Abstract: This invention relates to the detection and analysis by mass spec of nascent proteins, and in particular truncated proteins, translated within cellular or cell-free translation systems. N-terminal and C-terminal epitopes introduced into these nascent proteins permit rapid and efficient isolation, as well as mass difference.

Abstract: This invention relates to the detection and analysis by mass spec of nascent proteins, and in particular truncated proteins, translated within cellular or cell-free translation systems. N-terminal and C-terminal epitopes introduced into these nascent proteins permit rapid and efficient isolation, as well as a mass difference.

Abstract: For reducing side effects of blood transfusion, white (nucleated) blood cells are separated from donated human blood by filtering the blood through filter media selectively adsorbing white blood cells. Such filter media are processed for recovering nucleic acids contained in the white blood cells. The cells retained by the filter media are separated from the filter media e.g. by washing with an aqueous solution. The separated cells are then lysed and the nucleic acids are isolated from the components of the lysed cells. Preferably each portion of filter medium is used for filtering the blood of one individual donor and is processed separately whereby samples of nucleic acids of one individual each are obtained.

Abstract: Method for the selective separation of cell mixtures by filtration. A filter with well defined pores that is stable under pressure is used, and the driving force for filtration is preferably centrifugation. Cells smaller than the nominal pore size pass through the filter, while cells larger than the pores in the filter are retained.

Abstract: A method and kit are disclosed useful for detecting protein altering mutations in genes. The coding sequence of the gene is PCR amplified with a 5′ primer that contains at its 5′ end a polymerase binding site, a translation initiation site, and an in frame sequence coding for a peptide tag, followed by the in frame 5′ end of the test sequence. The coding sequence for the peptide tag can also be incorporated into the 3′ primer used for PCR. After PCR amplification of the test sequence, the PCR product is used as a template to make mRNA in an in-vitro transcription reaction using an RNA polymerase that recognizes the polymerase binding site incorporated into the 5′ PCR primer. The mRNA is then used as a template to make protein in an in-vitro translation reaction. The protein encoded by the test sequence has at its amino or carboxy terminus a peptide tag that can be used to purify the protein for further analysis.