Calpain Methods and Protocols

In Calpain Methods and Protocols, John S. Elce and a seasoned team of principal investigators present a set of proven and easily followed protocols for studying calpain. The methods include in vitro techniques for the detection, expression, purification, and assay of µ- and m-calpain, supplemented w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Elce, John S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer Protocols Archive 1981-2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Role of Calpain in Neurofilament Protein Degradation Associated With Spinal Cord Injury
  • Calpain-Mediated Truncation of Glutamate Ionotropic Receptors
  • Concurrent Assessment of Calpain and Caspase-3 Activity by Means of Western Blots of Protease-Specific Spectrin Breakdown Products
  • Rat Renal Proximal Tubules, Hypoxia, lonomycin, and Calpain
  • Calpain Activity in Rat Renal Proximal Tubules
  • Calpain Activity in Rat Renal Proximal Tubules
  • Cellular In Vivo Assay of Calpain Activity Using a Fluorescent Substrate
  • Calpain Methods in Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
  • Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Proteolysis of Fodrin, Ankyrin, and Calpastatin
  • Calpains in the Lens and Cataractogenesis
  • Specific Substrates
  • Proteolysis of Cortactin by Calpain in Platelets and In Vitro
  • Proteolysis of p53 Protein by Ubiquitous Calpains
  • Modulation of Calpain-Mediated Protein Kinase C Activation Within Intact Cells
  • Preparation of Calpastatin Samples for Western Blotting
  • Isolation and Characterization of Calpain Activator Protein from Bovine Brain
  • Assays of Calpain
  • Calpain Zymography with Casein or Fluorescein Isothiocyanate Casein
  • Casein Zymogram Assessment of ?-Calpain and m-Calpain Activity After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat In Vivo
  • Fluorescence Measurements of Ca2+ Binding to Domain VI of Calpain
  • Kinetic Analysis of Human ?-Calpain Autolysis
  • A Sensitive and Continuous Fluorometric Activity Assay Using a Natural Substrate
  • Measurement of Calpain Activity In Vitro and In Situ Using a Fluorescent Compound andTau as Substrates
  • Localization of Calpain by Immunofluorescence in Adherent Cells
  • A Radioimmunologic Technique for Assessing Calpain Activation in Cells
  • Specific Tissues
  • Calpains and Myogenesis
  • Calpastatin (the Endogenous Calpain Inhibitor) and Membrane Protein Degradation in Cell Fusion
  • Strategies for Regulating Calpain Activities in Living Cells
  • Assays of Apoptosis
  • Purification of Components of the Calpain System
  • Purification of µ- and m-Calpain and Calpastatin from Animal Tissues
  • A Simple Protocol for Separation and Assay of µ-Calpain, m-Calpain and Calpastatin from Small Tissue Samples
  • Purification and Quantification of Calcium-Activated Neutral Proteases I and II and Novel Isoforms from Cultured Osteoblastic Cells by Ion-Exchange Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography
  • Purification of Calpain by Affinity Chromatography on Reactive Red-Agarose or on Casein-Sepharose
  • Affinity Purification of ?-Calpain from Erythrocytes on an Immobilized Peptide from the Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump
  • Expression of m-Calpain in Escherichia coli
  • Purification and Characterization of Crustacean Calpain-like Proteinases
  • Drosophila Cal pains
  • Molecular Analysis of p94 and Its Application to Diagnosis of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A
  • Purification of Recombinant Calpastatin Expressed in Escherichia coli