Pull-down Assays

- The product Ras Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull-down format) - 50 Assays has been added to comparison list.

Many publications cite the use of Cytoskeleton's kits in the Materials and Methods section of papers. Usually the citation is associated with a particular result in the form of a graph or image that helps the you, the authors, present your findings. This indicates the utility of the Kits to produce publication quality data in a short timeframe thus helping improve the productivity of your efforts. Example citations for pull-down assay kits are shown below. More citations are available on individual product pages.

Cdc42 Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull down format) (Cat. # BK034)

Kawther Abu-Elneel, Tomoyo Ochiishi, Miguel Medina, Monica Remedi, Laura Gastaldi, Alfredo Caceres, and Kenneth S. Kosik (2008). A delta-Catenin Signaling Pathway Leading to dendritic protrusions. J Biol Chem 283 ,32781-32791.

Nur-E-Kamal, A., Ahmed, I., Kamal, J., Schindler, M. and Meiners, S. (2005). Three dimensional nanofibrillar surfaces induce activation of Rac. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 331, 428-434.

Slice, L. W., Chiu, T. and Rozengurt, E. (2005). Angiotensin II and epidermal growth factor induce cyclooxygenase-2 expression in intestinal epithelial cells through small GTPases using distinct signaling pathways. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 1582-1593.

Tang, D. D., Zhang, W. and Gunst, S. J. (2005). The Adapter Protein CrkII Regulates Neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein, Actin Polymerization, and Tension Development during Contractile Stimulation of Smooth Muscle. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 23380-23389.

Liu, X. F., Ishida, H., Raziuddin, R. and Miki, T. (2004). Nucleotide exchange factor ECT2 interacts with the polarity protein complex Par6/Par3/protein kinase Cζ (PKCζ) and regulates PKCζ activity. Mol. Cell. Biol. 24, 6665-6675.

Sasai, N., Nakazawa, Y., Haraguchi, T. and Sasai, Y. (2004). The neurotrophin-receptor-related protein NRH1 is essential for convergent extension movements. Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 741-748.

Tang, D. D. and Gunst, S. J. (2004). The small GTPase Cdc42 regulates actin polymerization and tension development during contractile stimulation of smooth muscle. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 51722-51728.

Rac1 Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull down format) (Cat. # BK035)

Sasai, N., Nakazawa, Y., Haraguchi, T. and Sasai, Y. (2004). The neurotrophin-receptor-related protein NRH1 is essential for convergent extension movements. Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 741-748.

Yang, S. A., Carpenter, C. L. and Abrams, C. S. (2004). Rho and Rho-kinase mediate thrombin-induced phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase trafficking in platelets. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 42331-42336.

Zhang, Y., Chen, K., Tu, Y. and Wu, C. (2004). Distinct roles of two structurally closely related focal adhesion proteins, α-parvins and β-parvins, in regulation of cell morphology and survival. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 41695-41705.

Chromy, B. A., Nowak, R. J., Lambert, M. P., Viola, K. L., Chang, L., Velasco, P. T., Jones, B. W., Fernandez, S. J., Lacor, P. N., Horowitz, P. et al. (2003). Self-assembly of Aβ(1-42) into globular neurotoxins. Biochemistry 42, 12749-12760.

Quadri, S. K., Bhattacharjee, M., Parthasarathi, K., Tanita, T. and Bhattacharya, J. (2003). Endothelial barrier strengthening by activation of focal adhesion kinase. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 13342-13349.

RhoA Activation Assay Biochem Kit (bead pull down format) (Cat. # BK036)

Khan et al. (2011). Geranylgeranyltransferase type I (GGTase-I) deficiency hyperactivates macrophages and induces erosive arthritis in mice. J Clin Invest doi:10.1172/JCI43758.

Yi H, Tao L, Feng TX, Ken C, Ming LL. (2010). Effects of ischemic preconditioning on vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity after hemorrhagic shock and their relationship to the Rho A-Rho-kinase pathway in rats. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol.

Pixley, F. J., Xiong, Y., Yu, R. Y., Sahai, E. A., Stanley, E. R. and Ye, B. H. (2005). BCL6 suppresses RhoA activity to alter macrophage morphology and motility. J. Cell Sci. 118, 1873-1883.

Birukova, A. A., Liu, F., Garcia, J. G. and Verin, A. D. (2004). Protein kinase A attenuates endothelial cell barrier dysfunction induced by microtubule disassembly. Am. J. Physiol. 287, L86-93.

Cetin, S., Ford, H. R., Sysko, L. R., Agarwal, C., Wang, J., Neal, M. D., Baty, C., Apodaca, G. and Hackam, D. J. (2004). Endotoxin inhibits intestinal epithelial restitution through activation of Rho-GTPase and increased focal adhesions. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 24592-24600.

Orr, A. W., Pallero, M. A., Xiong, W. C. and Murphy-Ullrich, J. E. (2004). Thrombospondin induces RhoA inactivation through FAK-dependent signaling to stimulate focal adhesion disassembly. J. Biol. Chem. 279, 48983-48992.

Sasai, N., Nakazawa, Y., Haraguchi, T. and Sasai, Y. (2004). The neurotrophin-receptor-related protein NRH1 is essential for convergent extension movements. Nat. Cell Biol. 6, 741-748.

Setiadi, H. and McEver, R. P. (2003). Signal-dependent distribution of cell surface P-selectin in clathrin-coated pits affects leukocyte rolling under flow. J. Cell Biol. 163, 1385-1395.