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    SCIENION printing antibody microarrays
    Printing Antibody Microarrays, supplied by SCIENION, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 96/100, based on 317 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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    Article Title: Silicon biochips for dual label-free and fluorescence detection: Application to protein microarray development
    Article Snippet: .. Microarray experiments In the study of the immobilization conditions, an array of rabbit immunoglobulin G, carbonic anhydrase, bovine serum albumin, ovalbumin, β-lactoglobulin B, α-lactalbumin and lysozyme at 1 mg/mL concentration was patterned using an SciFlexArrayer S5 spotter from Scienion. ..

    Article Title: The Prognostic Value of Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles' Phenotype in Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
    Article Snippet: .. The antibody microarrays were produced on epoxy-coated slides (75.6×25.0 mm; SCHOTT Nexterion), and the printing of the antibodies was performed with a sciFLEXARRAYER S12 micro-array printer installed with a piezo dispense capillary (PDC) size 60 with coating type 3 (Scienion AG, Berlin, Germany). ..

    Article Title: Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin increases the level of small EVs in plasma of pregnant women with recurrent pregnancy loss.
    Article Snippet: Hypoxia markers: CAIX (Abcam), CAXII (clone 315601, R&D Systems). .. Microarray epoxysilane-coated slides (Nexterion® Slide E, SCHOTT, DE) were customized by printing antibodies into micro-sized spots using a SciFLEXARRAYER S12 (Scienion, DE). ..

    Article Title: Potential and challenges of specifically isolating extracellular vesicles from heterogeneous populations
    Article Snippet: .. An in-house antibody microarray was spotted using the sciFLEXARRAYER S3 dispensing system (Scienion) on 3D-Epoxy-Polymer-coated glass slides (PolyAN). ..

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    Article Title: Silicon biochips for dual label-free and fluorescence detection: Application to protein microarray development
    Article Snippet: .. Microarray experiments In the study of the immobilization conditions, an array of rabbit immunoglobulin G, carbonic anhydrase, bovine serum albumin, ovalbumin, β-lactoglobulin B, α-lactalbumin and lysozyme at 1 mg/mL concentration was patterned using an SciFlexArrayer S5 spotter from Scienion. ..

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    Article Title: The Prognostic Value of Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles' Phenotype in Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
    Article Snippet: .. The antibody microarrays were produced on epoxy-coated slides (75.6×25.0 mm; SCHOTT Nexterion), and the printing of the antibodies was performed with a sciFLEXARRAYER S12 micro-array printer installed with a piezo dispense capillary (PDC) size 60 with coating type 3 (Scienion AG, Berlin, Germany). ..



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    ( A ) Experimental workflow used for phosphoproteomic analysis of F508del-CFBE41o- cells treated with control peptide (CP) or PI3Kγ MP (25 μM, 30 minutes). A phospho-specific microarray, containing 875 phosphosite-specific and 451 pan-specific antibodies, was used. Thirty-six proteins showing phosphorylation changes exceeding ±60% compared with the control (expressed as percentage CFC, i.e., percentage fold-change compared with control) were selected for downstream analysis. ( B and C ) Panther Gene Ontology (GO) slim-term enrichment analysis of proteins with altered phosphorylation after PI3Kγ MP treatment. Significantly enriched GO terms (FDR < 0.05) were categorized under ( B ) biological processes and ( C ) cellular components. ( D ) Reactome pathway enrichment analysis of differentially phosphorylated proteins after PI3Kγ MP treatment. Lines represent the top 20 pathways; x axis shows the –log 10 (FDR). Color intensity reflects fold enrichment, and circle size indicates the number of proteins; color intensity (yellow to red) indicates increasing fold enrichment. The full phospho-array protein list served as background reference. ( E ) Proteins with CFC greater than 60% (green) or less than −60% (red). A CFC of 100% corresponds to a 2-fold increase in signal intensity after PI3Kγ MP treatment relative to CP.

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    Article Title: Targeting PI3K γ anchoring enhances CFTR membrane localization and modulator efficacy via PKD1

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    Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Experimental workflow used for phosphoproteomic analysis of F508del-CFBE41o- cells treated with control peptide (CP) or PI3Kγ MP (25 μM, 30 minutes). A phospho-specific microarray, containing 875 phosphosite-specific and 451 pan-specific antibodies, was used. Thirty-six proteins showing phosphorylation changes exceeding ±60% compared with the control (expressed as percentage CFC, i.e., percentage fold-change compared with control) were selected for downstream analysis. ( B and C ) Panther Gene Ontology (GO) slim-term enrichment analysis of proteins with altered phosphorylation after PI3Kγ MP treatment. Significantly enriched GO terms (FDR < 0.05) were categorized under ( B ) biological processes and ( C ) cellular components. ( D ) Reactome pathway enrichment analysis of differentially phosphorylated proteins after PI3Kγ MP treatment. Lines represent the top 20 pathways; x axis shows the –log 10 (FDR). Color intensity reflects fold enrichment, and circle size indicates the number of proteins; color intensity (yellow to red) indicates increasing fold enrichment. The full phospho-array protein list served as background reference. ( E ) Proteins with CFC greater than 60% (green) or less than −60% (red). A CFC of 100% corresponds to a 2-fold increase in signal intensity after PI3Kγ MP treatment relative to CP.

