Bead aggregation assays for the characterization of putative cell adhesion molecules

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 92, 2014, Pages

  Emond, Michelle R ^a   Jontes, James D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Aggregation; Bioengineering; Cadherin; Fc fusion; Issue 92; Protocadherin

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; EPITOPE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT;

CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HEK293 CELL LINE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; EPITOPES; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84908355700     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51762     Document Type: Article

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