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Issue 20

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Science Feature
A New Paradigm for Life Science Research: Interview with Jeremy Caldwell, Ph.D.
357kb
Cell Viability
Monitoring Viability During Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy with the CellTiter-Glo® Assay and Human Neural Progenitor Cells
176kb

 

Drug Screening
Screening Traditional Chinese Medicines Against Estrogen Receptors alpha and beta
192kb
RNAi
RNAi Knockdown in Primary Cells: Suppression of Target Gene with psiSTRIKE™ and psiCHECK™ Vectors and amaxa's Nucleofector® Technology
992kb 

ADME Screening
Detecting Toxicological Responses in Cells with the Bioluminescent GSH-Glo™ Glutathione Assay

269kb
In Vitro Toxicology
Rat Hepatocyte Culture Physiology Shows Enhanced Cytochrome P450 Activity on a Synthetic Extracellular Matrix
427kb

 

Kinase Screening
Screen for Kinase Modulators in a High-Throughput Format with Promega Kinase Reagents
360kb
Your Work
Citations of Recent Peer-Reviewed Literature
50kb

 

Cytotoxicity
High-Throughput Automation of Multiplexed Cell-Based Assays for Viability and Cytotoxicity

1679kb
HTS
Application of Bioluminescence and Cell-Based Assays in High-Throughput Screening Studies
72kb

 

   

Issue 19

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microRNA
microRNA Biosensors: Application for the psiCHECK™-2 Vector
171kb
Neuroscience
Neuroprotection: Understanding the Modus Operandum of Glutamate Excitotoxicity
66kb

 

Apoptosis
New, Sensitive Bioluminescent Caspase-Glo® 2 and 6 Assays: Using Inhibitors to Achieve Specificity in Cells
317kb
Cell Viability
Assessing Cell Viability in Primary Cultures Using a Luminescent ATP-Based Assay: Applications for the CellTiter-Glo® Assay
99kb 

Cytotoxicity
Using Protease Biomarkers to Measure Viability and Cytotoxicity

765kb
   

Issue 18

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Apoptosis
Using Caspase-Glo Assays to Perform Whole Organism Screening for Apoptosis in Zebrafish Embryos
158kb
Calpain Assay
Screen for Calpain Inhibitors Using a Cell-Based, High-Throughput Assay
1716kb

 

Custom Enzyme Assays
Custom Enzyme Substrates for Luciferase-Based Assays
131kb
Apoptosis
Improve the Quality and Specificity of Cell-Based Caspase-Glo® 8 and 9 Assays with a Protease Inhibitor
157kb

Cell Viability
Measure Relative Numbers of Live and Dead Cells and Normalize Assay Data to Cell Number

525kb

Issue 17

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Luciferase Reporters
Enhanced Response Dynamics for Transcription Analysis Using New pGL4 Luciferase Reporter Vectors
135kb
Luciferase Reporters
PIASy Regulation of STAT5 Activity: Different Reporter Vectors, Different Responses

155kb

 

Technical Tips
Normalizing Genetic Reporter Assays: Approaches and Considerations for Increasing Consistency and Statistical Significance
130kb
Instrumentation
Sensitive Detection of Reporter Gene Assay Results
194kb

Cell Viability
CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability Assay: Application for Viability Studies of Cells Grown in Agarose

263kb

Issue 16

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HTS Profiling
In Vitro Compound Profiling in 384- and 1536-Well Formats: Using Bioluminescent ADME Assays to Understand In Vivo Biology
88kb
Protease Assay
DPPIV-GLO™ Protease Assay: A More Sensitive Method For Measuring GLY-PRO Cleaving Activity In Serum
73kb

 

HTS Cytotoxicity
Multiplexed Viability, Cytotoxicity And Apoptosis Assays For Cell-Based Screening
225kb
Apoptosis
Timing Your Apoptosis Assays
145kb

