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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Center for Biotechnology

Protein

Services

The Protein Core Facility provides the following services:
  • separation of proteins by one and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
  • analysis of two-dimensional gels
  • western transfers and immunoblotting
  • separation of proteins by column chromatography
    • ion exchange
      hydrophobic interaction
      affinity
  • protein extraction from tissues that have been pulverized in liquid N2
  • other procedures as requested
Gene expression services include:
  • Plasmid vector construction (E. coli)
    • Affinity tagging
      Site specific mutagenesis
  • Strain Construction (E. coli and S. solfataricus)
    • Gene disruption
      Gene deletion, substitution
  • Protein overproduction (E. coli and S. solfataricus)
    • Fermentation validation
      Codon/mRNA modification
      Protein secretion, folding, refolding