Trabalzini L., Retta S.F. (Eds.) Ras Signaling. Methods and Protocols

Humana Press, 2014 — 425p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 1120) — ISBN: 978-1-62703-791-4 (eBook), 978-1-62703-790-7 (Hardcover).Featuring experimental approaches that shed light on the complexity of Ras GTPase biological functions, Ras Signaling: Methods and Protocols contains general overviews and detailed applications of both well-established and recently developed research techniques, including biochemical, biophysical, molecular biology, genetic and behavioral approaches, advanced high resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy imaging and “omics” technologies. Through this, the detailed volume provides information on expression, post-translational modifications, subcellular localization and dynamics, regulatory mechanisms of upstream and downstream signaling pathways and ultimately, biological activities and functions of Ras GTPases in different model systems, including high and low eukaryotic organisms. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include brief introductions, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Wide-ranging and authoritative, Ras Signaling: Methods and Protocols serves as an aid for investigators of different backgrounds and interests related to the multiple physiological and pathological functions of the large superfamily of Ras GTPases.The Ras Superfamily of Small GTPases: The Unlocked Secrets
A Novel Method for the Production of Fully Modified K-Ras 4B
Metabolic Labeling of Ras with Tritiated Palmitate to Monitor Palmitoylation and Depalmitoylation
Ubiquitination of Rac1 by Inhibitors of Apoptosis (IAPs)
Ras GTPases Are Both Regulators and Effectors of Redox Agents
Biophysical and Proteomic Characterization Strategies for Cysteine Modifications in Ras GTPases
Use of the Yeast Two-Hybrid Technology to Isolate Molecular Interactions of Ras GTPases
Screening for MAPK Modulators Using an In-Cell Western Assay
Behavioral Methods for the Study of the Ras–ERK Pathway in Memory Formation and Consolidation: Passive Avoidance and Novel Object Recognition Tests
Functional Phosphoproteomics of Oncogenic KRAS Signaling
Pull-Down Assay for Analysis of Integrin-Mediated Activation of Rap Proteins in Adherent Platelets
Combined Pulldown and Time-Lapse Microscopy Studies for Determining the Role of Rap1 in the Crosstalk Between Integrins and Cadherins
Fluorescence Microscopy Study of Rap1 Subcellular Localization
An In Vitro System to Evaluate the Scaffold Function of the RalA Effector Protein RalBP1
Analysis of the Rit Subfamily GTPase-Mediated Signaling and Neuronal Differentiation and Survival
Immunofluorescence Methods in Studies of the GTPase Ran and Its Effectors in Interphase and in Mitotic Cells
High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy for the Imaging of Nuclear Pore Complexes and Ran-Mediated Transport
Effector Recruitment Method to Study Spatially Regulated Activation of Ras and Rho GTPases
Real-Time Visualization and Quantification of Native Ras Activation in Single Living Cells
Nanoclustering and Heterogeneous Membrane Diffusion of Ras Studied by FRAP and RICS Analysis