Luciferase Reporters
Using Luciferase Reporters to Screen for GPCR Modulators

118kb
Literature Review
Small-Molecule Kinase Inhibitors: From Lab Bench to Clinic
52kb

Science Feature
Capitalizing on China-Based Research and Development

92kb
Cell Signaling
Promega Kinase Assay Products Flow Chart
434kb

Issue 15

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Protease Assay
Monitoring Proteasome Activity with a Cell-Based Assay Using a Single-Addition Luminescent Method
315kb
Protein Analysis
Reconstituting Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation (ERAD) in Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate
105kb

 

Cytotoxicity
MultiTox-Fluor Multiplex Cytotoxicity Assay Technology
282kb
On Press
From Our Scientists to Your Desk: External Publications by Promega Authors
43kb

Instrumentation
A Complete Solution for Measuring Biological and Cellular Activities: GloMax Luminometers and Promega Bioluminescent Assays

192kb

Issue 14

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In vitro toxicology
The MAO-Glo™ Assay: A Bioluminescent-Coupled Assay for Monoamine Oxidase Activity
333kb
Protein Analysis
HaloTag™ Technology: Cell Imaging and Protein Analysis
389kb
Protein Analysis
HaloLink™ Resin for Protein Pull-Down and Analysis
322kb

In vitro toxicology
P450-Glo™ CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 Assays and Screening Systems: The Method of Choice for in vitro P450 Assays

332kb

Issue 13

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Chemical Profiling
The Biology of Chemical Space
116kb
GPCR Screening
Using Luciferase Assays to Study G-Protein Coupled Receptor Pathways and Screen for GPCR Modulators
241kb
P450 Screening
Screen for Cytochrome P450 Activity Using a Luminescent Assay
174kb

Kinase Assays
Choosing the Best Kinase Assay to Meet Your Research Needs

199kb
HTS
Selecting Cell-Based Assays for Drug Discovery Screening
283kb

Chemical Profiling
NIH Forms Network of Molecular Screening Centers to Identify Novel Chemical Probes for Life Science Researchers

199kb

 

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Issue 12

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Cell Imaging
Perform Multicolor Live- and Fixed-Cell Imaging Applications with HaloTag™ Interchangeable Labeling Technology
212kb
Cell Signaling
Assay Virtually Any Kinase with Kinase-Glo® Plus Luminescent Kinase Assay, A Homogeneous High-Throughput Assay
272kb
HTS
Perform Multiplexed Cell-Based Assays on Automated Platforms
178kb

Apoptosis
Citation Note: Development of a Homogeneous Bioluminescent Caspase Assay

105kb

 

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Issue 11

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Labeling Cell Proteins
HaloTag™ Interchangeable Labeling Technology for Cell Imaging and Protein Capture
429kb
Protease Assay
Assay for DPPIV Activity Using a Homogeneous Luminescent Method
252kb
Puzzlement
Crossword Puzzle
57kb

Protein Expression
Clone and Express Protein-Coding Regions Using the Flexi® Vector Systems

312kb
Cell Signaling
Citation Note: Measuring LPS-Induced PKC Activity in U937 Cells
57kb

Apoptosis
Citation Note: Detecting Caspase Activities in Mouse Liver

121kb

 

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Issue 10

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Microbial Viability
Determining Microbial Viability Using a Homogeneous Luminescent Assay
292kb
In Vitro Toxicology
Miniaturizing Luminescent P450-Glo™ Assays for HTS
149kb
HTS Applications
Miniaturizing and Automating Cell Viability and Reporter Assays for High-Throughput and Ultrahigh-Throughput Screening
181kb

Cell-Based Assays
Multiplexing Homogeneous Cell-Based Assays

208kb
Cell Signaling
High-Throughput Screening Using a Universal Luminescent Kinase Assay
176kb

 

