-1; paternal parent) was propagated by single seed descent for nine successive generations in soil.
The flower buds of three plants per line were collected, and the DNA extracted using the Wizard® Magnetic 96 DNA Plant System and used for genotyping with 90 amplified fragment length polymorphism PCR (AFLP) and 39 single sequence length polymorphisms (SSLP) markers to build a genetic map of quantitative trait loci (QTL). (4136)

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J. Biol. Chem. 284, 26340–26348. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor enhances the basal rate of protein synthesis by increasing active eukaryotic elongation factor 2 levels and promoting translation elongation in cortical neurons. 2009

Takei, N., Kawamura, M., Ishizuka, Y., Kakiya, N., Inamura, N., Namba, H. and Nawa, H.

Notes: The authors studied how the basal rate of protein synthesis in primary cortical neurons was affected by chronic treatment of with a variety of neurotrophic factors and cytokines. Rat eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) was cloned by PCR then subcloned into the pCI Mammalian Expression Vector and electroporated into neurons. After 72 hours, the neurons were harvested and used in various translation assays including ribosomal transit time. (4070)

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Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75, 2275–83. Characterization of regulatory pathways in Xylella fastidiosa: genes and phenotypes controlled by gacA. 2009

Shi, X.Y., Dumenyo, C.K., Hernandez-Martinez, R., Azad, H. and Cooksey, D.A.

Notes: To gain a better understanding of how Xylella fastidiosa causes diseases in grapes, the authors mutated conserved regulatory genes, including gacA, that affect expression of virulence-related factors in other species. The relative expression levels of gacA in wildtype and mutated strains were examined using RT-PCR. The authors also identified and quantified a number of genes that were regulated by GacA by microarray analysis. Microarray results were confirmed using RT-PCR. RT-PCR was performed using the AccessQuick™ RT-PCR System. (4052)

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Drug Metab. Dispos. 37, 1726–1732. Characterizing the effects of common UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A6 and UGT1A1 polymorphisms on cis- and trans-resveratrol glucuronidation. 2009

Iwuchukwu, O.F., Ajetunmobi, J., Ung, D. and Nagar, S.

Notes: This study examined the genotype-phenotype correlation of the two major UGT isoforms, UGT1A1 and UGT1A6, involved in resveratrol metabolism. Genomic DNA was isolated from 30mg human liver tissue samples (normal and metastatic) using the Wizard® SV Genomic DNA Purification System. The purified DNA was eluted with 65°C water and 200–400ng of eluted DNA was used in a PCR-RFLP UGT1A6 genotyping assay. Amplification was carried out using PCR Master Mix in a final volume of 50µl, and the amplimers digested with appropriate restriction enzymes. (4018)

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Clin. Chem. 55, 748–56. Coamplification at lower denaturation temperature-PCR increases mutation-detection selectivity of TaqMan-based real-time PCR. 2009

Li, J., Wang, L., Jänne, P.A. and Makrigiorgos, GM.

Notes: The authors describe a new form of PCR, co-amplification at lower denaturation temperature PCR (COLD-PCR), to detect low-level somatic mutations. This technique is based on the facts that a) each DNA sequence has a critical denaturation temperature (Tc), which is lower than the melting temperature (Tm) and below which PCR efficiency decreases dramatically and b) Tc depends on DNA sequence. The authors used GoTaq® Flexi DNA Polymerase and mutation-specific TaqMan® probes for tumor protein 53 (TP53) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) to detect low-level somatic mutations in a mixture of wildtype and mutant DNAs. Conventional TaqMan® technology can detect mutant alleles at an abundance of 10–20% of that of the wildtype allele; using COLD-PCR the authors were able to increase selectivity 15- to 30-fold, detecting as little as 0.8% mutuant alleles. (4038)

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Nucl. Acids Res. 37, 7468–7482. Enhanced gene repair mediated by methyl-CpG-modified single-stranded oligonucleotides. 2009

Bertoni, C., Rustagi, A. and Rando, T.A.

Notes: This paper explored the effect of methyl-CpGmodified single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODN) on gene repair. The Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification Kit was used to isolate gDNA from methylCpG-ssODN-treated myoblasts derived from limb muscle of neonatal C57 mice that stably expressed the mismatch repair site. One microgram of purified gDNA was digested overnight with 5U of restriction enzyme, purified, resuspended in 20µl of water and 5µl used in real-time PCR to determine if the target had been repaired. (4062)

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Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. Sept 24, [Epub ahead of print]. Eotaxin increases monolayer permeability of human coronary artery endothelial cells. 2009

Jamaluddin, M.S., Wang, X., Wang, H., Rafael, C., Yao, Q. and Chen, C.

