Featured Publications
TRIM E3 Ligases Interfere with Early and Late Stages of the Retroviral Life Cycle
Uchil PD, Quinlan BD, Chan WT, Luna JM, Mothes W. TRIM E3 Ligases Interfere with Early and Late Stages of the Retroviral Life Cycle. PLOS Pathogens 2008, 4: e16. PMID: 18248090, PMCID: PMC2222954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0040016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Retroviral AgentsApoptosisAvian leukosis virusCell SurvivalGag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGene Expression Regulation, ViralGene SilencingHeLa CellsHIVHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLeukemia Virus, MurineMiceRetroviridaeUbiquitin-Protein LigasesVirus ReplicationConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus-1Viral life cycleMurine leukemia virusAvian leukosis virusImmunodeficiency virus-1Antiretroviral activityHIV entryTRIM proteinsAntiviral activityLater stagesVirus 1TRIM11Virus releaseViral releaseLeukemia virusRetroviral life cycleHEK293 cellsLeukosis virusVirusComprehensive screenReleaseCellsProtein
2019
Introducing Genes into Cultured Mammalian Cells
Kumar P, Nagarajan A, Uchil PD. Introducing Genes into Cultured Mammalian Cells. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2019, 2019: pdb.top095406. PMID: 31285274, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top095406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Analysis of Cell Viability by the alamarBlue Assay.
Kumar P, Nagarajan A, Uchil PD. Analysis of Cell Viability by the alamarBlue Assay. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2018, 2018: pdb.prot095489. PMID: 29858336, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot095489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of Cell Viability by the Lactate Dehydrogenase Assay.
Kumar P, Nagarajan A, Uchil PD. Analysis of Cell Viability by the Lactate Dehydrogenase Assay. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2018, 2018: pdb.prot095497. PMID: 29858337, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot095497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic enzymePlasma membraneConversion of lactateLactate dehydrogenase assayLactate dehydrogenaseCellular damageYellow tetrazolium saltCell viabilityAmount of LDHDehydrogenase assayEnzymeCellsNADHTetrazolium saltCell culture supernatantsCulture supernatantsLDH activityAmount of formazanApoptosisDehydrogenaseMembraneActivityAssaysAnalysis of Cell Viability by the MTT Assay.
Kumar P, Nagarajan A, Uchil PD. Analysis of Cell Viability by the MTT Assay. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2018, 2018: pdb.prot095505. PMID: 29858338, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot095505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsoluble purple formazanMitochondrial reductaseCell stressCell deathLive cellsDirect cell deathConversion of substrateMetabolic activityCell viabilityPurple formazanViability assaysNonadherent cellsPlate formatCellsAssaysMTT assayMTTChromogenic productSensitive assayReductaseToxic agentsPopular assayFormazanViabilityLarge changes