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Issue 9

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Protein Purification
Finding the Right Protein Purification System
219kb
Protein Purification
Purifying His-Tagged Proteins from Insect and Mammalian Cells
162kb
Just for Fun
Puzzlement: Proteins (crossword puzzle)
92kb
Apoptosis and Cell Viability
Characterizing Responses to Treatments Using Homogeneous Caspase Activity and Cell Viability Assays
145kb
ddRNAi
Citation Note: ProInflammatory Phenotype of Coronary Arteries Promotes Endothelial Apoptosis in Aging
64kb

 

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Issue 8

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Molecular Biology
Choosing the Right Luciferase to Light Your Way
229kb
Apoptosis
Citation Note: Using the Apo-ONE® Assay in Tissue Extracts And Using Luciferase Reporters to Study Hypoxia-Induced Gene Expression
84kb
Apoptosis
Detect Caspase-8 and -9 Activities Using the Homogeneous Caspase-Glo™ Assays
160kb
Just for Fun
Puzzlement: Cellular Analysis (crossword puzzle)
67kb
Cell Signaling
Assay Protein Tyrosine Kinase and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Activity in a Homogeneous, Non-Radioactive, High-Throughput Format
255kb

 

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Issue 7

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In Vitro Toxicology
Screen for CYP450 Effects Using P450-Glo™ Luminescent Cytochrome P450 Assay
103kb
Cell Signaling
Monitor Purified Phosphatase Activity with a Homogeneous, Non-Radioactive High-Throughput Fluorogenic Assay
112kb
Apoptosis
Detecting Caspase Activity in Staurosporine-Treated Human Neuroblastoma Cells Using Fluorescent and Luminescent Methods
91kb
Molecular Biology
Knocking Down p53 Expression Using RNA Interference
80kb
Neuroscience
Transfecting a Human Neuroblastoma Cell Line with Monster Green™ Fluorescent Protein
104kb

 

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Issue 6

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Cell Viability
CellTiter-Glo® Assay: Application for Assessing Direct Cytotoxicity and for Determining Cell Proliferation
207kb
In Vitro Toxicology
Choosing the Right Cell-Based Assay for Your Research
233kb
Apoptosis
Caspase-Glo™ 3/7 Assay: Use Fewer Cells and Spend Less Time with this Homogeneous Assay
164kb
Cellular Proteomics
Beta-Glo® Assay System: A Luminescent β-Galactosidase Assay for Multiple Cell Types and Media
113kb
Cell Viability
Frequently Asked Questions
CytoTox-ONE™ Homogeneous Membrane Integrity Assay
84kb

 

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Issue 5

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Cell Signaling
ProFluor™ PKA Assay: Excellent Z-Factor Values Mean Reliable Results
109kb
Cell Signaling
Kinase-Glo™ Luminescent Kinase Assay: Detect Virtually Any Kinase
140kb
Cell Signaling
From One to 9,000 Samples: Using High-Density Streptavidin-Coated Membranes for Kinase Detection
112kb
Cell Viability
The CellTiter-Blue™ Cell Viability Assay: Monitoring Cell Viability Using a Fluorescent Redox Indicator Dye
115kb
Cell Viability
CellTiter-Glo™ Luminescent Cell Viability Assay for Cytotoxicity and Cell Proliferation Studies
118kb
Neuroscience 
Using Promega Antibodies for Neuroscience Research
140kb

 

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Issue 4

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Cell-Based Assays
In Vitro Toxicology and Cellular Fate Determination Using Promega's Cell-Based Assays
(CellTiter-Glo™ Luminescent Cell Viability Assay, CytoTox 96® Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Assay, Apo-ONE™ Homogeneous Caspase-3/7 Assay)
110kb
Cell-Based Assays
Introducing the CytoTox-ONE™ Homogeneous Membrane Integrity Assay
163kb
Cell-Based Assays
CytoTox-ONE™ Homogeneous Membrane Integrity Assay: A Tool for Automated Cytotoxicity Research
107kb
Cell-Based Assays
Apoptosis Detection Using the Acumen Explorer™ ADS and Promega's Anti-PARP p85 Fragment Antibody
(Anti-PARP p85 Fragment pAb)
5.36MB
Cell-Based Assays
Dual-Glo™ Luciferase Assay System: A Homogeneous Dual-Reporter System
107kb
Announcement
ATCC Verifies Cell Line Identity Using Promega Reagents
90kb