Notes: Glutathione levels were assessed in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) as a measure of oxidative stress. HCAECs were treated with either 100ng/ml eotaxin, a newly discovered chemokine, or pretreated with 2µmol/l MnTBAP for 30 minutes followed by eotaxin treatment for 45 minutes. Positive controls were treatment with 10µg/ml antimycin A and 2ng/ml TNF-α. Cellular glutathione was measured using the GSH-Glo™ Glutathione Assay. (4011)

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J. Biol. Chem. 284, 29526–35. Escherichia coli unsaturated fatty acid synthesis: complex transcription of the fabA gene and in vivo identification of the essential reaction catalyzed by FabB. 2009

Feng, Y. and Cronan, J.E.

Notes: The authors examined the role of two promoters in the regulation of fabA, an enzyme involved in unsaturated fatty acid synthesis. fabA transcript levels were quantified using real-time quantitative RT-PCR using ImProm-II™ Reverse Transcriptase, followed by a SYBR® Green method. (4053)

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Food Control [epub ahead of print]. Evaluation of DNA extraction procedures for traceability of various tomato products. 2009

Turci, M., Sardaro, M.L.S., Visioli, G., Maestri, E., Marmiroli, M. and Marmiroli, N.

Notes: In this study, the authors wanted to examine the ability to trace the origin of tomato goods from fresh to processed. They tested several DNA extraction procedures for fresh tomato, tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato pulp, whole peeled S. Marzano PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) tomato, whole peeled tomato, tomato concentrate and ‘‘Arrabbiata sauce”. Homogenized material (200mg) was extracted in three replicates using seven different methods including the Wizard® DNA Clean-Up System. The DNA extracted was then analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis, quantified and tested in PCR using SSR loci. The authors concluded that the Wizard® DNA Clean-Up System was the most effective of the DNA extraction methods tested and yielded the greatest number of successful amplification reactions with lowest investment of personnel time and money. (4003)

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J. Nutr. 139, 1054–1060. Folic acid supplementation during the juvenile-pubertal period in rats modifies the phenotype and epigenotype induced by prenatal nutrition. 2009

Burdge, G.C., Lillycrop, K.A., Phillips, E.S., Slater-Jefferies, J.L., Jackson, A.A. and Hanson, M.A.

Notes: This study examined the effects of folic acid supplementation on the offspring of pregnant rats fed a protein-restricted diet. Genomic DNA was extracted from rat adipose tissue using the Wizard® SV Genomic DNA Purification System. The purified DNA was then incubated with methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes and then used in real-time PCR. (4066)

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Methods in Mol. Biol. 577, 25-39. High-Throughput Construction of ORF Clones for Production of the Recombinant Proteins 2009

Yamakawa, Hisashi

Notes: The authors use the Flexi® Cloning System to convert their cDNA clones to expression-ready clones. They wanted clones that could be used for comprehensive analysis with the HaloTag® Technology. They also describe a method of transferring ORFs between Flexi® Vectors in a 96-well plate format. They also used Wizard® SV 96 Plasmid DNA Purification, Wizard® SV PCR Clean-Up, and Wizard® SV Gel and PCR Clean-Up Systems. (4056)

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Nucl. Acids Res. 37, 2070–86. HMGB1 and HMGB2 proteins up-regulate cellular expression of human topoisomerase IIα. 2009

Stros, M., Polanská, E., Struncová, S. and Pospísilová, S.

Notes: The authors examined whether HMGB1 and HMGB2 proteins could affect promoter activity of the topoisomerase IIα gene. Portions of the topoisomerase IIα gene promoter were cloned into the pGL3 Basic Vector, and Saos-2 cells were cotransfected with the resulting constructs, an HMGB1- or HMGB2-expressing plasmid and the pRL-tk Vector as a control for normalization. Firefly and Renilla luciferase activities were determined using the Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay. To determine whether HMGB1 and HMGB2 promoted binding of the transcription factor nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) to the topoisomerase IIα promoter, the authors used a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Two populations of Saos-2 cells, one of which expressed HMGB1 or HMGB2 and one that had expression inhibited, were fixed with formaldehyde, then treated to shear chromatin. Immunoprecipitation was performed using an anti-NF-Y antibody, and the amount of DNA bound to the NF-Y was quantified by semi-quantitative PCR using GoTaq® Hot Start DNA Polymerase and Green GoTaq® Flexi Reaction Buffer. (4037)

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 21306–11. Human cancers converge at the HIF-2alpha oncogenic axis. 2009

Franovic, A., Holterman, C.E., Payette, J. and Lee, S.