    Article Snippet: After treatment with 25 μM PI3Kγ MP or an equimolar amount of CP for 30 minutes, F508del-CFBE41o- cells were lysed as described above, and protein samples were frozen at –80°C before being subjected to an antibody microarray (KAM-1325 array) and data analysis, which was performed at Kinexus.

    Techniques: Control, Microarray, Phospho-proteomics

    A Schematic diagram of the ALYREF m 5 C methylation binding site mutation. B m 5 C-RIP and qRT-PCR assays detecting the influence of ALYREF on the m 5 C methylation level of LGR4 mRNA. C qPCR detection of LGR4 RNA expression in the influence of ALYREF. D Western blot analysis of LGR4 protein expression in ALYREF-overexpressing A2780/DDP and SKOV3/DDP cells, and in cells with mutated ALYREF binding sites. E Actinomycin D assay assessing the impact of ALYREF on LGR4 mRNA stability. F Representative images of IHC staining of LGR4 expression levels in tissue microarrays. G Correlation analysis between ALYREF and LGR4 protein expression levels. H Schematic representation of the subcutaneous tumor model in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer-bearing mice by Generic Diagramming Platform (GDP) . I Final diameter and weight of the subcutaneous tumors. Data are displayed as mean ± SD; *: p < 0.05. **: p < 0.01. ***: p < 0.001. ****: p < 0.0001.

    Journal: Cell Death & Disease

    Article Title: Multi-omics analysis reveals that ALYREF-mediated m 5 C modification promotes platinum resistance in ovarian cancer via the NSUN2/ALYREF/LGR4 axis

    doi: 10.1038/s41419-025-08310-8

    Figure Lengend Snippet: A Schematic diagram of the ALYREF m 5 C methylation binding site mutation. B m 5 C-RIP and qRT-PCR assays detecting the influence of ALYREF on the m 5 C methylation level of LGR4 mRNA. C qPCR detection of LGR4 RNA expression in the influence of ALYREF. D Western blot analysis of LGR4 protein expression in ALYREF-overexpressing A2780/DDP and SKOV3/DDP cells, and in cells with mutated ALYREF binding sites. E Actinomycin D assay assessing the impact of ALYREF on LGR4 mRNA stability. F Representative images of IHC staining of LGR4 expression levels in tissue microarrays. G Correlation analysis between ALYREF and LGR4 protein expression levels. H Schematic representation of the subcutaneous tumor model in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer-bearing mice by Generic Diagramming Platform (GDP) . I Final diameter and weight of the subcutaneous tumors. Data are displayed as mean ± SD; *: p < 0.05. **: p < 0.01. ***: p < 0.001. ****: p < 0.0001.

    Article Snippet: Following a rinse with PBS, the tissue microarrays were incubated at 4 °C for 16 h with anti-ALYREF antibody (16690-1-AP; Proteintech, China) and anti-LGR4 antibody (20150-1-AP; Proteintech, China), each at a 1:300 dilution.

    Techniques: Methylation, Binding Assay, Mutagenesis, Quantitative RT-PCR, RNA Expression, Western Blot, Expressing, Immunohistochemistry

    a , Schematic representation of ex-vivo erythropoiesis protocol to generate isogenic WT and CD44-null cRBC from primary human CD34+ HSPCs, followed by Kinexus phosphoantibody microarrays. b , Western blot of NUAK1 Thr211 phosphorylation in whole cell lysates from WT and CD44-null mature cRBCs (day 21) +/-EBA-175 stimulation. c , Western blot of NUAK1 Thr211 in RBC supernatant fractions from uninfected (uRBC) and P. falciparum -infected RBCs (iRBC). d , Western blot of NUAK1 expression in primary human CD34+ HSPC-derived erythroblasts at indicated dates of ex-vivo differentiation.

    Journal: bioRxiv

    Article Title: Plasmodium falciparum exploits NUAK1 to establish infection in human erythrocytes

    doi: 10.1101/2025.10.30.685469

    Figure Lengend Snippet: a , Schematic representation of ex-vivo erythropoiesis protocol to generate isogenic WT and CD44-null cRBC from primary human CD34+ HSPCs, followed by Kinexus phosphoantibody microarrays. b , Western blot of NUAK1 Thr211 phosphorylation in whole cell lysates from WT and CD44-null mature cRBCs (day 21) +/-EBA-175 stimulation. c , Western blot of NUAK1 Thr211 in RBC supernatant fractions from uninfected (uRBC) and P. falciparum -infected RBCs (iRBC). d , Western blot of NUAK1 expression in primary human CD34+ HSPC-derived erythroblasts at indicated dates of ex-vivo differentiation.

    Article Snippet: To investigate the CD44-dependent signaling induced by EBA-175, we generated isogenic wild-type (WT) or CD44-null cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) from primary human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) and used phospho-antibody microarrays produced by Kinexus ( ).

    Techniques: Ex Vivo, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics, Infection, Expressing, Derivative Assay