Adrenergic receptor protocols /

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Imprint:Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2000.
Description:xiv, 577 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Methods in molecular biology ; v. 126
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v.126.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5845192
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Other authors / contributors:Machida, Curtis A.
ISBN:0896036022 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I. Genetic Analysis
  • 1. Construction of Libraries for Isolation of Adrenergic Receptor Genes
  • 2. Isolation of Adrenergic Receptor Genes
  • 3. Analyses of Adrenergic Receptor Sequences
  • 4. Polymerase Chain Reaction Screening of Genomic Libraries for Adrenergic Receptor Genes
  • 5. Solution-Phase Library Screening for Identification of Rare Adrenergic Receptor Clones
  • 6. Genetic Polymorphisms of Adrenergic Receptors
  • Part II. RNA Analysis
  • 7. Northern Blot Analyses Detecting Adrenergic Receptor mRNAs
  • 8. Ribonuclease Protection Assay for the Detection of ß 1 -Adrenergic Receptor RNA
  • 9. Determination of Adrenergic Receptor mRNAs by Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reactions
  • 10. Nuclear Run-On Assays for Measurement of Adrenergic Receptor Transcription Rate
  • 11. Primer Extension Methods for Determination of ß 1 -Adrenergic Receptor mRNA Start Sites
  • Part III. Expression Analysis
  • 12. Use of Eukaryotic Vectors for the Expression of Adrenergic Receptors
  • 13. Expression of ß-Adrenergic Receptors in Recombinant Baculovirus-Infected Insect Cells
  • 14. Expression of ß-Adrenergic Receptors in
  • 15. Use and Pharmacological Analysis of Established and Transfected Cell Lines Expressing Adrenergic Receptors
  • 16. Transient Transfection and Adrenergic Receptor Promoter Analysis
  • 17. Antisense RNA/DNA-Based Techniques to Probe Adrenergic Receptor Function
  • 18. Targeted Disruption of Adrenergic Receptor Genes
  • Part IV. Receptor and Second Messenger Analysis
  • 19. Development of Antibodies to Adrenergic Receptors
  • 20. Western Blot Detection of Adrenergic Receptors
  • 21. UV Crosslinking of Adrenergic Receptors and Ligands: Detection by SDS-Page
  • 22. Detection of ß-Adrenergic Receptors by Radioligand Binding
  • 23. Assessing Adrenergic Receptor Conformation Using Chemically Reactive Fluorescent Probes
  • 24. Biochemical Methods for Detection and Measurement of Cyclic AMP and Adenylyl Cyclase Activity
  • 25. Assay of Arachidonic Acid Release Coupled to ¿ 1 - and ¿ 2 -Adrenergic Receptors
  • 26. Patch-Clamp Recording Methods for Examining Adrenergic Regulation of Potassium Currents in Ocular Epithelial Cells
  • Part V. Transactivator Analysis
  • 27. Southwestern Blots for Detection of a DNA Binding Protein Recognizing the ¿ 1B -Adrenergic Receptor Gene Promoter Bin Gao and George Kunos
  • 28. DNase I Footprinting Analysis of Transcription Factors Recognizing Adrenergic Receptor Gene Promoter Sequences
  • 29. Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay for Detection of DNA Binding Proteins Recognizing ß-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Sequences
  • 30. Determination of mRNA Stability and Characterization of Proteins Interacting with Adrenergic Receptor mRNAs
  • Part VI. Microscopy Analysis
  • 31. Use of Immunohistochemistry and Confocal Microscopy in the Detection of Adrenergic Receptors
  • 32. Distribution of ¿ 2A - and ¿ 2C -Adrenergic Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Central Nervous System
  • 33. Quantitative Light Microscopic Autoradiography of ¿ 2 -Adrenergic Radioligand Binding Sites
  • 34. In Situ Hybridization of Adrenergic Receptor mRNA in Brain
  • 35. Use of Electron Microscopy in the Detection of Adrenergic Receptors
  • Index