Notes: These authors used short heteronuclear RNAs (shRNA) in multiple cancer cell lines to silence hypoxia-inducing factor-2α (HIF-2α), a gene that many cancers exploit to increase angiogenesis and activate fundamental receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways to gain growth signal autonomy. Western blotting and RT-PCR were used to monitor the level of HIF-2α silencing. RT-PCR was performed using the AccessQuick™ RT-PCR System. The authors also examined the level of tyrosine kinase activation in shRNA-treated cells by Western blot analysis. To examine levels of ERK1/2 phopshorylation, the authors used the Anti-ERK 1/2 pAb to compare levels of activated and unactivated ERK1 and 2. (4050)

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J. Biol. Chem. 284, 3682–3690. Human flap endonuclease I is in complex with telomerase and is required for telomerase-mediated telomere maintenance. 2009

Sampathi, S., Bhusari, A., Shen, B. and Chai, W.

Notes: The authors explored the role of a DNA replication factor, flap endonuclease I (FEN1), in regulating telomerase activity in mammalian cells. PCR was used to add a myc tag to the N terminus of FEN1 cDNA. The amplimer was gel purified, digested with NheI and SmaI, and cloned into the same sites in the pCI-neo Mammalian Expression Vector. The insert was confirmed by sequencing. (4030)

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Clin. Can. Res. 15, 2523–2530. Identification of CD20 C-terminal deletion mutations associated with loss of CD20 expression in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 2009

Terui, Y., Mishima, Y., Sugimura, N., Kojima, K., Sakurai, T., Mishima, Y., Kuniyoshi, R., Taniyama, A., Yokoyama, M., Sakajiri, S., Takeuchi, K., Watanabe, C., Takahashi, S., Ito, Y. and Hatake, K.

Notes: The researchers examined if a CD20 mutation would affect resistance to rituximab, an adjunct cancer therapy drug used for CD20-positive B-cell lymphoma. CD20 PCR products amplified from genomic DNA were cloned into the pTARGET™ Mammalian Expression Vector. These CD20 mutant constructs were stably introduced into K562 chronic myelogenous leukemia cells by electroporation and selected using G-418. One microgram of CD20 mutant construct DNA was transcribed and translated using an in vitro translation kit from Promega. (4032)

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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94, 2594-2601. KLF15 Is a transcriptional regulator of the human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 gene. A potential link between regulation of testosterone production and fat stores in women 2009

Du, X., Rosenfield, R. and Qin, K.

Notes: The authors used a HaloTag® vector and the HaloCHIP™ System to identify a KLF15 binding site in the HSD17B5 promoter. (4059)

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Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 140, 55–60. Microsatellite instability analysis of sinonasal carcinomas. 2009

Martínez, J.G., Pérez-Escuredo, J., López, F., Suárez, C., Alvarez-Marcos, C., Llorente, J.L. and Hermsen, M.A.

Notes: Because intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) and squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity (SCCNC) are histopathologically similar to microsatellite-unstable colorectal adenocarcinoma or laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, respectively, the microsatellite instability (MSI) state of the nasal tumors were of interest to researchers. Two nanograms of purified DNA from 41 ITACs and 24 SCCNCs were amplified for shifts in five mononucleotide microsatellite loci using the MSI Analysis System, Version 1.2. The multiplex PCR products were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis and noted as MSI positive if there was a size shift of at least one marker. (4117)

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J. Gen. Virol. 90, 1461–1470. Murid herpesvirus-4 lacking thymidine kinase reveals route-dependent requirements for host colonization. 2009

Gill, M.B., Wright, D.E., Smith, C.M., May, J.S. and Stevenson, P.G.

Notes: The authors examined the role of thymidine kinase (TK) in establishing a herpesvirus infection via the upper respiratory tract. DNA was purified from ex vivo organs of female BALB/c mice infected with a murid herpesvirus-4 (MuHV-4) TK knockout using the Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification Kit. Real-time PCR was used with 50–80ng of purified DNA to determine viral load of the animals. (4015)

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Neuropsychopharmacology Feb. 11, (epub ahead of print). Nucleus accumbens CREB activity is necessary for nicotine conditioned place preference. 2009

Brunzell, D.H., Mineur, Y.S, Neve, R.L. and Picciotto, M.R.

Notes: The authors of this study used the HRE-CRE-luciferase reporter cell line (Glo-Response™ Cells) to test HSV constructs for activity. Cells were infected with HSV-CREB, HSV-mCREB (dominant negative) or HSV-LacZ control vector. Comparisons indicated that cells transfected with HSV-CREB showed increase in CRE-mediated activity, while those transfected with HSV-mCREB showed attenuation of CRE-mediated cellular activity. (3956)

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Vet. Rec. 164, 44–47. Prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter species in household cats and dogs in Ireland. 2009

Acke, E., McGill, K., Golden, O., Jones, B.R., Fanning, S. and Whyte, P.

