Chapter title |
Assessment of Protein Expression by Proximity Ligation Assay in the Nonhuman Primate Endometrium, Placenta, and Fetal Adrenal in Response to Estrogen
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Chapter number | 12 |
Book title |
Estrogen Receptors
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3127-9_12 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-3126-2, 978-1-4939-3127-9
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Authors |
Thomas W. Bonagura, Jeffery S. Babischkin, Gerald J. Pepe, Eugene D. Albrecht, Bonagura, Thomas W., Babischkin, Jeffery S., Pepe, Gerald J., Albrecht, Eugene D. |
Abstract |
In the field of protein biology, immunology-based techniques have been evolving for detection and quantification of protein levels, protein-protein interaction, and protein modifications in cells and tissues. The proximity ligation assay (PLA), a method of detection that combines immunologic and PCR-based approaches, was developed to overcome some of the drawbacks that are inherent to other detection methods. The PLA allows for very sensitive and discretely quantifiable measures of unmodified, native protein levels, and protein-protein interaction/modification complexes in situ in both fixed tissues and cultured cells. We describe herein the PLA method and its applicability to quantify the effects of estrogen on expression of angioregulatory factors, e.g., angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) in the endometrium, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the placenta, and melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R)/accessory protein (MRAP) in the fetal adrenal of the nonhuman primate. |
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