Antibodies in Cell Biology

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Academic Press, Nov 17, 1993 - Medical - 452 pages
Antibodies in Cell Biology focuses on a new generation of protocols aimed at the cell biologist. This laboratory manual features systems and techniques that are especially relevant for modern problems. The contributing authors have been carefully chosen for their specific expertise, and have provided detailed protocols, recipes, and troubleshooting guides in each chapter. The book is designed for any researcher or student who needs to use antibodies in cell biology and related research areas.

Practical applications and future emphases of antibodies, including:

  • Light microscopic immunolocalization of antigens
  • Gold particles in immunoelectron microscopy
  • Special methods of fixation and permeabilization
  • Microinjection of antibodies into living cells
  • Antibodies to identify cDNA clones
  • Antisense antibody strategies
 

Contents

Chapter 2 Production of Polyclonal Antibodies against Proteins and Peptides
7
Chapter 3 Making Monoclonal Antibodies
57
Chapter 4 Purification of Mouse Antibodies and Fab Fragments
75
Chapter 5 BlotAffinity Purification of Antibodies
95
Chapter 6 Immunoblotting
105
Chapter 7 Immunoprecipitation Methods
119
Chapter 8 A Quantitative SolidPhase Binding Assay for Tubulin
129
Chapter 9 Confocal Immunofluorescence Microscopy of Microtubules in Oocytes Eggs and Embryos of Algae and Amphibians
147
Characteristics and Use in Immunocytochemical Studies
241
Mapping Tubulin Isotypes on Neurite Microtubules
259
Chapter 15 Postembedding Immunocytochemical Techniques for Light and Electron Microscopy
283
Chapter 16 Electron Microscopy Immunocytochemistry Following Cryofixation and Freeze Substitution
311
Chapter 17 Microinjection of Antibodies in the Analysis of Cellular Architecture and Motility
343
Chapter 18 Immunoselection and Characterization of cDNA Clones
361
Methods Applications and Critique
407
Appendix
441

Chapter 10 Immunolabeling of Antigens in Plant Cells
171
Chapter 11 Antigen Localization in Fission Yeast
201
Chapter 12 Nonfluorescent Immunolocalization of Antigens in Mitotic Sea Urchin Blastomeres
223
Index
443
Volumes in Series
449
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About the author (1993)

David Asai received his Ph.D. in biology from the California Institute of Technology in 1980. After postdoctoral research at Caltech and the University of California, Santa Barbara, he served for two years as a Research Biologist at UCSB. In 1985, he moved to Purdue University where he is now Professor of Biological Sciences. His teaching duties include the large introductory cell biology course for undergraduate majors and advanced laboratory courses in cell and molecular biology and fluorescence microscopy.

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