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Alzheimer Disease
Scientists develop split green for tagging protein
January 25th, 2005
University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent protein. Unlike current protein detection methods, the method works both in living cells and in the test tube and can be used to quantify proteins down to 0.1 picomole, or one billionth of a gram of a typical protein molecule. Because the method can be used to detect protein aggregation within the living organisms, it will be useful for high-throughput studies of protein structure and protein production and for studying diseases, like Alzheimer, that are associated with protein...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2005-01-25)
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