Syngene's G:BOX imaging system is being used by scientists at a UK university to help visualise protein signals
Scientists at the university are using a high resolution G:BOX system to accurately analyse fluorescent and chemiluminescent proteins on Western blots.
The system is also being used to visualise proteins on 1D and 2D protein gels stained with Coomassie blue and agarose gels of DNA stained with Sybr Safe and Ethidium bromide.
The information from the gels and blots is being used to determine the effectiveness of new therapeutics, which could potentially speed up drug development.
A researcher in the university commented: "We are using DNA-based reporter plasmids to help construct an integrated array of sensors.
When a drug excites the sensors a unique protein expression signature pattern is produced and these are being used to compile a reference catalogue of signature patterns.
To study this protein expression, we run a large number of 1D and 2D protein gels so we need an easy to use, yet accurate imaging system."