 

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Issue 3

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Applications in Cytotoxicity
In Vitro Toxicology Assays Using Promega Reagents and Systems
78kb
Applications in Cytotoxicity
Bringing Automation to the Cytotoxicity Researcher:
An ADME/Tox Application

(CytoTox 96® Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Assay)
111kb
Applications in Cytotoxicity
The Predictive Nature of High-Throughput Toxicity Screening
Using a Human Hepatocyte Cell Line

(CellTiter 96® AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay)
59kb
Product Highlight
Promega's Anti-PARP p85 Fragment Antibody for Apoptosis Detection
(Anti-PARP p85 Fragment pAb)
144kb
Applications in Cell Biology
Using Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT) Enzyme to
Detect TUNEL-Positive, GFP-Expressing Apoptotic Cells

(DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System)
60kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
Human ΔNp73 Regulates a Dominant Negative Feedback Loop
for TAp73 and p53
24kb

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Issue 2

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Applications in Cell Biology
The Apo-ONE™ Homogeneous Caspase-3/7 Assay:
A Simplified "Solution" for Apoptosis Detection
88kb
Applications in Cell Biology
An Integrated Approach to Studying Apoptosis:
From Gene Expression to Cellular Events

(Apo-ONE™ Homogeneous Caspase-3/7 Assay; ImProm-II™ Reverse Transcription System; SV Total RNA Isolation System)
138kb
Applications in Cell Biology
A Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Protein (ICP10 PK) Inhibits
Caspase-3 Activation in Hippocampal Neurons

(CaspACE™ FITC-VAD-FMK In Situ Marker)
105kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
An Alternative, Non-Apoptotic Form of Programmed Cell Death
Sperandio, S. et al. (2000) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 20, 14376–14381. (Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein)
88kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
Polycystin-1, the Gene Product of PKD1, Induces Resistance to Apoptosis and Spontaneous Tubulogenesis in MDCK Cells
Boletta, A. et al. (2000) Mol. Cell. 6, 1267–1273.
(Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein)
125kb
New Product Highlight
CellTiter-Glo™ Luminescent Cell Viability Assay: A Sensitive and Rapid Method for Determining Cell Viability
99kb
New Product Highlight
High-Throughput Screening with the CellTiter-Glo™ Luminescent Cell Viability Assay
113kb

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Issue 1

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Review
Scaffold Proteins in Mammalian JNK Signaling
84kb
Applications in Cell Biology
Immunohistochemical Staining Using Promega Anti-ACTIVE® and Apoptosis Antibodies
388kb
Apoptosis Detection
Flow Chart of Promega Apoptosis Products
31kb
Frequently Asked Questions
Kinase Inhibitors and Activators
53kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
Store Operated Calcium Entry Activates at the GVBD Stage of Xenopus Meiosis (SignaTECT® cdc2 Protein Kinase Assay System)
110kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
Akt-Mediated Survival of Oligodendrocytes Induced by Neuregulins (CaspACE™ FITC-VAD-FMK In Situ Marker)
121kb
Product In-Cite: Promega Products in the Literature
The p44/42 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade is Involved in the Induction and Maintenance of Astrocyte Stellation Mediated by Protein Kinase C (MEK Inhibitor U0126)
90kb
New Products
Poly(A) mRNA Detection System
LigaFast™ Rapid DNA Ligation System
Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase
FluoroTect™ GreenLys in vitro Translation Labeling System
Glo Lysis Buffer, 1X
36kb
 

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