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Pulse-chase analysis for studies of MHC class II biosynthesis, maturation, and peptide loading.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2013
Hou Tieying, Rinderknecht Cornelia H, Hadjinicolaou Andreas V, Busch Robert, Mellins Elizabeth
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Pulse-chase analysis is a commonly used technique for studying the synthesis, processing and transport of proteins. Cultured cells expressing proteins of interest are allowed to take up radioactively labeled amino acids for a brief interval ("pulse"), during which all newly synthesized proteins incorporate the label. The cells are then returned to nonradioactive culture medium for various times ("chase"), during...
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