Notes: To examine the prevalence of Campylobacter species in asymptomatic carriers that can pass the bacteria onto humans, rectal swabs were collected from 147 dogs and 35 cats in Ireland and cultured on various diagnostic plates. The Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification System was used to isolate DNA from any suspect Campylobacter cultures. The purified DNA was used in multiplex PCR and RFLP to determine which species of Campylobacter was present. (4016)

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Nucl. Acids Res. 37, 5343–5352. Qri7/OSGEPL, the mitochondrial version of the universal Kae1/YgjD protein, is essential for mitochondrial genome maintenance. 2009

Oberto, J., Breuil, N., Hecker, A., Farina, F., Brochier-Armanet, C., Culetto, E. and Forterre, P.

Notes: In this paper, the role of the KAE1/osgep/ygjD gene family, a universally conserved gene set without an assigned function, was investigated in yeast and Caenorhabditis elegans. Genomic DNA was isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the Wizard® SV Genomic DNA Purification System. This purified DNA was then used in PCR. (4065)

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Drug Metab. Dispos. 37, 1759–1768. Quantitative analysis of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A and UGT2B expression levels in human livers. 2009

Izukawa, T., Nakajima, M., Fujiwara, R., Yamanaka, H., Fukami, T., Takamiya, M., Aoki, Y., Ikushiro, S., Sakaki, T. and Yokoi, T.

Notes: This study examined the expression levels of each UGT isoform in human liver and evaluated the variability between individuals. Total RNA from appropriate human tissues or various cell lines was used for RT-PCR of various human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) cDNAs. The amplimers were cloned into the pTARGET™ Mammalian Expression Vector and verified by sequencing. The UGT vectors were linearized by restriction enzyme digestion and used for standards in real-time RT-PCR analysis. (4034)

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Nucl. Acids Res. 37, 78–95. Regulation of human dUTPase gene expression and p53-mediated transcriptional repression in response to oxaliplatin-induced DNA damage. 2009

Wilson, P.M., Fazzone, W., LaBonte, M.J., Lenz, H.J. and Ladner, R.D.

Notes: The authors examined the role of p53 in modulating dUTPase promoter activity. Base substitution mutations of Sp1- and E2F-binding sites in the dUTPase promoter were performed using the GeneEditor™ in vitro Site-Directed Mutagenesis System. Each mutant was confirmed by DNA sequencing. To determine growth inhibition, HCT116 human colon cancer cells were seeded in 96-well plates at 3 × 103 cells/well and treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR), oxaliplatin or in combination. After 72 hours, the CellTiter® 96 AQueous One Solution was dispensed into each well and absorbance measured. RNA was isolated from HCT116 p53+/+ and HCT116 p53-/- cells. cDNA was reverse transcribed from 200ng total RNA followed by multiplex qPCR using the Plexor™ qPCR System to amplify dUTPase, thymidylate synthase and GAPDH, a housekeeping gene. The 1.2 kb region of the dUTPase promoter upstream of the transcriptional start site was amplified by PCR and the fragment cloned into the pGL3-Basic Vector. Truncated promoters were also generated by PCR and cloned into the same vector. Drosophila SL-2 cells and HCT116 cell lines were seeded in a 24-well plate and transfected with dUTPase pGL3 promoter constructs or with pCI-Neo:p53WT, pCI-Neo:p53MUT and the empty pCI-neo Mammalian Expression Vector; all transfections included the pRL-TK Vector at a ratio of 1:10. After six hours, the cells were incubated in either fresh medium or medium containing a cytotoxic agent at the appropriate concentration. Thirty hours later, the cells were lysed, quantitated by Western blotting and 20µl of lysate analyzed with the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. Electrophoretic mobility shift analyses (EMSA) were performed using –64 to –91 of the dUTPase-nuclear isoform transcriptional start site in the Gel Shift Assay System. (4031)

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Infect. Immun. 77, 3234–43. Sab, a novel autotransporter of locus of enterocyte effacement-negative shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O113:H21, contributes to adherence and biofilm formation. 2009

Herold, S., Paton, J.C. and Paton, A.W.

Notes: To try to understand the mechanism by which certain strains of Shiga-toxigenic E.coli adhere to host intestinal epithelium, the authors characterized the novel autotransporter protein Sab. Expression levels and protein localization were examined by Western blot analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The mouse anti-Sab antibody used in these studies was raised against an N-terminal His6-Sab fusion protein purified using the HisLink™ Resin. (4102)

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Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75, 5600–6. Single nucleotide polymorphism-based diagnostic system for crop-associated Sclerotinia species. 2009

Andrew, M. and Kohn, L.M.

Notes: The authors developed a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based assay to distinguish four Sclerotinia species. The assay consisted of amplification of a 300bp intergenic spacer and portions of the calmodulin and ras genes, followed by Southern blot using species-specific, radiolabeled probes. Amplifications were performed using the GoTaq® Colorless Master Mix, 0.2µM of each primer and 10–20ng of template DNA. (4098)

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