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22 June 2004 Building biochips: a protein production pipeline
Marianne G. S. de Carvalho-Kavanagh, Joanna S. Albala
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Abstract
Protein arrays are emerging as a practical format in which to study proteins in high-throughput using many of the same techniques as that of the DNA microarray. The key advantage to array-based methods for protein study is the potential for parallel analysis of thousands of samples in an automated, high-throughput fashion. Building protein arrays capable of this analysis capacity requires a robust expression and purification system capable of generating hundreds to thousands of purified recombinant proteins. We have developed a method to utilize LLNL-I.M.A.G.E. cDNAs to generate recombinant protein libraries using a baculovirus-insect cell expression system. We have used this strategy to produce proteins for analysis of protein/DNA and protein/protein interactions using protein microarrays in order to understand the complex interactions of proteins involved in homologous recombination and DNA repair. Using protein array techniques, a novel interaction between the DNA repair protein, Rad51B, and histones has been identified.
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Marianne G. S. de Carvalho-Kavanagh and Joanna S. Albala "Building biochips: a protein production pipeline", Proc. SPIE 5328, Microarrays and Combinatorial Techniques: Design, Fabrication, and Analysis II, (22 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542378
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KEYWORDS
Proteins

Robotics

Analytical research

Biological research

Glasses

Biology

Biotechnology

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